Life is best lived free from the obligation to be what the world thinks you should be.
I’ve always admired poet and playwright Oscar Wilde. He writes with a confidence that’s contagious. His witty, irreverent style reminds me that life is best lived free from the obligation to be what the world thinks you should be.
Did you know that Wilde once served as the editor of a women’s magazine? It was called The Woman’s World, and Wilde significantly improved its success by implementing changes so that the publication would “deal not merely with what women wear, but with what they think and what they feel.”
I think that Bella Grace readers, had we been around in 1886, would have appreciated that.
Beneath Wilde’s humor is a deep connection to both truth and beauty. Perhaps that’s what bored Wilde about a magazine focused solely on fashion. There’s so much truth and beauty to be found in the thoughts and feelings beneath the clothes.
Did we miss one of your favorite Oscar Wilde quotes? Please share it with our readers in the comments below.
I’m inspired to finish reading A Picture of Dorian Gray! I started reading it a few months ago and never finished.. classic. Even after just a few chapters, the connection between his sense of humor and truth/beauty is ‘wildly’ apparent. Thanks for reminding me of what I love about Oscar Wilde!
Another great O.W. quote, “An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.”
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you have missed this quote of Oscar –
“Looking good and dressing well is important, not having a purpose in life”.
Love Oscar Wilde. These quotes are so inspiring. The last one is my fav. Be Yourself, Everyone Else is taken!
He was one smart cookie!!
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