Show respect for age. Drink good scotch for a change. The old believe everything: the middle-aged suspect everything: the young know everything. Oscar Wilde on age
Ambition is the last refuge of the failure. Oscar Wilde on ambition
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. Oscar Wilde on american
It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art. Oscar Wilde on art
A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. Oscar Wilde on art
Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon. Oscar Wilde on beauty
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. Oscar Wilde on beauty
I don't desire to change anything in England except the weather. Oscar Wilde on change
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. Oscar Wilde on change
A Cynic is one who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Oscar Wilde on cynicism
Ambition is the last refuge of the failure. Oscar Wilde on failure
To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual. Oscar Wilde on idleness
The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything. Oscar Wilde on life
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance. Oscar Wilde on love
When a man has once loved a woman he will do anything for her except continue to love her. Oscar Wilde on love
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 on love
Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious. Both are disappointed. Oscar Wilde on marriage
When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs. Oscar Wilde on marriage
How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive. Oscar Wilde on marriage
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. Oscar Wilde on moderation