Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom

<p>I have the simplest tastes remarked Oscar Wilde. I am always satisfied with the best. In this superlative collection of quotations by the great Irish playwright and wit readers will find the very best of Wilde's scintillating comments on art human nature morals society politics history and numerous other subjects. Epigrams aphorisms and other bon mots gleaned from Wilde's enduringly popular plays essays and conversation offer amusing thought-provoking observations that resonate with truth and profundity beneath their comic surface.<br>Widely acknowledged as the most brilliant talker of his age Wilde once explained to André Gide I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works. This fine collection of nearly 400 quotes organized by category contains quotations from both his works and his conversation including gems from his personal life with which even devotees may be unfamiliar. The result is a splendid introduction to Wilde's mind and personality embodied in a feast of the English language's most brilliant and perceptive witticisms.</p>