I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy.
Oscar Wilde – Society, Tragedy
It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that they hurt us by their crude violence, their absolute incoherence, their absurd want of meaning, their entire lack of style.
Oscar Wilde – Tragedy, Life
The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young.
Oscar Wilde – Tragedy, Age
The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.
