Oscar Wilde Quotes (126+)

Enjoy the best Oscar Wilde Quotes. Quotations by Oscar Wilde (Irish Poet and Playwright)
Oct 16, 1854 - Nov 30, 1900

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

The only thing that one really knows about human nature is that it changes.

Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes.

The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world, there are only individuals.

The world was my oyster, but I used the wrong fork.

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly — that is what each of us is here for.

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written.

Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear.

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.

About the Author

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was a brilliant Irish writer and a central figure in the Aesthetic movement. Famous for his wit, flamboyant style, and sharp social commentary in plays like 'The Importance of Being Earnest' and his novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray.'