“There is no sin except stupidity.”
Fonte: The Critic as Artist (1891), Part II
Oscar Wilde: Frases em inglês
Oscar Wilde era Escritor, poeta e dramaturgo britânico de origem irlandesa. Frases em inglês.Oscar Wilde: 1480 citações624 Curtidas
“The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.”
Fonte: The Soul of Man Under Socialism, and Selected Critical Prose
“An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.”
The Epigrams of Oscar Wilde, edited by Alvin Redman (1954)
Oscar Wilde An Ideal Husband
Lord Goring, Act I
Variante: The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
Fonte: An Ideal Husband (1895)
“The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means.”
Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest
Miss Prism, Act II
Fonte: The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
“Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.”
Oscar Wilde livro O Retrato de Dorian Gray
Fonte: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde livro O Retrato de Dorian Gray
Fonte: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde livro O Retrato de Dorian Gray
Fonte: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The basis of optimism is sheer terror.”
Oscar Wilde livro O Retrato de Dorian Gray
Fonte: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Only the shallow know themselves.”
Oscar Wilde livro Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
Oscar Wilde livro O Retrato de Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Variante: All art is immoral.