Top 10 Quotes by Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish poet, playwright, and novelist known for his wit and flamboyant style. He wrote famous works like "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "The Importance of Being Earnest." Wilde married Constance Lloyd and had two sons. His relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas led to his trial and imprisonment for "gross indecency" due to his homosexual relationships. After serving two years of hard labor, he lived in exile in France, where he died of meningitis. Wilde's legacy endures in his celebrated literary contributions and his challenge to societal norms.

Top 10 Quotes by Oscar Wilde

1. "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
— Oscar Wilde

2. "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
— Oscar Wilde

3. "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."
— Oscar Wilde

4. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
— Oscar Wilde

5. "The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
— Oscar Wilde

6. "You can never be overdressed or overeducated."
— Oscar Wilde

7. "The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future."
— Oscar Wilde

8. "Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes."
— Oscar Wilde

9. "Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope."
— Oscar Wilde

10. "The very essence of romance is uncertainty."
— Oscar Wilde