I forgot that every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character, and that therefore what one has done in the secret chamber one has some day to cry aloud on the house-tops. – Oscar Wilde
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. – Oscar Wilde
I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated His ability. – Oscar Wilde
As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she is perfectly satisfied. – Oscar Wilde
One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art. – Oscar Wilde
It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. – Oscar Wilde
To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up. – Oscar Wilde
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. – Oscar Wilde
A subject that is beautiful in itself gives no suggestion to the artist. It lacks imperfection. – Oscar Wilde
Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. – Oscar Wilde
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. – Oscar Wilde
God and other artists are always a little obscure. – Oscar Wilde
Work is the curse of the drinking classes. – Oscar Wilde
To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered. – Oscar Wilde
Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream. – Oscar Wilde
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. – Oscar Wilde
Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected. – Oscar Wilde
Who, being loved, is poor? – Oscar Wilde
No man is rich enough to buy back his past. – Oscar Wilde
Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination. – Oscar Wilde
