I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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

By: Oscar Wilde

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Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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Why was I born with such contemporaries?.. view

By: Oscar Wilde

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