The truth is rarely pure and never simple.Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde Quotes on Wisdom
12 quotes by Oscar Wilde on the subject of wisdom, collected from across the QuotePlace library. If you came looking for Oscar Wilde's thinking on wisdom specifically, rather than everything Oscar Wilde ever said, this is the page. About the author: Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) — Writer.
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.Oscar Wilde
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.Oscar Wilde
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.Oscar Wilde
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.Oscar Wilde
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.Oscar Wilde
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.Oscar Wilde
Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.Oscar Wilde
There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.Oscar Wilde
An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.Oscar Wilde
The basis of optimism is sheer terror.Oscar Wilde
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.Oscar Wilde