Quotes by Wilde, Oscar

The great events of life often leave one unmoved; they pass out of con >>

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinio >>

The fact is, that civilization requires slaves. Human slavery is wrong >>

Quotations about Sin

That which we call sin in others, is experiment for us. >>

It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable. >>

Sin is too stupid to see beyond itself. >>

What is termed Sin is an essential element of progress. Without it the world would stagnate, or grow old, or become colorless. By its curiosity Sin increases the experience of the race. Through its intensified assertion of individualism it saves us from monotony of type. In its rejection of the current notions about morality, it is one with the higher ethics.

Wilde, Oscar