Quotes by Wilde, Oscar

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punis >>

Cultivated leisure is the aim of man. >>

There is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. S >>

Quotations about Cities and City Life

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of >>

A large city cannot be experientially known; its life is too manifold >>

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm. >>

The cities of America are inexpressibly tedious. The Bostonians take their learning too sadly; culture with them is an accomplishment rather than an atmosphere; their Hub, as they call it, is the paradise of prigs. Chicago is a sort of monster-shop, full of bustles and bores. Political life at Washington is like political life in a suburban vestry. Baltimore is amusing for a week, but Philadelphia is dreadfully provincial; and though one can dine in New York one could not dwell there.

Wilde, Oscar