Oscar Wilde: Citáty anglicky

The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891)
Kontext: Art is this intense form of individualism that makes the public try to exercise over it an authority that is as immoral as it is ridiculous, and as corrupting as it is contemptible. It is not quite their fault. The public have always, and in every age, been badly brought up. They are continually asking Art to be popular, to please their want of taste, to flatter their absurd vanity, to tell them what they have been told before, to show them what they ought to be tired of seeing, to amuse them when they feel heavy after eating too much, and to distract their thoughts when they are wearied of their own stupidity. Now Art should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic.

Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)

Zdroj: The Importance of Being Earnest

Zdroj: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Mr. Dumby, Act II
Lady Windermere's Fan (1892)

&quot;The Birthday of the Infanta&quot;, The House of Pomegranates http://emotionalliteracyeducation.com/classic_books_online/hpomg10.htm (1892) <br class="br">Zdroj: A House of Pomegranates

Zdroj: The Importance of Being Earnest

Algernon, Act II
Zdroj: The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)

Algernon, Act I
Zdroj: The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)

Zdroj: Salome

Zdroj: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Zdroj: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Sir Robert Chiltern, Act III
An Ideal Husband (1895)

Zdroj: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Zdroj: Lady Windermere's Fan