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The ugly can be beautiful. The pretty, never.

Beauty, Ugliness, Reflection, Perception, Irony

The ugly can be beautiful The pretty never

The ugly can be beautiful The pretty never

The ugly can be beautiful The pretty never

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More Oscar Wilde Quotes

“Art is individualism, and individualism is a disturbing and disintegrating force.”

Art, Individualism, Society, Disturbance, Creativity

“The Number our envious Persons, confirmation our capability.”

Envy, Capability, Reflection, Society, Perception

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”

Identity, Truth, Mask, Humanity, Expression

“The past could always be annihilated. Regret, denial, or forgetfulness could do that. But the future was inevitable.”

Past, Future, Regret, Inevitability, Reflection

“Let us have no machine-made ornament at all; it is all bad and worthless and ugly.”

Ornament, Aesthetics, Irony, Art, Society

“Life is a nightmare that prevents one from sleeping.”

Life, Reflection, Irony, Struggle, Perspective

“America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.”

Discovery, History, Irony, America, Truth

“This wallpaper is dreadful, one of us will have to go.”

Humor, Dislike, Decision, Reflection, Irony

“I am not young enough to know everything.”

Youth, Wisdom, Irony, Experience, Reflection

“The Americans are identical to the British in all respects except, of course, language.”

Americans, British, Identity, Language, Humor

“It is a much cleverer thing to talk nonsense than to listen to it.”

Nonsense, Cleverness, Listening, Humor, Wit

“One should never listen. To listen is a sign of indifference to one’s hearers.”

Listening, Indifference, Irony, Reflection, Social Etiquette

“There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.”

Fascination, Knowledge, Irony, Human Nature, Perspectives

“No better way is there to learn to love Nature than to understand Art. It dignifies every flower of the field. And, the boy who sees the thing of beauty which a bird on the wing becomes when transferred to wood or canvas will probably not throw the customary stone.”

Nature, Art, Beauty, Education, Perspective

“Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.”

Appearance, Purpose, Irony, Society, Reflection

“It is only through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; Through Art and art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence.”

Art, Perfection, Life, Reflection, Escape

“A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her.”

Happiness, Love, Relationships, Irony, Perspective

“It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.”

Good and Bad, Charm, Tediousness, Human Nature, Absurdity

“Never regret thy fall, O Icarus of the fearless flight For the greatest tragedy of them all Is never to feel the burning light.”

Fearlessness, Tragedy, Ambition, Reflection, Courage

“Where your life leads you, you must go.”

Destiny, Life, Acceptance, Journey, Perspective