Oscar Wilde possessed one of the most brilliant and recognizable voices in English literature, combining incisive wit and charm with a deep understanding of human nature. The Wit & Wisdom of Oscar Wilde contains hundreds of his most memorable epigrams, aphorisms, witticisms, and observations, drawn from plays, essays, fiction, letters, and conversation. Throughout these pages, Wilde turns his prose to subjects of art and morality, society and politics, love and marriage, and much more. Beneath these often-paradoxical utterances, he demonstrates a strange wisdom that transcends his own age. Whether encountered for the first time or returned to with renewed appreciation, these quotations showcase Wilde at his most entertaining, provocative, and unforgettable.
