I have a dining room done in different shades of white, with white cushions embroidered in yellow silk: the effect is absolutely delightful and the room beautiful. Oscar Wilde absolutelybeautifulcushion Change image and share on social
Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes. Oscar Wilde commoncreepdie Change image and share on social
Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result. Oscar Wilde conditionresultscience Change image and share on social
Literature must rest always on a principle, and temporal considerations are no principle at all. For, to the poet, all times and places are one; the stuff he deals with is eternal and eternally the same: no theme is inept, no past or present preferable. Oscar Wilde considerationdealeternal share on social
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. Oscar Wilde absolutelydangerousdeal Change image and share on social
A critic should be taught to criticise a work of art without making any reference to the personality of the author. Oscar Wilde artauthorcritic Change image and share on social
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities. Oscar Wilde geniusmediocritypay Change image and share on social
Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching. Oscar Wilde incapablelearnteach Change image and share on social
One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation. Oscar Wilde deathgoodlive Change image and share on social
Yes, there is a terrible moral in 'Dorian Gray' - a moral which the prurient will not be able to find in it, but it will be revealed to all whose minds are healthy. Is this an artistic error? I fear it is. It is the only error in the book. Oscar Wilde artisticbookdorian share on social
