Favourite Oscar Wilde Quote?

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Yes he was a strange man who was scared of women, but he was also funny.

[glarius]

1. To be or not to be...that is the question...oh...never mind...wrong guy

:)

[Kamika]

2. I like the "I would not belong to a club that want me as a member"

Also I like "Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser"

I realize neither is by Wilde

[HEyHEY]

3. Yeah the first is Marx - Groucho that is

[Aristus]

4. Other.

"Too much of a good thing is wonderful!"

[NoPasaran]

5. "To lose one parent is tragic . . .

"To lose both of them seems careless."

[nostamj]

6. "a strange man who was scared of women" ?

HUH?

he was one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century.

'scared of women'? don't you mean openly homosexual (well, not like today but...) in an era when it nearly cost him his life?

a strange man who was scared of women is hardly a fitting description of a literary giant like Wilde. :shrug:

"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."
Oscar Wilde

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7. That was just a disclaimer

Because I expect a couple of, "He was a sexist prick" flames.

[nostamj]

8. well, i would add a disclaimer to the disclaimer

for those that will flame the disclaimer... ;-)

[HEyHEY]

11. good idea

Always best to be on the safe side :-)

[mmm]

9. a cynic knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing

[Metatron]

10. My favorite Wilde quote:

"Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit."

[roughsatori]

12. strange man who was scared of women? is that an euphemism for Gay

If so, it is insulting to me, and incorrect biographically regarding Wilde.

[HEyHEY]

13. Sweet f-nig christ Nostamj was right

I should put a disclaimer for the disclaimer.

Within post above lies the answer.

[nostamj]

14. see... trust nostamj....

LOL!

[Laughing Mirror]

15. Divorces are made in heaven!

[OneBlueSky]

16. “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.”

[SOteric]

17. "Most people are other people..."

"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."