Learned conversation is either the affectation of the ignorant or the profession of the mentally unemployed.
Oscar WildeAll bad poetry springs from genuine feeling. To be natural is to be obvious, and to be obvious is to be inartistic.
Oscar WildeDo you know that I am afraid that good people do a great deal of harm in this world? Certainly the greatest harm they do is that they make badness of such extraordinary importance.
Oscar WildeNowadays, saying what you really think can be a serious error since one risks being misunderstood.
Oscar Wilde