Character Quotes
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects.
"I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects."— Oscar Wilde
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Meaning of this quote
The fictional speaker sorts relationships by beauty, respectability, and intellectual stimulation. The witty classification deliberately reveals a fashionable character’s unconventional values.
Key takeaway:
Consider the different qualities you seek in relationships.
Origin of the quote
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), Chapter I, Lord Henry.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe novel contains the line, with singular good character and good intellects in the relevant wording. The post makes a small grammatical alteration.
