“In old days men had the rack. Now they have the press.”
The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891)
Source: An Ideal Husband
Quotes from workAn Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband is an 1895 stage play by Oscar Wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. The action is set in London, in "the present", and takes place over the course of twenty-four hours.
“Other people are quite dreadful. The only possible society is oneself.”
Lord Goring, Act III.
Variant: The only possible society is oneself.
Source: An Ideal Husband (1895)
“I love talking about nothing, father. It is the only thing I know anything about.”
Lord Goring, Act I
An Ideal Husband (1895)
Lord Goring, Act I
Variant: The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
Source: An Ideal Husband (1895)
Sir Robert Chiltern, Act II
Source: An Ideal Husband (1895)
“Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.”
Lord Goring, Act II
Source: An Ideal Husband (1895)
“It takes great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it.”
Variant: It takes great courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it. And even more courage to see it in the one you love
Source: An Ideal Husband
