Oscar Wilde Quotes About Style

• In all unimportant matters, style, not sincerity, is the essential. In all important matters, style, not sincerity, is the essential.

  Oscar Wilde

  Style, Important, Essentials

  Oscar Wilde (2012). “Epigrams”, p.66, BoD – Books on Demand

• One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.

  Oscar Wilde

  Life, Happiness, Success

  Oscar Wilde (2011). “Epigrams and Aphorisms”, p.67, BoD – Books on Demand

• Behind the perfection of a man's style, must lie the passion of a man's soul.

  Oscar Wilde

  Lying, Passion, Men

  Oscar Wilde (2014). “A Critic in Pall Mall: Being Extracts from Reviews and Miscellanies”, p.135, Simon and Schuster

• A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.

  Oscar Wilde

  Fashion, Ties, Style

  Oscar Wilde, John Cooper (2013). “Oscar Wilde on Dress (ebook): Including –The Philosophy of Dress– by Oscar Wilde”, p.15, CSM Press

• In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.

  Oscar Wilde

  Luck, Style, Matter

  Oscar Wilde (2016). “Aphorisms”, p.14, Oscar Wilde

• In fact, the whole of Japan is a pure invention. There is no such country, there are no such people.... The Japanese people are ... simply a mode of style, an exquisite fancy of art.

  Oscar Wilde

  Country, Art, Japan

  Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays”, p.755, GENERAL PRESS

• 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

  Hurt, Real, Style

  Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Joseph Bristow, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts”, p.78, Oxford University Press on Demand

• Women's styles may change but their designs remain the same.

  Oscar Wilde

  Women, Design, Style

• His style is chaos illumined by flashes of lightning. As a writer he has mastered everything except language.

  Oscar Wilde

  Writing, Style, Lightning

  Oscar Wilde, Isobel Murray (2008). “Oscar Wilde - The Major Works”, p.221, Oxford University Press

• I could never quite accustom myself to absinthe, but it suits my style so well

  Oscar Wilde

  Style, Never Quit, Suits

• Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.

  Oscar Wilde

  Style, Succeed, Obscure

  Oscar Wilde (2012). “Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations”, p.39, Courier Corporation

• No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style.

  Oscar Wilde

  Artist, Style, Ethics

  Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Joseph Bristow, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts”, p.57, Oxford University Press on Demand

• She has form," he said to himself, as he walked away through the grove - "that cannot be denied to her; but has she got feeling? I am afraid not. In fact, she is like most artists; she is all style, without any sincerity. She would not sacrifice herself for others. She thinks merely of music, and everybody knows that arts are selfish. Still, it must be admitted that she has some beautiful notes in her voice. What a pity it is that they do not mean anything, or do any practical good.

  Oscar Wilde

  Beautiful, Art, Selfish

  Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). “The Happy Prince and Other Stories (Illustrated Edition)”, p.17, GENERAL PRESS

• The chin a little higher, dear. Style largely depends on the way the chin is worn. They are worn very high, just at present.

  Oscar Wilde

  Style, Littles, Way

  Oscar Wilde (1899). “The Importance of Being Earnest”, p.133

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