“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” — Oscar Wilde · Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892
“The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.” — Oscar Wilde · Intentions, 1891
“A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.” — Oscar Wilde · Intentions, 1891
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” — Oscar Wilde · The Soul of Man Under Socialism, 1891