There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. – Oscar Wilde
I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy. – Oscar Wilde
It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But… it is better to be good than to be ugly. – Oscar Wilde
There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathise with the colour, the beauty, the joy of life. The less said about lifes sores the better. – Oscar Wilde