Quotes from Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young — Oscar Wilde
1854–1900
13 quotes
Dullness is the coming of age of seriousness.
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
If one tells the truth, one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out.
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
One can survive everything nowadays except death.
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
One should always be a little improbable.
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer.
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
Patriotism is the vice of nations.
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
Only the shallow know themselves.
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Oscar Wilde (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.