Wilde

Famous quotes containing the word wilde:

“The nineteenth century is a turning point in history, simply on account of the work of two men, Darwin and Renan, the one the critic of the Book of Nature, the other the critic of the books of God. Not to recognise this is to miss the meaning of one of the most important eras in the progress of the world.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

“A man who moralises is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralises is invariably plain.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

“The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument on which one plays, that is all.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)