Oscar Wilde

Macolm had said at his dinner party, that our group sounded like we came out of Oscar Wilde's plays... so I started reading a copy of collected works. Here's what I gleaned:

From A Woman of No Importance:

Lord Illingworth: One should never take sides in anything, Mr. Kelvil. Taking sides is the beginning of sincerity, and earnesness follows shortly afterwards, and the human being becomes a bore.

Lord Illingworth: Vulgar habit that is people have nowadays of asking one, after one has given them an idea, whether one is serious or not. Nothing is serious except passion. The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instument on which one plays, that is all.

Mrs. Allonby: Curious thing, plan women are always jealous of their husbands, beautiful women never are!
Lord Illingworth: Beautiful women never have the time. They are always so occupied in being jealous of other people's husbands.

Lord Illingworth: There is no secret of life. Life's aim, if it has one, is simply to be always looking for temptations. There are not nearly enough. I sometimes pass a whole day without coming across a single one. It is quite dreadful. It makes one so nervous about the future.