The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde

[Tyler Durden]

I was going to call this "Oscar's Daily Epigram" but it seemed presumptuous. Besides, I think Oscar would like it better this way.

Anyway, I will attempt to do a new one every day. Here goes:

"Public Opinion is an attempt to organize the ignorance of the community."

Well said, Mr. Wilde.

[jogi1969]

1. on marriage:

a man is incomplete until he is married
after he is married
he is finished

[Journeyman]

2. While passing through Customs. . .

on entry to the United States, Wilde was asked if he had anything to declare.

"Nothing but my genius," he replied.

Gotta admire a guy with that much confidence.

[SiobhanClancy]

3. On patriotism...

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

[jogi1969]

5. on america:

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

[everythingsxen]

4. Those who can, do.

Those who can't, teach.

:shrug:

It's the only Oscar Wilde quote I know by heart.

[kskiska]

15. Woody Allen embellished that one

…Those who can't teach, teach gym.

[jogi1969]

6. on the bible:

The Book of Life begins with a man and woman in a garden, and it ends with Revelations.

[Lexingtonian]

7. on California

"Italy without the culture".

[OneBlueSky]

8. "Imagination is a quality given a man . . .

to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is." Oscar Wilde

[Byronic]

9. On gossip:

There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

(The Picture of Dorian Gray)

[He loved Big Brother]

10. "The truth is rarely pure and never simple."

Von's Restaurant in downtown Seattle used to have quotes from all the greats up on the walls.

"I can resist everything except temptation." -Oscar Wilde

I adore Wilde, Mark Twain, Einstein, George Bernard Shaw, and so many others mainly for their ability to prolifically quote hilarious pieces of wisdom with brevity.

"It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information." Oscar Wilde (my favorite)

[He loved Big Brother]

11. I liked this one though I don't agree

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
(Oscar Wilde)

:D

[mitchum]

12. A great idea

Thanks

[roguevalley]

13. from his death bed:

Either those curtains or myself. One of us have to go.
(paraphrase)

Fox hunting: The unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.

His boy, the Marquis of Queensberry's son died in the late 1920's
I believe. I remember being surprised at that.

[blondeatlast]

14. My favorite is my sig line. Enjoy!

Hey, at least now I'm pretty sure someone will read it!