Oscar Wilde ( 1854 – 1900 ) was an Irish poet and playwright known for his literary flair. His notable works include The Picture of Dorian Gray and the Importance of Being Earnest. Wilde lived a controversial life and was imprisoned for homosexuality and “indecency”. He was flamboyant, humorous and witty. In one of his trips, when a US Customs officer asked him ” Do you have anything to declare?” , Wilde quipped: ‘ I HAVE NOTHING TO DECLARE BUT MY GENIUS!”
Here are other famous quotes from this genius.
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To live is the rarest thing in the world.
Most people exist, that is all.
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We are all in the gutter,
But some of us are looking at the stars.
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Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.
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I don’t want to go to heaven.
None of my friends are there.
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Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
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Man is least himself when he talks about his own person.
Give him a mask— and he will tell you the truth.
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Memory is the diary we all carry with us.
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Life is a nightmare that prevents one from sleeping.
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Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
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Be yourself. Everyone is already taken.
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Some cause happiness wherever they go—others, whenever they go!
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Hatred is blind, as well as love.
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Men always want to be a woman’s first love.
Women like to be a man’s last romance.
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Sometimes the poor are being praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less.
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