Oscar Wilde

I am not a man of the reason. I am a man of the passion. I believe in the fire of desire.

I am not a man of the intellect. I am a man of the heart. I believe in the love of humanity.

I am not a man of the mind. I am a man of the spirit. I believe in the soul of the universe.

I am not a man of the world. I am a man of the cosmos. I believe in the infinite expanse of existence.

Art for Art's sake.

I am not a young man, but I am not an old man either. I am a man of the future.

To be natural is to be obvious, and to be obvious is to be uninteresting.

I have been misunderstood. I have been misrepresented. I have been maligned.

The very basis of the aesthetic principle is that the work of art is to be judged entirely on its own merits, and not by any external standard.

Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.

I am not a man of letters, I am a man of words.

The true artist is a man who believes in himself.

I am a man of simple tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I am not a lover of nature. I am a lover of art.

I am not an aesthete. I am an artist.

I am not a moralist. I am an artist.

I am not a socialist. I am an individualist.

I am not a pessimist. I am an optimist who knows the worst.

I am not a reformer. I am an artist.

I am not a politician. I am an artist.