Wilde

Famous quotes containing the word wilde:

    To many, no doubt, he will seem to be somewhat blatant and bumptious, but we prefer to regard him as being simply British.
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

    Personality must be accepted for what it is. You mustn’t mind that a poet is a drunk, rather that drunks are not always poets.
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

    I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)