Beauty is a form of genius--is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon. Oscar Wilde More Quotes by Oscar Wilde More Quotes From Oscar Wilde To me, Beauty is the wonder of wonders...It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. Oscar Wilde judging wonder people Friendship never forgets. That is the wonderful thing about it. Oscar Wilde never-forget wonderful friendship At every single moment of one's life one is what one is going to be no less than what one has been. Oscar Wilde single-mom destiny moments It is love, and not German philosophy, that is the true explanation of the world, whatever may be the explanation of the next. Oscar Wilde philosophy life world The only thing worse than being misquoted is being sentenced to two years' hard labour for buggery Oscar Wilde hard two years Is it thy will that I should wax and wane, Oscar Wilde sad pain gold It is only shallow people who require years to get rid of an emotion. A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them. Oscar Wilde men people years It's tragic how few people ever 'possess their souls' before they die. 'Nothing is more rare in any man', says Emerson, 'than an act of his own.' It is quite true. Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their life is a mimicry, their passions a quotation. Oscar Wilde passion men people What men call the shadow of the body is not the shadow of the body, but is the body of the soul. Oscar Wilde shadow soul men Do not forget that small daily actions do or undo character. Oscar Wilde action forget character There are few of us who have not sometimes wakened before dawn, either after one of those dreamless nights that make one almost enamoured of death, or one of those nights of horror and misshapen joy, when through the chambers of the brain sweep phantoms more terrible than reality itself, and instinct with that vivid life that lurks in all grotesques, and that lends to Gothic art its enduring vitality, this art being, one might fancy, especially the art of those whose minds have been troubled with the malady of reverie. Oscar Wilde night reality art Of course I have played outdoor games. I once played dominoes in an open air cafe in Paris. Oscar Wilde paris air games Genius is born-not paid Oscar Wilde genius witty funny In all unimportant matters, style, not sincerity, is the essential. In all important matters, style, not sincerity, is the essential. Oscar Wilde style essentials important I am sick of women who love one. Women who hate one are much more interesting. Oscar Wilde sick hate love The liar at any rate recognizes that recreation, not instruction, is the aim of conversation, and is a far more civilized being than the blockhead who loudly expresses his disbelief in a story which is told simply for the amusement of the company. Oscar Wilde stories liars lying History is only gossip. Oscar Wilde gossip Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. Oscar Wilde fairness cynical life Wisdom comes with winters Oscar Wilde wisdom winter life The things one feels absolutely certain about are never true. That is the fatality of faith, and the lesson of romance. Oscar Wilde romance certain lessons
