Oscar Wilde

A man who pays his bills on time is soon forgotten.

Oscar Wilde

A man’s very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats his breast, and tells all the sins of his life.

Oscar Wilde

A mask tells us more than a face.

Oscar Wilde

A mutual misunderstanding.

Oscar Wilde

A person who, because he has corns himself, always treads on other people’s toes.

Oscar Wilde

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

Oscar Wilde

A publisher is simply a useful middle-man.

Oscar Wilde

A really well-made buttonhole is the only link between Art and Nature.

Oscar Wilde

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses.

Oscar Wilde

A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.

Oscar Wilde