I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Funny Quotes, Genius Quotes, Writing Quotes

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

Only the shallow know themselves.

Only the shallow know themselves.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs...

Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs...

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

A woman will flirt with anybody in the world as long as other people are...

A woman will flirt with anybody in the world as long as other people are...

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art...

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art...

A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love...

A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love...

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products...

The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products...

There have been three great inventions since the beginning of time: fire, the wheel, and...

There have been three great inventions since the beginning of time: fire, the wheel, and...