“Lord Illingworth: Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.”
Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance
Act II
A Woman of No Importance (1893)

A Woman of No Importance is a play by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. The play premièred on 19 April 1893 at London's Haymarket Theatre. Like Wilde's other society plays, it satirizes English upper-class society. It has been performed on stages in Europe and North America since his death in 1900.
“Lord Illingworth: Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.”
Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance
Act II
A Woman of No Importance (1893)
“Moderation is a fatal thing, Lady Hunstanton. Nothing succeeds like excess.”
Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance
Lord Illingworth, Act III
A Woman of No Importance (1893)
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.”
Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance
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“Only love can keep anyone alive…”
Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance
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“Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman”
Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance
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“Every woman is a rebel, and usually in wild revolt against herself.”
Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance
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