Quotes by Oscar Wilde

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Why was I born with such contemporaries?

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When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

An Ideal husband, 1893

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Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

An Ideal Husband, 1893, Act I

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Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

De Profundis, 1905

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Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

In Life of  H. Pearson

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One's real life is often the life that one does not lead.

L'Envoi, 1882

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I can resist anything but temptation.

Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892, Act I

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It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.

Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892, Act I

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Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892, Act I