One should always be a little improbable. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
Ambition is the last refuge of the failure. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
If one tells the truth, one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
The only way to atone for being occasionally a little over-dressed is by being always absolutely over-educated. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
A really well-made buttonhole is the only link between Art and Nature. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
It is only the superficial qualities that last. Man’s deeper nature is soon found out. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
Industry is the root of all ugliness. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
A truth ceases to be true when more than one person believes in it. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right and wrong in conduct shows an arrested intellectual development. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
Pleasure is the only thing one should live for. Nothing ages like happiness. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
The first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible. What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
The well-bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
Nothing that actually occurs is of the smallest importance. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
It is only by not paying one’s bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
Dullness is the coming of age of seriousness. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything. – Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
