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Oscar Wilde Quotes

«I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.»
«Illusion is the first of all pleasures.»
«A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.»
«I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.»
«Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.»
«The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.»
«Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.»
«Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.»
«The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.»
Author: Oscar Wilde (Critic, Dramatist, Novelist, Poet) | About: Humanity, Life | Keywords: badly, cast, stage, the play

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