Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

Irish poet, author, playwright
16 October 1854 — 30 November 1900

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A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

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Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious: both are disappointed.

I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do - the day after.

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless who know love`s tragedies.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

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I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone`s feelings unintentionally.

When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love, and the wise already have one in reserve.

London is full of fogs - and serious people. Whether the fogs produce the serious people, or whether the serious people produce the fogs, I don`t know.

My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or other of us has to go.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

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