Most Famous Quotes By Oscar Wilde, The Author Of The Picture Of Dorian Gray Part 2

Famous As: One of the Greatest Playwrights of the 'Victorian Era'
Born On: October 16, 1854
Died On: November 30, 1900
Born In: Dublin, Ireland
Died At Age: 46
The heart was made to be broken
You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it
Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes
Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth
The very essence of romance is uncertainty
I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability
I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go
With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?
Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught
I can resist anything except temptation
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing
I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them
To define is to limit
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit
It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it