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The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young. — Oscar Wilde · 1890To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Realize your youth while you have it... Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Beauty2 quotes
Genius lasts longer than Beauty. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Beauty is a form of genius,—is higher, indeed, than Genius, as it needs no explanation. It is one of the great facts of the world, like sunlight, or spring-time, or the reflection in dark waters of that silver shell, we call the moon. It cannot be questioned. It has its divine right of sovereignty. It makes princes of those who have it. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Genius2 quotes
Genius lasts longer than Beauty. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Beauty is a form of genius,—is higher, indeed, than Genius, as it needs no explanation. It is one of the great facts of the world, like sunlight, or spring-time, or the reflection in dark waters of that silver shell, we call the moon. It cannot be questioned. It has its divine right of sovereignty. It makes princes of those who have it. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Aging1 quote
Genius lasts longer than Beauty. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Beauty fades1 quote
Genius lasts longer than Beauty. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Betrayal1 quote
Those who are faithful know only the pleasures of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Books1 quote
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Carpe diem1 quote
Realize your youth while you have it... Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Cigarettes1 quote
A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Current events1 quote
The mind of the thoroughly well informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-à-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Dangers of love1 quote
Those who are faithful know only the pleasures of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Downsides of education1 quote
The mind of the thoroughly well informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-à-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Education1 quote
The mind of the thoroughly well informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-à-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Gender relations1 quote
Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious: both are disappointed. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Infidelity1 quote
Those who are faithful know only the pleasures of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Living life to the fullest1 quote
Realize your youth while you have it... Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Lost youth1 quote
To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Love1 quote
Those who are faithful know only the pleasures of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Marriage1 quote
Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious: both are disappointed. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Men and women1 quote
Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious: both are disappointed. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Moralism1 quote
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Morality1 quote
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Old age1 quote
The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Old vs. young1 quote
The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Priorities1 quote
Nowadays people know the price of everything, and the value of nothing. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Resisting temptation1 quote
Anybody can be good in the country. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Slovenliness1 quote
To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Taking risks1 quote
Realize your youth while you have it... Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Temptation1 quote
Anybody can be good in the country. — Oscar Wilde · 1890