Creative Quotations from . . .
Oscar Wilde
(1856-1900) born on Oct 16
Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist". "He was noted for his flamboyant witty, sophisticated plays, e.g., "The Importance of Being Ernest," 1895."
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F
In going to America one learns that poverty is not a necessary accompaniment to civilisation.

R
"He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of the age in which he lives."
A
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
N
Bad art is a great deal worse than no art at all.
K
Those whom the gods love grow young.
 
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Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: ""Personal Impressions of America," lecture, 10 July 1883."
R: ""Review of Walter Pater, Appreciations, with an Essay on Style," (published in "Speaker," 22 Mar 1890)."
A: ""Intentions," 1891."
N: ""House Decoration," lecture, 1882."
K: ""A Few Maxims for the Instruction of the Over-Educated, in Saturday Review," (London), 17 Nov 1894."
   



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