Oscar Wilde1854–1900- The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890)
- The Critic as Artist (1891), Part II
It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.
The Model Millionaire (1912)No man should have a secret from his wife; she invariably finds out.
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on; it is never of any use to oneself.
- The Critic as Artist (1891), Part I
- The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891)
We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.
More than half modern culture depends on what one shouldn’t read.
The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), Act IIn context- A Few Maxims for the Instruction of the Over-Educated (1894)
