Quotes by Oscar Wilde
Never regret splendid failures; they are the stepping stones to even grander follies.
The world is a stage, and most of us are hopelessly miscast.
A bore is a person who deprives you of solitude without providing company.
The truly original mind is not the one that never borrows, but the one that repays with exorbitant interest.
One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.
The truly fashionable are those who dare to be themselves, regardless of the season.
The pursuit of pleasure is a serious business, not to be undertaken lightly.
The world is a stage, darling, but the play is rarely what we expect.
To regret is to be predictable. A touch of defiance is far more becoming.
A well-placed silence is often the most devastating of retorts.
A life lived in fear of making mistakes is a life hardly lived at all.
Fashion is what one wears oneself. Unfashionable is what other people wear.
A witty remark is often the most effective disguise for a wounded heart.
To appreciate beauty, one must first understand the subtle art of indifference.
The world is a stage, and most of us are desperately trying to remember our lines.
The only way to truly know oneself is to first become someone else.
The greatest tragedy is not that dreams die, but that they are never truly dreamt.
The world rewards appearances, but genius lies in defying them.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars... and wondering who put them there.
There are only two tragedies in life: not getting what one wants, and getting it.
The tragedy of lost illusions is not that they vanish, but that we cling to their fading remnants.
Mediocrity is the refuge of those who fear brilliance.
Never underestimate the power of a well-placed compliment; it is the sincerest form of manipulation.
To truly shock society, one must first understand its deepest held affections.
The pursuit of happiness is a vulgar enterprise; one should strive instead for exquisite melancholy.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it... momentarily.
To be adored for one's faults is the only honest form of flattery.
The world is a stage, darling, but some of us write our own plays.
The truly dangerous ideal is not the unconventional one, but the one that is impeccably, boringly, conventional.
To forgive oneself is the first, and most difficult, act of self-deception.
It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.
To be clever is merely to see the world as it is; to be truly brilliant is to imagine it as it could be.
The pursuit of perfection is a delightful game, best played with a wink and a healthy dose of self-deprecation.
To truly know oneself is to curate a carefully constructed illusion.
Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear.
The easiest way to resist temptation is to yield to it, but only with impeccable style.
The world rewards those who know how to play the game, not necessarily those who understand it.
Fashion is a fleeting fancy, but style is the immortality of self.
One should always be slightly outrageous. It keeps the world from becoming utterly predictable.
Irony is merely the polite mask worn by disappointment.
To know oneself is to know everyone else, for we are all masters of our own self-deception.
The tragedy of modern life is not that we aim too high and fail, but that we aim too low and succeed.
Fashion fades, but style is eternal. One must cultivate their own particular brand of immortality.
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