Oscar Wilde
Ireland
16 Oct 1854 // 30 Nov 1900
Playwright / Novelist / Poet
16 Oct 1854 // 30 Nov 1900
Playwright / Novelist / Poet
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If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all
I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy
I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything
I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies
I can resist everything except temptation
I am not young enough to know everything
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays