Oscar Wilde Witty Quotations

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

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

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

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people don't talk.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized.

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

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

I can resist everything except temptation.

I won't belong to a club that accepts me as a member

It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception.

It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is absolutely fatal.

Women, as some witty Frenchman once put it, inspire us with the desire to do masterpieces and always prevent us from carrying them out.

Other people are quite dreadful. The only possible society is oneself.

If you want to be witty, say what you think at all times

Genius is born-not paid

I know not whether Laws be right, Or whether Laws be wrong; All that we know who be in jail Is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, A year whose days are long.

Give me the luxuries and I can dispense with the necessities.

One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Love is like a war; easy to start but hard to end and you never know where it might take you.

Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.

If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.