Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault.
Oscar Wilde
Beauty, Ugliness, Perception, Critique, Morality
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“If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world.” Oscar Wilde
Sympathy, Trouble, Irony, Society, Philosophy
Oscar Wilde Sympathy, Trouble, Irony, Society, Philosophy“Love is a sacrament that should be taken kneeling.” Oscar Wilde
Love, Reverence, Devotion, Sacrament, Reflection
Oscar Wilde Love, Reverence, Devotion, Sacrament, Reflection“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself.” Oscar Wilde
Freedom, Individuality, Irony, Speech, Perspective
Oscar Wilde Freedom, Individuality, Irony, Speech, Perspective“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault.” Oscar Wilde
Beauty, Ugliness, Perception, Critique, Morality
Oscar Wilde Beauty, Ugliness, Perception, Critique, Morality“There should be a law that no ordinary newspaper should be allowed to write about art. The harm they do by their foolish and random writing it would be impossible to overestimate - not to the artist, but to the public, blinding them to all but harming the artist not at all.” Oscar Wilde
Art, Journalism, Public Perception, Critique, Expression
Oscar Wilde Art, Journalism, Public Perception, Critique, Expression“Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.” Oscar Wilde
Humor, Effort, Forgiveness, Irony, Compassion
Oscar Wilde Humor, Effort, Forgiveness, Irony, Compassion“Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.” Oscar Wilde
Wickedness, Attraction, Morality, Irony, Reflection
Oscar Wilde Wickedness, Attraction, Morality, Irony, Reflection“To look at a thing is very different from seeing it.” Oscar Wilde
Observation, Perspective, Insight, Reality, Depth
Oscar Wilde Observation, Perspective, Insight, Reality, Depth“What art seeks to disturb is monotony of type, slavery of custom, tyranny of habit, and the reduction of man to the level of a machine.” Oscar Wilde
Art, Monotony, Custom, Freedom, Expression
Oscar Wilde Art, Monotony, Custom, Freedom, Expression“Two men look out a window. One sees mud, the other sees the stars.” Oscar Wilde
Perspective, Optimism, Reflection, Life, Vision
Oscar Wilde Perspective, Optimism, Reflection, Life, Vision“All criticism is a form of autobiography.” Oscar Wilde
Criticism, Reflection, Insight, Perspective, Self
Oscar Wilde Criticism, Reflection, Insight, Perspective, Self“I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.” Oscar Wilde
Hypocrisy, Duality, Reflection, Irony, Morality
Oscar Wilde Hypocrisy, Duality, Reflection, Irony, Morality“Life under a good government is rarely dramatic; life under a bad government is always so.” Oscar Wilde
Government, Drama, Life, Good, Bad
Oscar Wilde Government, Drama, Life, Good, Bad“I like Wagner’s music better than anybody’s. It is so loud that one can talk the whole time without other people hearing what one says.” Oscar Wilde
Music, Humor, Irony, Perspective, Society
Oscar Wilde Music, Humor, Irony, Perspective, Society“Beauty is a form of genius – is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation.” Oscar Wilde
Beauty, Genius, Simplicity, Art, Reflection
Oscar Wilde Beauty, Genius, Simplicity, Art, Reflection“Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.” Oscar Wilde
Morality, Attitude, Irony, Society, Philosophy
Oscar Wilde Morality, Attitude, Irony, Society, Philosophy“Pleasures may turn a heart to stone, riches may make it callous, but sorrows cannot break it. Hearts live by being wounded.” Oscar Wilde
Heart, Pleasure, Sorrow, Reflection, Strength
Oscar Wilde Heart, Pleasure, Sorrow, Reflection, Strength