No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
Oscar Wilde
Beauty, Perception, Ugliness, Conditions, Irony
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“Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.” Oscar Wilde
Teaching, Learning, Irony, Education, Society
Oscar Wilde Teaching, Learning, Irony, Education, Society“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” Oscar Wilde
Diary, Travel, Sensation, Writing, Humor
Oscar Wilde Diary, Travel, Sensation, Writing, Humor“Of course I have played outdoor games. I once played dominoes in an open air cafe in Paris.” Oscar Wilde
Humor, Games, Memory, Irony, Culture
Oscar Wilde Humor, Games, Memory, Irony, Culture“Nothing worth knowing can be taught.” Oscar Wilde
Knowledge, Wisdom, Experience, Reflection, Education
Oscar Wilde Knowledge, Wisdom, Experience, Reflection, Education“Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets.” Oscar Wilde
Life, Art, Expression, Poetry, Reflection
Oscar Wilde Life, Art, Expression, Poetry, Reflection“There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.” Oscar Wilde
Marriage, Irony, Appearance, Relationships, Humor
Oscar Wilde Marriage, Irony, Appearance, Relationships, Humor“I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.” Oscar Wilde
Persons, Principles, Relationships, Irony, Individuality
Oscar Wilde Persons, Principles, Relationships, Irony, Individuality“Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.” Oscar Wilde
Irony, Rationality, Temper, Humanity, Reflection
Oscar Wilde Irony, Rationality, Temper, Humanity, Reflection“There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor. The poor can think of nothing else.” Oscar Wilde
Class, Money, Society, Poverty, Irony
Oscar Wilde Class, Money, Society, Poverty, Irony“One does not see anything until one sees its beauty.” Oscar Wilde
Beauty, Perspective, Appreciation, Awareness, Vision
Oscar Wilde Beauty, Perspective, Appreciation, Awareness, Vision“Only good questions deserve good answers.” Oscar Wilde
Questions, Wisdom, Curiosity, Insight, Knowledge
Oscar Wilde Questions, Wisdom, Curiosity, Insight, Knowledge“I like hearing myself talk. It is one of my greatest pleasures. I often have long conversations all by myself. Sometimes I am so clever I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.” Oscar Wilde
Humor, Reflection, Irony, Conversation, Wit
Oscar Wilde Humor, Reflection, Irony, Conversation, Wit“Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike.” Oscar Wilde
Morality, Attitude, Irony, Reflection, Dislike
Oscar Wilde Morality, Attitude, Irony, Reflection, Dislike“Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” Oscar Wilde
Weather, Conversation, Imagination, Society, Critique
Oscar Wilde Weather, Conversation, Imagination, Society, Critique“Men know life too early. Women know life too late. That is the difference between men and women.” Oscar Wilde
Men, Women, Life, Knowledge, Difference
Oscar Wilde Men, Women, Life, Knowledge, Difference“There is always something infinitely mean about other people's tragedies.” Oscar Wilde
Tragedy, Perspective, Irony, Society, Human Nature
Oscar Wilde Tragedy, Perspective, Irony, Society, Human Nature