Oscar Wilde
| Born | 1854-10-16 |
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| Died | 1900-11-30 |
| Irish dramatist, novelist, and poet. | |
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Quotes (17)
"There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."
"I can resist everything except temptation."
"One is tempted to define man as a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason."
"I think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability."
"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."
"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative."
"One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards."
"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
"Work is the curse of the drinking classes."
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
"The basis of optimism is sheer terror."
"To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable."
"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written"
"I suppose that I shall have to die beyond my means."
"Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat."
"I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying."
"Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary."