Yesterday would have been the birthday of one of the sharpest authors in history, Oscar Wilde. Known for his witticisms and poignant social critiques, few writers are quoted as often as he. In honor of Mr. Wilde, here are my five favorites:
1. It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.
2. In England, an inventor is regarded almost as a crazy man, and in too many instances, invention ends in disappointment and poverty. In America, an inventor is honoured, help is forthcoming, and the exercise of ingenuity, the application of science to the work of man, is there the shortest road to wealth.
3. A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
4. Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.
5. The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
1. It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.
2. In England, an inventor is regarded almost as a crazy man, and in too many instances, invention ends in disappointment and poverty. In America, an inventor is honoured, help is forthcoming, and the exercise of ingenuity, the application of science to the work of man, is there the shortest road to wealth.
3. A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
4. Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.
5. The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.