Great collection of witty and often profound quotes from the rakish Epicurean Wilde. This is a nice resource collection to work either as writing or speaking prompts for students. The short, varied collection is great to have at a sidetable to entertain visiting guests'

"Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious."

And other such witticisms which quite hold up today.

Oscar Wilde is as timeless as ever, and his books eminently quotable. Therefore, I simply must recommend cutting out the middle man as it were--and instead of reading the entirety of the the playwright's great works, simply get this book of quotes to enjoy.

Direct and to the point, as finely crafted observations on life and humanity as ever had been put from pen to paper. So why read any further?

Oscar no doubt would approve!

Wit & Wisdom is a collection of Quotations by Oscar Wilde.

Oscar Wilde's writing is just brilliant. This is a great book to have because it takes all of the brilliant quotes from Wilde's career and puts them into one place.

The quotations are split into categories which is great for if you want to pick the book up and take inspiration from a certain topic.

I hight recommend this book to Oscar Wilde fans.

2,5

Not much to say, twas a quick read with many beautiful quotes. I just think personally, I prefer more of a longer novel compared to just quotes with no context. But Oscar Wilde still just goes hard asf

A short book of saying and quotes.

Wilde was a pretentious wanker and too effeminate for my liking. This book isn't too bad, though.

A wonderful collection of some of the best aphorisms ever spoken from one of the wittiest men who ever lived. I can't get enough of Oscar's quotations.

Researching a quote, I stumbled over this one 5 years after first reading it. Wine glass in one hand, book in the other, this had me chuckling way more than during the first read. Had to raise the rating and would like to take a bit more of Mr Wilde's advice and wisdom into everyday life now.

As I stated in my review of Mark Twain's Wit and Wisdom from the same publisher, I tend to collect quotes and commentary to zip up papers and conversation. Oscar Wilde is one of the few people who can zing out quotes on various topics with the same zeal as Mark Twain in my humble opinion. If you are looking for a collection that provides wit and humor, I'd start with Twain's, but I would then jump to this collection as it holds its own and provides insights, humor, and some biting social commentary in its own right.

More than the messages that some of the quotations convey, is the genius behind their structure that appeals me.

This was a fun book to dip into to pick up Wilde's witticisms. Some of my favorites:

On Literature:

"There is a great deal to be said in favor of reading a novel backwards. The last page is, as a rule, the most interesting and when one begins with the catastrophe or denouement one feels on pleasant terms of equality with the author."

"To know the vintage and quality of a wine one need not drink the whole cask. It must be perfectly easy in half an hour to say whether a book is worth anything or worth reading. Ten minutes are really sufficient, if one has an instinct for form. Who wants to wade through a full volume? One tastes it, and that is quite enough."

Quips:

"When I am in trouble, eating is the only thing that consoles me. Indeed, when I am in really great trouble...I refuse everything except food and drink."