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Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)

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"I can resist everything except temptation."
"There is no sin except stupidity."
"It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances."
"It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done."

These laconic aphorisms are just the tip of the iceberg of Wilde's impressive, yet oftentimes eclectic and nihilistic, use of the English language. Dover gives us 60 pages of brilliant witticisms and axioms to use over and over again for a mere dollar. You can't go wrong. Also recommended - Dover's Shakespeare quotes book for a dollar. Enjoy.

Everyone knows OW was a witty guy.

If you want to find witty things he said in one small book such that you can try to emulate his wit, this book is for you.

It's good for an hour's read where you will snicker, snort, and grin.

It's exactly what i expected and exactly what I got. Whee!

This collection of Wilde's greatest quotes is an easy read, and wonderful to keep around the house. Wilde's wisdom is displayed throughout this edition, and is a must have for any Wilde fan.

This sweet little book is full of Oscar Wilde's great little quips. I absolutely love it! I keep it next to my desk and pick it up for those sweet little chuckle breaks that we all must take to break up the dreary work day! Great little read! Promise!

Oscar Wilde was one of the most brilliant men to ever live and his oeuvre definitely deserves a quote book of its own. I realize that he has several but I bought this one recently and on the cheap (I got mine used from a z shop). Here the great playwright's observations are subdivided into chapters concerning men, women, marriage, youth, sin, religion, journalism, wealth, England, America etc. It's a concise collection but contains nearly 60 pages of priceless insight. Wilde sums up a large amount of human nature almost effortlessly via the words of the characters found in his works. In fact, if you ever need a source regarding just about anything cultural he's a wonderful authority. It's too bad he did not live in our times as his irreverence would have been better appreciated and celebrated--at least by those of us who are not politically correct. Rest in Peace, hero.

...not as much to it as I had thought and the cover of mine was not as shown here but..the book I ordered was used and probably an older Dover edition. BUT that doesnt matter. You get nothing but great quotes and thoughts here from one of the geniuses of literature.
Thin book. Not very much to read but nice to own and refer to. Memorable.

Though there may be many whose quotes are worth reading, and heeding, yet both for wit & for wisdom (much less amount of) the only other person I can think of would be Mark Twain....

I purchased it for a gift...It is exactly what he wanted and I couldn't find it in our local book store and they didn't think they could get it for me.

Wit and Wisdom is just it! I took to bringing this book with me to work-- it is good for a smile. Oscar Wilde wrote some awfully enlightened things--this book is terrific!

This is a very slim little volume of Oscar Wile's more well-known quotations. I'ts just a fun little read and may be a useful reference when writing and you need a accurate Wilde quote. I keep mine around and many folks who visit just like thumbing through it. It can be a conversations starter. This is not a biography of Wilde's life and works.