Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet whose witty and often satirical works continue to captivate readers today. His unique and bold writing style challenged societal norms and conventions, making him a controversial figure in his time. Despite his tragic end, Wilde’s legacy lives on, with his quotes and sayings remaining popular and inspiring to this day.
- “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
- “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
- “I can resist everything except temptation.”
- “The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.”
- “Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.”
- “A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.”
- “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
- “Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.”
- “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
- “I am not young enough to know everything.”
- “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
- “Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing worth knowing can be taught.”
- “A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally.”
- “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.”
- “The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.”
- “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.”
- “The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.”
- “The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, and the young know everything.”
- “There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written. That is all.”
- “One can always be kind to people about whom one cares nothing.”
- “A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.”
- “It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.”
- “Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.”
- “I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.”
- “The only thing that one really knows about human nature is that it changes.”
- “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”
- “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”
- “Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.”
- “It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.”
- “Life is too important to be taken seriously.”
Oscar Wilde’s wit and wisdom continue to be celebrated and revered by people around the world. His quotes and sayings have become timeless and universal, offering insight, inspiration, and humor for generations to come. His legacy as a writer, artist, and cultural icon is one that will undoubtedly endure for many years to come, ensuring that the words and ideas of this brilliant wordsmith will continue to live on for generations to come.
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