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100 Inspirational Quotes By Oscar Wilde

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100 Inspirational Quotes By Oscar Wilde: A Boost Of Inspiration And Wisdom About Life From The Legendary Poet

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"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes."
"A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."
"I have never made but one prayer to Heaven in my life, and that was that I should never be virtuous."
"It is always better to be overdressed than underdressed."
"Life is too important to be taken seriously."
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."
"The world is a stage, and most of us are desperately unrehearsed."
"There is no sin except stupidity."
"The basis of optimism is sheer terror."
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Most of the speculation which passes for abstract thought is merely a systematic effort to escape from facing unpleasant facts."
"The only way to avoid being deceived is to deceive ourselves."
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
"The only thing that can console one for being single is a very good dinner, a very good play and a very good book."
"You can never be overdressed or undereducated."
"The only difference between a saint and a sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future."
"I have nothing to declare except my genius."
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Life is never what it seems, and people are never quite what they appear to be."
"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written. That is all."
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows stronger. Indulge it, and your soul grows weak."
"The world is too much with us. Late and soon, / Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers. Little we see in Nature that is ours; / We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon."
"The only thing that one really knows about human nature is that it changes. Change is the only constant."
"The highest ideal of criticism is to make us appreciate what we enjoy without taking it too seriously."
"The only way to avoid criticism is to do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing."
"The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible."
"The world is a place of great beauty and wonder, and it is an amazing privilege to be alive."
"The only thing that makes life worth living is the hope of something better."
"The only way to make an enemy is to tell someone your secret."
"The only way to make a friend is to be one."
"The only way to be happy is to be content with what you have."
"The only way to be successful is to be yourself."
"The only way to be wise is to learn from your mistakes."
"The only way to be loved is to be lovable."
"The only way to be strong is to be weak."
"The only way to be free is to be oneself."
"The only way to be rich is to be poor."
"The only way to be happy is to be sad."
"The only way to be good is to be bad."
"The only way to be beautiful is to be ugly."
"The only way to be important is to be unimportant."
"The only way to be loved is to be unloved."
"The only way to be forgiven is to be unforgiven."
"The only way to be forgotten is to be remembered."
"The only way to be immortal is to die."
"The only way to be immortal is to live life to the fullest."
"The only way to be immortal is to live a life worth living."
"The only way to be immortal is to be yourself."
"The only way to be immortal is to be loved."
"The only way to be immortal is to