I don't like Switzerland; it has produced nothing but theologians and waiters.

As one knows the poet by his fine music, so one can recognize the liar by his rich rhythmic utterance, and in neither case will the casual inspiration of the moment suffice. Here, as elsewhere, practice must precede perfection.

Public Opinion... an attempt to organize the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical force.

I am quite incapable of understanding how any work of art can be criticized from a moral standpoint. The sphere of art and the sphere of ethics are absolutely distinct and separate.

The worst vice of the fanatic is his sincerity.

Never met such a Gorgon . . . I don't really know what a Gorgon is like, but I am quite sure that Lady Bracknell is one. In any case, she is a monster, without being a myth, which is rather unfair.

You like every one; that is to say, you are indifferent to every one.