"If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people don't talk.












I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays.

More Oscar Wilde quotes
"[Letter to William Ward, 11 July 1878]Dear Boy, Why don’t you write to me? I don’t know what has become of you.As for me I am ruined. The law suit is ...
"It would be unfair to expect other people to be as brilliant as oneself.
"Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary.
"It's an odd thing, but anyone who disappears is said to be seen in San Francisco.It must be a delightful city and possess all the attractions of the n...
"Pray don't talk to me about the weather, Mr. Worthing. Whenever people talk to me about the weather, I always feel quite certain that they mean someth...
"Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
"If a woman cannot make her mistakes charming, she is only a female.
"Most people are boring and stupid.
"But then one regrets the loss even of one's worst habits. Perhaps one regrets them the most. They are such an essential part of one's personality.
"There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating- people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.