Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Self Importance Quotes

I have made an important discovery... that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all the...

I have made an important discovery... that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all the...

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.

Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than...

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than...

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap...

Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels...

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels...

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...

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

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...

Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense differing from the latter only as...

Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense differing from the latter only as...