“I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
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@xy, member from Sept. 25, 2023Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest
Lady Bracknell, Act III
Source: The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
“She had a passion for secrecy, but she herself was merely a Sphinx without a secret.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
“To look wise is quite as good as understanding a thing, and very much easier.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
“I was wrong. God's law is only Love.”
Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance
Source: A Woman of No Importance
“If this is the way Queen Victoria treats her prisoners, she doesn't deserve to have any.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
“Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.”
Oscar Wilde book Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
“Nothing annoys people so much as not receiving invitations.”
Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest
Source: The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest
Algernon, Act I.
Source: The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
Context: I really don’t see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty.