"She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman."

Wilde, Oscar | Desperation | 5 bookmarks

"I have nothing to declare except my genius."

Wilde, Oscar | Genius | 3 bookmarks

"A true gentleman is one who is never unintentionally rude."

Wilde, Oscar | Gentlemen | 10 bookmarks

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

Wilde, Oscar | Goals | 8 bookmarks

"If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism."

Wilde, Oscar | Goodness | 4 bookmarks

"To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy. It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability."

Wilde, Oscar | Goodness | 2 bookmarks

"There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."

Wilde, Oscar | Gossip | 5 bookmarks

"Man is made for something better than disturbing dirt."

Wilde, Oscar | Housework | 3 bookmarks

"I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability."

Wilde, Oscar | Humankind | 6 bookmarks

"The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action."

Wilde, Oscar | Illusion | 3 bookmarks