Oscar Wilde

1854 - 1900

Poet, Irish Author and Playwright

Oscar Fingal O’Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish author, poet and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential dramatists in London in the early 1890s.

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Oscar Wilde Quote - All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his. Free

Oscar Wilde

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his.

Oscar Wilde Quote - Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer. Free

Oscar Wilde

Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer.

Oscar Wilde Quote - Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. Free

Oscar Wilde

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Oscar Wilde Quote - An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all. Free

Oscar Wilde

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

Oscar Wilde Quote - The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death. Free

Oscar Wilde

The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death.

Oscar Wilde Quote - The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame. Free

Oscar Wilde

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Oscar Wilde Quote - Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic. Free

Oscar Wilde

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

Oscar Wilde Quote - Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world’s original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different. Free

Oscar Wilde

Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world’s original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different.

Oscar Wilde Quote - With freedom, flowers, books, and the moon, who could not be perfectly happy? Free

Oscar Wilde

With freedom, flowers, books, and the moon, who could not be perfectly happy?

Oscar Wilde Quote - Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. Free

Oscar Wilde

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

Oscar Wilde Quote - Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them. Free

Oscar Wilde

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.

Oscar Wilde Quote - Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul. Free

Oscar Wilde

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.

Oscar Wilde Quote - There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. Free

Oscar Wilde

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.

About Oscar Wilde

Oscar Fingal O’Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish author, poet and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential dramatists in London in the early 1890s.

Notable Works

Oscar Wilde’s brilliant literary legacy is anchored by his masterpiece novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, which explores aestheticism, morality, and double lives. He achieved massive theatrical success with sharp, satirical society comedies, most notably his witty masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest. Additionally, his tragic poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol and his moving fairy tale The Happy Prince showcase his remarkable emotional depth and mastery over diverse literary forms.

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