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  • Oscar Wilde Quotes   1859
  • There should be a law that no ordinary newspaper should be allowed to write about art. The harm they do by their foolish and random writing it would be impossible to overestimate--not to the artist but to the public.... Without them we would judge a man simply by his work; but at present the newspapers are trying hard to induce the public to judge a sculptor, for instance, never by his statues but by the way he treats his wife; a painter by the amount of his income and a poet by the colour of his necktie.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Oscar Wilde Quotes , Art Quotes , Writing Quotes
  • I am but too conscious of the fact that we are born in an age when only the dull are treated seriously, and I live in terror of not being misunderstood. Don't degrade me into the position of giving you useful information. Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Oscar Wilde Quotes , Knowing Quotes , Giving Quotes
  • Society, civilized society at least, is never very ready to believe anything to the detriment of those who are both rich and fascinating. It feels instinctively that manners are of more importance than morals, and, in its opinion, the highest respectability is of much less value than the possession of a good chef.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Oscar Wilde Quotes , Believe Quotes , Opinion Quotes