120 quotes by Oscar Wilde

“When good Americans die they go to Paris.” — Oscar Wilde

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

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“The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.” — Oscar Wilde

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“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” — Oscar Wilde

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“Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.” — Oscar Wilde

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“Women are made to be loved, not understood.” — Oscar Wilde

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“Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.” — Oscar Wilde

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“If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized.” — Oscar Wilde

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“If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.” — Oscar Wilde

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“A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.” — Oscar Wilde

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“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” — Oscar Wilde

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“Who, being loved, is poor?” — Oscar Wilde

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“Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.” — Oscar Wilde

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“No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.” — Oscar Wilde

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

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“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” — Oscar Wilde

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“How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.” — Oscar Wilde

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“A poet can survive everything but a misprint.” — Oscar Wilde

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“This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.” — Oscar Wilde

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“True friends stab you in the front.” — Oscar Wilde

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

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“The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling; save that he is charging a great deal too much for it.” — Oscar Wilde

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“The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.” — Oscar Wilde

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“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” — Oscar Wilde

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“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” — Oscar Wilde

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