“A truth ceases to be true when more than one person believes in it.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Source: Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
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@xy, member from Sept. 25, 2023“Behind the perfection of a man's style, must lie the passion of a man's soul.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Source: Reviews
“In old days men had the rack. Now they have the press.”
The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891)
Source: An Ideal Husband
“because to influence a person is to give one's own soul.”
Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The world is made by the singer for the dreamer.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Source: The Critic as Artist
“Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Oscar Wilde book Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
Source: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
“but the bravest man among us is afraid of himself”
Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim.”
Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“I think life too complex a thing to be settled by these hard and fast rules.”
Oscar Wilde Lady Windermere's Fan
Source: Lady Windermere's Fan
“Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memories.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet