These glorious insults are from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words.
A member of Parliament to Disraeli:
“Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease”. “That depends, Sir,“ said Disraeli, “whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.”“He had delusions of adequacy.” – Walter Kerr
“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.”- Winston Churchill
“I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great
pleasure.” -Clarence Darrow“He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.” – William Faulkner
(about Ernest Hemingway).“Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it.” – Moses Hadas
“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” – Mark Twain
“He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends..” – Oscar
Wilde“I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a
friend…. if you have one.”
(George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill)
“Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second …. if there is
one.“ (Winston Churchill, in response.)“I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here.” –
Stephen Bishop“He is a self-made man and worships his creator.” – John Bright
“I’ve just learned about his illness. Let’s hope it’s nothing trivial.” –
Irvin S. Cobb“He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.” –
Samuel Johnson“He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.” – Paul Keating
“In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.” –
Charles, Count Talleyrand“He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.” – Forrest Tucker
“Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?” -Mark Twain
“His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.” – Mae West
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde
“He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts… for support rather than illumination.”
Andrew Lang (1844-1912)“He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.” – Billy Wilder
“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it.” Groucho Marx
All excellent insults.
oh no my greatest weakness
Tag: oscar wilde
someone: you’re pretentious
me, sprawled out on a bed of roses, reading oscar wilde and sipping champagne: oh?
someone: you’re pretentious
me, sprawled out on a bed of roses, reading oscar wilde and sipping champagne: oh?
Oscar Wilde’s Lipstick-Covered Tomb | Via
The practice started in the late 1990s, when somebody decided to leave a lipstick kiss on the tomb. Since then lipstick kisses and hearts have been joined by a rash of red graffiti containing expressions of love, such as: “Wilde child we remember you”, “Keep looking at the stars” and “Real beauty ends where intellect begins”. Kissing Oscar’s tomb on the Paris tourist circuit has become a cult pastime.
A fine of €9,000 ($12,000) was imposed on anyone caught kissing or damaging the historical monument, but it had no effect. It was hard to catch people in the act, and most culprits were tourists who were long gone before the police could bring them to court. Appeals from Wilde’s grandson Merlin Holland to stop the practice also fell on deaf ears. A plaque asking fans to respect the tomb instead of defacing it went in vain.
Meanwhile, those greasy red lipstick stains seeped into the stone making it harder and harder to clean. Every cleaning eroded a layer of stone rendering it even more porous, so the next cleaning had to go even deeper and wear away the stone even more.
I have no idea why anyone would believe Oscar Wilde isn’t delighted by this.
He would be thrilled. Especially the part where the authorities can’t make it stop.
Today’s Classic: Great Quotes from the great Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
oscar wilde was literally the coolest guy who ever lived
master of sassHE WAS BISEXUAL. We get to claim the sass master.
NO YOU REALLY JUST
Oscar Wilde lived in the VICTORIAN ERA
He was a really controversial guy. He hated his society. He also went to jail and destroyed his career because he was in a gay relationship with a Lord. He was a badass. To be honestHis last words were “either the wall paper goes or I do”
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