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Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish poet and playwright who became one of the most celebrated writers of the late Victorian era. Famous for his biting wit, flamboyant style, and masterful use of language, Wilde wrote enduring works including *The Importance of Being Earnest* and *The Picture of Dorian Gray*.

“Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.”

— Oscar Wilde

Family

All Quotes by Oscar Wilde

“Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.”

— Oscar Wilde

Life

“It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.”

— Oscar Wilde

Sad

“An excellent man he has no enemies and none of his friends like him.”

— Oscar Wilde

Friendship

“True friends stab you in the front.”

— Oscar Wilde

Friendship

“Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.”

— Oscar Wilde

Attitude

“Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.”

— Oscar Wilde

Forgiveness

“One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.”

— Oscar Wilde

Love

“Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.”

— Oscar Wilde

Failure

“Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.”

— Oscar Wilde

Science

“Society exists only as a mental concept in the real world there are only individuals.”

— Oscar Wilde

Society

“All art is quite useless.”

— Oscar Wilde

Art

“It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.”

— Oscar Wilde

Good

“If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.”

— Oscar Wilde

Life

“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.”

— Oscar Wilde

Experience

“If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people don't talk.”

— Oscar Wilde

Good

“Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.”

— Oscar Wilde

Men

“I put all my genius into my life I put only my talent into my works.”

— Oscar Wilde

Life

“One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.”

— Oscar Wilde

Life

“I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.”

— Oscar Wilde

God

“A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.”

— Oscar Wilde

Great