Oscar Wilde1854–1900The well-bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
Bruce Bashford Oscar Wilde: The Critic as Humanist, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1999, p. 68.The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
Self-denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianity.
- Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), Act III
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
An Ideal Husband (1895)I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.
The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), Act IIIn context- The Critic as Artist (1891), Part II
- An Ideal Husband (1895), Act III
If one tells the truth, one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out.
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)- Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
