Minimalism Quotes
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
"I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best."— Oscar Wilde
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Meaning of this quote
The speaker humorously disguises expensive standards as simplicity. The paradox exposes how an apparently modest preference can conceal an uncompromising demand.
Key takeaway:
Notice when a claim of simplicity hides a demand for perfection.
Origin of the quote
Edgar Saltus, Oscar Wilde: An Idler’s Impression (1917), recalling a dinner invitation.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedQuote Investigator traces this wording to Saltus’s reminiscence. It is a reported conversation published after Wilde’s death, rather than Wilde’s own manuscript.
