Oscar Wilde

Origin : Irish

Born :16 October 1854

Tribute :30 November 1900

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Oscar Wilde born on 16th October 1854, and passed away on 30th November 1900, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire generations. Over the past 46 years, we have thoughtfully curated a selection of 195 powerful, inspirational, and motivational quotes - carefully handpicked from an extensive archive of life lessons and timeless wisdom. This legendary quote writer was born in irish and went on to share won inspiring words with the world, leaving behind a global legacy that transcends borders.

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Quotes of Oscar Wilde

Timeless words and powerful thoughts from Oscar Wilde - discover the wisdom, inspiration, and voice behind the quotes that continue to resonate

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.

There's nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It's a thing no married man knows anything about.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.

When good Americans die they go to Paris.

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

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

It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned.

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