An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.
OSCAR WILDEAn idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.
OSCAR WILDEBehind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.
OSCAR WILDENowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one’s mistakes.
OSCAR WILDEI can resist anything except temptation.
OSCAR WILDEArt is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.
OSCAR WILDEThere is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.
OSCAR WILDEA cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.
OSCAR WILDESociety often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer.
OSCAR WILDEThe public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.
OSCAR WILDEYou can never be overdressed or overeducated.
OSCAR WILDEIf one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
OSCAR WILDEMorality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike.
OSCAR WILDEEverything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.
OSCAR WILDEThere is no sin except stupidity.
OSCAR WILDEExperience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes.
OSCAR WILDEYou don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.
OSCAR WILDE