Irish poet and playwright
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. – Oscar Wilde
Soccer is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable for delicate boys. – Oscar Wilde
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. – Oscar Wilde
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. – Oscar Wilde
Women are made to be loved, not understood. – Oscar Wilde
There are two ways of disliking art. One is to dislike it. The other is to like it rationally. – Oscar Wilde
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. – Oscar Wilde
Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them. – Oscar Wilde
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. – Oscar Wilde
The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. – Oscar Wilde
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
The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one. – Oscar Wilde
Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes. – Oscar Wilde
The nicest feeling in the world is to do a good deed anonymously and have somebody find out. – Oscar Wilde
One’s past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged. – Oscar Wilde
The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself. – Oscar Wilde
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. – Oscar Wilde
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. – Oscar Wilde
He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends. – Oscar Wilde
I like men who have a future and women who have a past. – Oscar Wilde
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