In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing. Oscar Wilde More Quotes by Oscar Wilde More Quotes From Oscar Wilde Always be a little unexpected. Oscar Wilde unexpectedlittles No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. Oscar Wilde actingbusinessart Without order nothing can exist-without chaos nothing can evolve. Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Oscar Wilde thoughtfulorderpeople Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others. Oscar Wilde luckevilpeople The artistic life is a long, lovely suicide. Oscar Wilde artistic-lifesuicidelong Disobedience, in the eyes of any one who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion. Oscar Wilde eyemenhistory We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of life is to reproduce that experience as often as possible. Oscar Wilde great-experiencessecretlife-is 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 emotionalstrengthuse Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. Oscar Wilde inspirationallovefunny There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. Oscar Wilde wittylifefunny The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing them. Oscar Wilde stupidsillymen Nowadays, saying what you really think can be a serious error since one risks being misunderstood. Oscar Wilde riskerrorsthinking I have no objection to anyone's sex life as long as they don't practice it in the street and frighten the horses. Oscar Wilde horsepracticesex Those whom the gods love grow young. Oscar Wilde timebirthdaylove Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance. Oscar Wilde wittylovefunny Intuition is a strange instinct that tells a woman she is right, whether she is or not. Oscar Wilde instinctintuitionstrange Do not be afraid of the past. If people tell you that it is irrevocable, do not believe them. The past, the present and the future are but one moment in the sight of God, in whose sight we should try to live. Time and space, succession and extension, are merely accidental conditions of thought. The imagination can transcend them. Oscar Wilde sightbelievepast Talent borrows, genius steals! Oscar Wilde stealingtalentgenius To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love. Oscar Wilde love-youheartlying If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart. Oscar Wilde heartmenlife
