Famous quotes containing the words oscar wilde, wilde and/or published:
“Tread lightly, she is near
Under the snow,
Speak gently, she can hear
The daisies grow.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor. The poor can think of nothing else.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“Ignorance, forgetfulness, or contempt of the rights of man are the only causes of public misfortunes and of the corruption of governments.”
—French National Assembly. Declaration of the Rights of Man (drafted and discussed Aug. 1789, published Sept. 1791)