Wisdom from Wilde

Oscar Wilde was a truly unique person and artist. His wit and humor have lasted for over 100 years and still seem relevant to us today. Below are several lines, not all humorous, from A Woman of No Importance that we've found reflect his views as a paradoxical artist and show why his plays continue to be produced.

(Add more quotes than this, obviously. This is just an example.)


"You love the beauty that you can see and touch and handle, the beauty that you can destroy, and do destroy, but of the unseen beauty of life, of the unseen beauty of a higher life, you know nothing."

"After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations."

"To get into the best society, nowadays, one has either to feed people, amuse people, or shock people-that is all!"

"Nothing should be out of reach of hope. Life is hope."