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Wilde, Oscar -- “The Soul of Man Under Socialism,” Fortnightly Review (Feb 1891)

There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor. The poor can think of nothing else. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist“The...

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Wilde, Oscar -- “The Soul of Man under Socialism,” Fortnightly Review (Feb 1891)

There are three kinds of despots. There is the despot who tyrannizes over the body. There is the despot who tyrannizes over the soul. There is the despot who tyrannizes over the soul and body alike....

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Wilde, Oscar -- “The Soul of Man Under Socialism,” Fortnightly Review (Feb 1881)

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist“The Soul of Man Under Socialism,” Fortnightly Review (Feb 1881)

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Wilde, Oscar -- “The Portrait of Mr. W.H.,” Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine...

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist“The Portrait of Mr. W.H.,” Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine (Jul 1889)

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Wilde, Oscar -- “The Decay of Lying: A Dialogue,” Littell’s Living Age (16...

Paradox though it may seem — and paradoxes are always dangerous things — it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit,...

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Wilde, Oscar -- “The Critic as Artist,” Intentions (1891)

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist“The Critic as Artist,” Intentions (1891)

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Wilde, Oscar -- “The Critic as Artist” (2), Intentions (1891)

It is so easy to convert others. It is so difficult to convert oneself. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist“The Critic as Artist” (2), Intentions (1891)

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Wilde, Oscar -- “The Ballad of Reading Gaol” (1898)

Yet each man kills the thing he loves, By each let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word. The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword. Oscar Wilde...

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Wilde, Oscar -- “Sebastian Melmoth”

ERNEST: What is the differnece between literature and journalism? GILBERT: Oh! journalism is unreadable, and literature is not read. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist“Sebastian Melmoth”

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Wilde, Oscar -- “Oscariana” (1909)

The value of an idea has nothing whatever to do with the sincerity of the man who expresses it. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist“Oscariana” (1909)

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Wilde, Oscar -- “Literary and Other Notes — I,” Woman’s World (Nov 1887)

And, after all, what is a fashion? From the artistic point of view, it is usually a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit,...

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Wilde, Oscar -- “The Critic as Artist” [Gilbert] (1891)

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist“The Critic as Artist” [Gilbert] (1891)

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Wilde, Oscar -- “The Critic as Artist,” Intentions (1891)

The security of society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the stability of society, as a healthy organism, is the complete absence of any intelligence amongst its members. The...

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Wilde, Oscar -- “The Decay of Lying” [Cyril] (1889)

If you cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use reading it at all. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist“The Decay of Lying” [Cyril] (1889)

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Wilde, Oscar -- “Epistola: In Carcere et Vinculis,” Letter to Alfred Douglas...

Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or friendship, is conversation. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist“Epistola: In Carcere et Vinculis,” Letter to Alfred...

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