Aphorisms by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

By: Valerio Di Stefano
  • Summary

  • In 1894, Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) published two collections of aphorisms: A Few Maxims For The Instruction Of The Over-Educated, in the Saturday Review newspaper, and Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young, in the Oxford student magazine The Chameleon. By turns witty, intellectual, counter-intuitive and obtruse, the collections came to be seen by many as emblematic of Wilde's style, and countless collections of Wildean aphorisms have since been published. (Summary by Carl Manchester)
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Episodes
  • Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
    7 mins
  • A Few Maxims for the Instruction of the Over-Educated
    5 mins

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