The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Age Quotes

The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that...

The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that...

As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of...

As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of...

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

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

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

All great ideas are dangerous.

All great ideas are dangerous.

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

All art is quite useless.

All art is quite useless.

I like men who have a future and women who have a past

I like men who have a future and women who have a past

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run...

People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run...

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

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...

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

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

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

The style of life is a unity because it has grown out of the difficulties...

The style of life is a unity because it has grown out of the difficulties...

Hark to the whimper of the seagull. / He weeps because he's not an ea-gull....

Hark to the whimper of the seagull. / He weeps because he's not an ea-gull....