I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that — Oscar Wilde
It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. — Oscar Wilde
Each time that one loves is the only time one has ever loved. Difference of object does not alter singleness of passion. — Oscar Wilde
If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can’t be done. — Oscar Wilde
Do not be afraid of the past. If people tell you that it is irrevocable, do not believe them. — Oscar Wilde
One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is that things are what they are and will be what they will be. — Oscar Wilde
London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years. — Oscar Wilde
One should never make one’s debut in a scandal. One should reserve that to give interest to one’s old age. — Oscar Wilde
He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of the age in which he lives. — Oscar Wilde
The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. — Oscar Wilde
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. — Oscar Wilde
It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is absolutely fatal. — Oscar Wilde
Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole! — Oscar Wilde