Oscar Wilde
Ireland
16 Oct 1854 // 30 Nov 1900
Playwright / Novelist / Poet
16 Oct 1854 // 30 Nov 1900
Playwright / Novelist / Poet
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If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all
I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy
I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything
I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies
I can resist everything except temptation
I am not young enough to know everything
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself
He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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Essays