Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. Oscar Wilde Time
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. Oscar Wilde Truth
Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. Oscar Wilde Best
In designing the scenery and costumes for any of Shakespeare's plays, the first thing the artist has to settle is the best date for the drama. This should be determined by the general spirit of the play more than by any actual historical references which may occur in it. Oscar Wilde Best
It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly. Oscar Wilde Good
Bad people are, from the point of view of art, fascinating studies. They represent colour, variety and strangeness. Good people exasperate one's reason; bad people stir one's imagination. Oscar Wilde Imagination
Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals. Oscar Wilde Society
If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized. Oscar Wilde Society
Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm. Philosophies fall away like sand, creeds follow one another, but what is beautiful is a joy for all seasons, a possession for all eternity. Oscar Wilde Time
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 life's sores the better. Oscar Wilde Beauty
It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes. Oscar Wilde Hope