Oscar Wilde

It seems to me that we all look at Nature too much, and live with her too little.

Oscar Wilde

It takes great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it.

Oscar Wilde

It was a fatal day when the public discovered that the pen is mightier than the paving-stone and can be made as offensive as a brickbat.

Oscar Wilde

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over us.

Oscar Wilde

It would leave no room for developments and I intend to develop in many directions.

Oscar Wilde

It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you place the blame.

Oscar Wilde

Just as the philanthropist is the nuisance of the ethical sphere, so the nuisance of the intellectual sphere is the man who is so occupied in trying to educate others, that he has never had any time to educate himself.

Oscar Wilde

Learn to differentiate between ignorance and stupidity.

Oscar Wilde

Learned conversation is either the affectation of the ignorant or the profession of the mentally unemployed.

Oscar Wilde

Life is a nightmare that prevents one from sleeping.

Oscar Wilde