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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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Author: Oscar Wilde
Category: Minimalism
Tags: Minimalism Satisfaction Simplicity Taste

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?

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Quote Investigator traces this wording to Saltus’s reminiscence. It is a reported conversation published after Wilde’s death, rather than Wilde’s own manuscript.

Attributed author: Oscar Wilde

Source: Quote Investigator: I Have the Simplest Tastes