Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband Quotes

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.

this woman is a genius in the day time and a beauty at night

It takes great courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it. And even more courage to see it in the one you love

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast

There is nothing like race, is there?

I will love you always, because you will always be worthy of love.

I love talking about nothing, father. It is the only thing I know anything about.

Indeed, as a rule, everybody turns out to be somebody else.

Ah! that is the great thing in life, to live the truth.

I have forgotten all about my school days. I have a vague impression that they were detestable.

Never mind what I say. I am always saying what I shouldn't say. In fact, I usually say what I really think. A great mistake nowadays. It makes one so liable to be misunderstood.

My doctor says I must not have any serious conversation after seven [o'clock]. It makes me talk in my sleep.

The drawback of stealing a thing, is that one never knows how wonderful the thing that one steals is.