Simple pleasures are the last refuge of the complex. Oscar Wilde More Quotes by Oscar Wilde More Quotes From Oscar Wilde Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm. Oscar Wilde harmcreedsbeauty I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing whatever to do. Oscar Wilde businessworkfunny 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 poetrystoneslakes The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life. Oscar Wilde theatrelifeart One does not see anything until one sees its beauty. Oscar Wilde ideal-husbanddoeinspirational 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 landhumanitycountry Every one is worthy of love, except him who thinks that he is. Love is a sacrament that should be taken kneeling. Oscar Wilde takenhumblelove-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 weedairmen A man who moralizes is a hypocrite, and a woman who does so is invariably plain. Oscar Wilde hypocritedoemen The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth. Oscar Wilde youthlazinessperfection 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 expressionairattitude Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. Oscar Wilde witsarcasmform 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 simplestupidpeople The note of the perfect personality is not rebellion, but peace. Oscar Wilde rebellionpersonalityperfect He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time. Oscar Wilde thievesprinciplestime In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer. Oscar Wilde wisdomwiseanswers 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 forgivingparentchildren Most people live for love and admiration. But it is by love and admiration that we should live. Oscar Wilde admirationshouldpeople There's no sin but stupidity. Oscar Wilde stupiditysin
