Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

And now, dear Mr. Worthing, I will not intrude any longer into a house of sorrow. I would merely beg you not to be too much bowed down by grief. What seem to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise. This seems to me a blessing of an extremely obvious kind.

He is really not so ugly after all, provided, of course, that one shuts one's eyes, and does not look at him.

Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.

Art finds her own perfection within, and not outside of, herself. She is not to be judged by any external standard of resemblance.

In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.

The key to making up Oscar Wilde quotes is to add '~ Oscar Wilde' at the end.