Oscar Wilde Quotes About Private Property

• [T]he recognition of private property has really harmed Individualism, and obscured it, by confusing a man with what he possesses. It has led Individualism entirely astray. It has made gain, not growth its aim. So that man thought that the important thing is to have, and did not know that the important thing is to be.

  Oscar Wilde

  Men, Confusing, Growth

  Oscar Wilde (2007). “The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde”, p.1045, Wordsworth Editions

• It is immoral to use private property in order to alleviate the horrible evils that result from the institutions of private property.

  Oscar Wilde

  Order, Evil, Use

  Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays”, p.1034, GENERAL PRESS

• If property had simply pleasures, we could stand it; but its duties make it unbearable. In the interest of the rich we must get rid of it.

  Oscar Wilde

  Unbearable, Rich, Pleasure

  Oscar Wilde (2014). “Miscellaneous Aphorisms: The Soul of Man”, p.52, Simon and Schuster

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