Oscar Wilde Quotes

Oscar Wilde (1854 -1900). Irish poet and dramatist whose reputation rests on his comic masterpieces Lady Windermere's Fan(1892) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). Among Wilde's other best-known works are his only novel The Picture of Dorian Gray(1891) and his fairy tales especially "The Happy Prince.".

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is by far the best ending for one.

Argument are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.