Quotes from Oscar Wilde
It's the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.
- Oscar Wilde
America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.
- Oscar Wilde
One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing.
- Oscar Wilde
Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always so occupied with being jealous of other women's husbands.
- Oscar Wilde
And alien tears will fill for him pity's long broken urn. For his mourners will all be outcast men, and outcasts always mourn.
- Oscar Wilde
Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable
- Oscar Wilde
It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.
- Oscar Wilde
Love is easily killed.
- Oscar Wilde
A burnt child loves the fire.
- Oscar Wilde
Every woman becomes their mother. That's their tragedy. And no man becomes his. That's his tragedy.
- Oscar Wilde
Genius lasts longer than beauty
- Oscar Wilde
But she is happiest alone. She is happiest alone.
- Oscar Wilde