The Importance of Being Earnest Quotes

“Oh, I don't think I would care to catch a sensible man. I shouldn't know what to talk to him about.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

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“I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

topic:ignorance

“Relations are simply a tedious pack of people, who haven't got the remotest knowledge of how to live, nor the smallest instinct about when to die.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

topic:boredom

“To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

topic:care

“I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

topic:lie

“I have invented an invaluable permanent invalid called Bunbury, in order that I may be able to go down into the country whenever I choose.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

topic:lie

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

― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

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