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He knew the precise psychologi...

He knew the precise psychological moment when to say nothing.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

One should never listen. To li...

One should never listen. To listen is a sign of indifference to one's hearers.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

What is termed Sin is an essen...

What is termed Sin is an essential element of progress. Without it the world would stagnate, or grow old, or become colorless. By its curiosity Sin increases the experience of the race. Through its intensified assertion of individualism it saves us from monotony of type. In its rejection of the current notions about morality, it is one with the higher ethics.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

The body sins once, and has do...

The body sins once, and has done with its sin, for action is a mode of purification. Nothing remains then but the recollection of a pleasure, or the luxury of a regret.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

The fact is, that civilization...

The fact is, that civilization requires slaves. Human slavery is wrong, insecure, and demoralizing. On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

The value of an idea has nothi...

The value of an idea has nothing whatever to do with the sincerity of the man who expresses it.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

Through our sunless lanes cree...

Through our sunless lanes creeps Poverty with her hungry eyes, and Sin with his sodden face follows close behind her. Misery wakes us in the morning and Shame sits with us at night.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

A woman will flirt with anybod...

A woman will flirt with anybody in the world as long as other people are looking on.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

To give and not expect return,...

To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

Flowers are as common in the c...

Flowers are as common in the country as people are in London.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

Pleasure is Nature's test, her...

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in harmony with himself and his environment.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

No work of art ever puts forwa...

No work of art ever puts forward views. Views belong to people who are not artists.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

Absolute catholicity of taste ...

Absolute catholicity of taste is not without its dangers. It is only an auctioneer who should admire all schools of art.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

Cultivated leisure is the aim ...

Cultivated leisure is the aim of man.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

The only thing that one really...

The only thing that one really knows about human nature is that it changes. Change is the one quality we can predicate of it. The systems that fail are those that rely on the permanency of human nature, and not on its growth and development. The error of Louis XIV was that he thought human nature would always be the same. The result of his error was the French Revolution. It was an admirable result.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

As for the virtuous poor, one ...

As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them, of course, but one cannot possibly admire them. They have made private terms with the enemy, and sold their birthright for very bad pottage. They must also be extraordinarily stupid.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

In going to America one learns...

In going to America one learns that poverty is not a necessary accompaniment to civilization.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

As for begging, it is safer to...

As for begging, it is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

As for the virtuous poor, one ...

As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them of course, but one cannot possibly admire them.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

The soul is born old but grows...

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life.

Oscar Wilde 2454 quotes

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