855 ordspråk av Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde föddes den October 16th 1854 och dog den 30 November 1900 - Irish writer
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 Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the fact that we have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, the language |
| Indeed, so far from being humorous, the male American is the most abnormally serious creature who ever existed.... It is only fair to admit that he can exaggerate, but even his exaggeration has a rational basis. It is not founded on wit or fancy; it does not spring from any poetic imagination.... |
| Insincerity is merely a method by which we can multiply our personalities |
| Intellectual generalities are always interesting, but generalities in morals mean absolutely nothing. |
| It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures |
| It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously. |
| It is a dangerous thing to reform anyone. |
| It is a sad truth, but we have lost the faculty of giving lovely names to things. Names are everything. I never quarrel with actions. My one quarrel is with words. . . . The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. |
| It is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth. |
| It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information. |
| It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. |
| It is absurd to say that there are neither ruins nor curiosities in America, when they have their mothers and their manners |
| It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is absolutely fatal |
| It is always the unreadable that occurs. |
| It is an odd thing, but every one who disappears is said to be seen at San Francisco. It must be a delightful city, and possess all the attractions of the next world. |
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Proverb (1469548 st) Search
Categories (2627 st) Search
Authors (167535 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10495 st)
Died (3318 st)
Dates (9517 st)
Countries (5315 st)
Idiom (4438 st)
Lengths
Toplists (6 st)
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