Oscar Wilde Quotes
Irish playwright and wit, author of The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray. (1854-1900)
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
Oscar Wilde
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
Oscar Wilde
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
Oscar Wilde
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
Oscar Wilde
I can resist everything except temptation.
Oscar Wilde
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
Oscar Wilde
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.
Oscar Wilde
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Who was Oscar Wilde?
Irish playwright and wit, author of The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray. This page collects their most famous quotes in one place.
What is the most famous quote by Oscar Wilde?
One of the most quoted lines by Oscar Wilde is: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." You will find it and 7 more famous quotes below.
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