"If a fly gets into the throat of one who is fasting, it is not necessary to pull it out." Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1900 - 1989) Iranian religious leader
"In ""Wit: Humorous Quotations from Woody Allen to Oscar Wilde,"" by Des MacHale, 1998."
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"As Oscar Wilde should have said, when bad ideas have nowhere else to go, they emigrate to America and become university courses." Frederic Raphael (1931 - ____) English "novelist, screenwriter"
"In ""Treasury of Humorous Quotations,"" eds. William Cole and Louis Phillips, 1996."
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A man who for an entire week does nothing but hit himself over the head has little reason to be proud. Stanislaw Lem (1921 - 2006) Polish "writer, physician"
"In ""Wit: Humorous Quotations from Woody Allen to Oscar Wilde,"" by Des MacHale, 1998."
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A damsel is a genius in the daytime and a beauty at night. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"In ""Webster's Electronic Quotebase,"" ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
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"A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"""The Soul of Man under Socialism,"" (1895; first published in The Fortnightly Review, Feb 1891)."
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A mask tells us more than a face. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"In ""Webster's Electronic Quotebase,"" ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
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A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"In ""Webster's Electronic Quotebase,"" ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
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All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is his. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"The Importance of Being Earnest,"" I"
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Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Lord Henry, in ""The Picture of Dorian Gray,"" ch. 19, 1891."
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"Art is not to be taught in Academies. It is what one looks at, not what one listens to, that makes the artist. The real schools should be the streets." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"The Relation of Dress to Art: A Note in Black and White on Mr. Whistler's Lecture,"" in Pall Mall Gazette(London), 28 Feb 1885."
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"Beauty is a form of genius -- is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"In The Ultimate Success Quotations Library, 1997."
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"Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Lord Darlington, in ""Lady Windermere's Fan,"" act 2."
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"But what is the difference between literature and journalism? ... Journalism is unreadable, and literature is not read." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
The Critic as Artist
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"By persistently remaining single, a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation. Men should be more careful." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Miss Prism, in ""The Importance of Being Earnest,"" act 2."
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CECILY. When I see a spade I call it a spade. GWENDOLEN. I am glad to say I have never seen a spade. It is obvious that our social spheres have been widely different. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"The Importance of Being Earnest,"" II"
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"Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely, if ever, do they forgive them." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Lord Illingworth, in ""A Woman of No Importance,"" act 2."
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"Civilisation is not by any means an easy thing to attain to. There are only two ways by which man can reach it. One is by being cultured, the other by being corrupt." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Lord Henry, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, ch. 19 (1891)."
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"Civilization requires slaves. Human slavery is wrong, insecure and demoralizing. On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"In ""Webster's Electronic Quotebase,"" ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
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"Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Gilbert, in ""The Critic as Artist,"" pt. 2 (published in Intentions, 1891)."
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"Dear Frank, we believe you; you have dined in every house in London - once." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
Interrupting Frank Harris's interminable account of the houses he had dined at. Attrib.
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Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1895; first published in The Fortnightly Review, Feb. 1891)."
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"Down the long and silent street, The dawn, with silver-sandalled feet, Crept like a frightened girl." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
The Harlot's House
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EXPERT: An ordinary man away from home giving advice. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one to take sides. We live in the age of the overworked, and the under-educated; the age in which people are so industrious that they become absolutely stupid." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Gilbert, in ""The Critic as Artist,"" pt. 2 (published in Intentions, 1891)."
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"Education is an admirable thing, but nothing that is worth knowing can be taught." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Gilbert, in ""The Critic as Artist,"" pt. 1 (published in Intentions, 1891)."
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Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Vivian, in ""The Decay of Lying"" (published in Intentions, 1891)."
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"Everyone is born a king, and most people die in exile." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"In ""Webster's Electronic Quotebase,"" ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
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"Examinations, sir, are pure humbug from beginning to end. If a man is a gentleman, he knows quite enough, and if he is not a gentleman, whatever he knows is bad for him." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Lord Fermor, in ""The Picture of Dorian Gray,"" ch. 3, 1891."
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Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Lord Goring, in ""An Ideal Husband,"" act 4."
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Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old-fashioned respect for the young is fast dying out. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Gwendolen, in ""The Importance of Being Earnest,"" act 1."
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For he who lives more lives than one: More deaths than one must die. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"""The Ballad of Reading Gaol,"" pt. 3."
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"Genius is born, not paid." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"In ""Webster's Electronic Quotebase,"" ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
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Genius lasts longer than Beauty. That accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educate ourselves. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Lord Henry, in ""The Picture of Dorian Grey,"" ch. 1, 1891."
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"He rides in the row at ten o clock in the morning, goes to the Opera three times a week, changes his clothes at least five times a day, and dines out every night of the season. You don't call that leading an idle life, do you?" Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Mabel Chiltern, in ""An Ideal Husband,"" act 1."
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"Health - silliest word in our language, and one knows well the popular idea of health the English country gentleman galloping after a fox - the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"A Woman of No Importance,"" I"
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"Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the caveman had known how to laugh, the world would have been different." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"In ""Webster's Electronic Quotebase,"" ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
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I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't talk politics. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Lord Goring, in ""An Ideal Husband,"" act 1."
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I am not young enough to know everything. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
The Admirable Crichton
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I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Lady Windermere's Fan,"" II"
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I have put my genius into my life; all I've put into my works is my talent. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"In ""Oxford Dictionary of Quotations,"" by Oxford University Press, 1979, 1985."
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"I know not whether Laws be right Or whether Laws be wrong; All that we know who live in gaol Is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, A year whose days are long." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"""The Ballad of Reading Gaol,"" pt. 5, st. 1."
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"I know, of course, how important it is not to keep a business engagement, if one wants to retain any sense of the beauty of life." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Cecily, in ""The Importance of Being Earnest,"" act 2."
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I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
I never saw a man who looked With such a wistful eye Upon that little tent of blue Which prisoners call the sky. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"""The Ballad of Reading Gaol,"" pt. 1."
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I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"The Importance of Being Earnest,"" II"
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"I was disappointed in Niagara --most people must be disappointed in Niagara. Every American bride is taken there, and the sight of the stupendous waterfall must be one of the earliest, if not the keenest, disappointments in American married life." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"""Personal Impressions of America,"" lecture 10, Jul 1883."
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"I'm sure I don't know half the people who come to my house. Indeed, from all I hear, I shouldn't like to." Oscar Wilde (1856 - 1900) Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist"
"Lady Markby, in ""An Ideal Husband,"" act 2."
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