Most people are other people. Oscar Wilde More Quotes by Oscar Wilde More Quotes From Oscar Wilde I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing whatever to do. Oscar Wilde business work funny Wordsworth went to the Lakes, but he was never a lake poet. He found in stones the sermons he had already hidden there. Oscar Wilde poetry stones lakes The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life. Oscar Wilde theatre life art One does not see anything until one sees its beauty. Oscar Wilde ideal-husband doe inspirational I have spent most of the day putting in a comma and the rest of the day taking it out. Oscar Wilde A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing. And when Humanity lands there, it looks out, and, seeing a better country, sets sail. Progress is the realisation of Utopias. Oscar Wilde land humanity country Every one is worthy of love, except him who thinks that he is. Love is a sacrament that should be taken kneeling. Oscar Wilde taken humble love-is The vilest deeds like poison weeds Bloom well in prison air; It is only what is good in man That wastes and withers there. Oscar Wilde weed air men A man who moralizes is a hypocrite, and a woman who does so is invariably plain. Oscar Wilde hypocrite doe men The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth. Oscar Wilde youth laziness perfection I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life. We are not sent into the world to air our moral prejudices. I never take any notice of what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do. If a personality fascinates me, whatever mode of expression that personality selects is absolutely delightful to me. Oscar Wilde expression air attitude Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. Oscar Wilde wit sarcasm form I never came across anyone in whom the moral sense was dominant who was not heartless, cruel, vindictive, log-stupid, and entirely lacking in the smallest sense of humanity. Moral people, as they are termed, are simple beasts. Oscar Wilde simple stupid people The note of the perfect personality is not rebellion, but peace. Oscar Wilde rebellion personality perfect He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time. Oscar Wilde thieves principles time In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer. Oscar Wilde wisdom wise answers Children start out loving their parents, but as they grow older and discover their parents are human, they become judgmental. And sometimes, when they mature, they forgive their parents, especially when they discover they are also human. Oscar Wilde forgiving parent children Most people live for love and admiration. But it is by love and admiration that we should live. Oscar Wilde admiration should people There's no sin but stupidity. Oscar Wilde stupidity sin More than half of modern culture depends upon what one shouldn't read. Oscar Wilde importance-of-being-earnest half culture
