Oscar Wilde · Skopia

Quotes

61

To recognise that the soul of a man is unknowable, is the ultimate achievement of wisdom. The final mystery is oneself. When one has weighed the sun in the balance, and measured the steps of the moon, and mapped out the seven heavens star by star, there still remains oneself. Who can calculate the orbit of his own soul?

De Profundis · 1897

★ 6.1

The curves of your lips rewrite history.

The Picture of Dorian Gray · 1891

★ 5.5

Novel · Magazine

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious: both are disappointed.

The Picture of Dorian Gray · 1890

★ 5.5

Play · Comedic play

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

Lady Windermere's Fan · 1892

★ 5.5

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Books

2

The Importance of Being Earnest

1895★ 8.0

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1891★ 7.0