People say sometimes that Beauty is superficial. That may be so. But at least it is not so superficial as Thought is. To me, Beauty is the wonder of wonders. It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
Oscar WildeWomen love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our gigantic intellects.
Oscar WildeTo lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.
Oscar WildeA subject that is beautiful in itself gives no suggestion to the artist. It lacks imperfection.
Oscar WildeWhen one has never heard a man's name in the course of one's life, it speaks volumes for him; he must be quite respectable.
Oscar WildeThe great events of life often leave one unmoved; they pass out of consciousness, and, when thinks of them, become unreal. Even the scarlet flowers of passion seem to grow in the same meadow as the poppies of oblivion. We reject the burden of their memory, and have anodynes against them. But the little things, the things of no moment, remain with us. In some tiny ivory cell the brain stores the most delicate, and the most fleeting impressions.
Oscar Wilde