Irish play writer, novelist and poet Oscar Wilde is well-known around the world for his intelligence. Wilde's work continues to inspire people up to this day. Here are 20 inspiring quotes from the talented author to brighten your day!
20 Most Inspiring Quotes From Oscar Wilde
1. "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go."
2. "No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist."
3. "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."
4. "Anyone within their means suffers from a lack of imagination."
5. "The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself."
6. "Men always want to be a woman's first love - woman like to be a man's last romance."
7. "You can never be overdressed or overeducated."
8. "With freedom, books, flowers and the moon who could not be happy?"
9. "Be yourself; everyone else is taken."
10. "Life is too important to be taken seriously."
11. "It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it."
12. "I can resist everything except temptation."
13. "Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much."
14. "The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
15. "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."
16. "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
17. "Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes."
18. "What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."
19. "True friends stab you in the front."
20. "Never love anybody who treats you like you are ordinary."
