I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Ignorance Quotes

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

Ah, well, then I suppose I shall have to die beyond my means.

Ah, well, then I suppose I shall have to die beyond my means.

You know what a woman's curiosity is

You know what a woman's curiosity is

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It...

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It...

Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes

Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

History is merely gossip

History is merely gossip

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not...

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not...

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to...

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to...

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.