To be really mediæval one should have no body. To be really modern one should have no soul. To be really Greek one should have no clothes.
Oscar WildeTag: humor soul wilde body clothing greeks
A truth ceases to be true when more than one person believes in it.
Oscar WildeIf one tells the truth, one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out.
Oscar WildeI knew nothing but shadows and I thought them to be real.
Oscar WildeTag: disillusionment dark
Never met such a Gorgon . . . I don't really know what a Gorgon is like, but I am quite sure that Lady Bracknell is one. In any case, she is a monster, without being a myth, which is rather unfair.
Oscar WildeTag: funny-witty-myth-monster-insults
Sim, é uma horrenda injustiça. Eu faço uma grande distinção entre as pessoas. Escolho os amigos pela aparência, os conhecidos pelo carácter e os inimigos pelo intelecto. Nunca é demais o cuidado que se põe na escolha dos inimigos. Não quero um que seja parvo. Todos eles têm uma certa intelectualidade, e, por conseguinte, todos eles me apreciam. É ser muito vaidoso? Parece-me que é sê-lo um bocadinho.
Oscar WildeTag: inspirational
But whether I become a believer or remain an agnostic, my belief or disbelief must derive its source from within, not from without. I, myself, must create its symbols. The transcendental is that which produces its own form. I will never discover its secret if I do not find it in my own heart; if I do not possess it already I shall never be able to acquire it.
Oscar Wildeyou will always love, and you will always be loved
Oscar WildeThe people who love only once in their lives are really the shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom or their lack of imagination. Faithfulness is to the emotional life what consistency is to the life of the intellect - simply a confession of failure.
Oscar WildeThe only way to atone for being occasionally a little over-dressed is by being always absolutely over-educated.
Oscar WildeTag: fashion
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