“There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathize with the colour, the beauty, the joy of life. The less said about life’s sores the better.” — Oscar Wilde Source: 1890 book The Picture of Dorian Gray, Ch. 3 (Lord Henry)
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Oscar Wilde Quote
“I am one of those who are made for exceptions, not for laws.” — Oscar Wilde Source: De Profundis, an 1897 letter to Lord Alfred Douglas written in Reading Gaol
Oscar Wilde Quote
“… ‘too late now’ are in art and life the most tragical words.” — Oscar Wilde Source: letter to Mary Anderson, 23 March 1883 (sent from Paris)
Oscar Wilde Quote
“In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” — Oscar Wilde Source: 1892 play Lady Windermere’s Fan, Act 3 (Dumby)
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“A man whose desire is to be something separate from himself, to be a member of Parliament, or a successful grocer, or a prominent solicitor, or a judge, or something equally tedious, invariably succeeds in being what he wants to be. That is his punishment.” — Oscar Wilde Source: De Profundis, an 1897 letter to… Continue reading Oscar Wilde Quote
Oscar Wilde Quote
“When we are happy, we are always good, but when we are good, we are not always happy.” — Oscar Wilde Source: 1890 book The Picture of Dorian Gray, Ch 6 (Lord Henry)
Oscar Wilde Quote
“At every single moment of one’s life one is what one is going to be no less than what one has been.” — Oscar Wilde Source: De Profundis, an 1897 letter to Lord Alfred Douglas written in Reading Gaol
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“… it is always nice to be expected, and not to arrive.” — Oscar Wilde Source: 1895 play An Ideal Husband, Act 3 (Lord Goring)
Oscar Wilde Quote
“He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.” — Oscar Wilde Source: 1890 book The Picture of Dorian Gray, Ch 4
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“To undress is romance, to dress, philanthropy.” — Oscar Wilde Source: letter to Robert Ross, c. 23 November 1898