Top 10 Oscar Wilde Quotes Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright,
poet, writer, and wit who was an integral part of the fin de
siècle group of artists who made up the Aesthetic movement of
the late nineteenth century. As a young man, he attended Trinity
College in Dublin, and then applied for, and won, a demyship at
Magdalen College at Oxford University. There, he became a
freemason, even though he was fascinated with Catholicism. It
was at Magdalen College that Wilde came into his own, reading,
writing, wearing his hair long, and refusing to conform to
social norms. He decorated his rooms lavishly and entertained
visitors almost daily. In his third year at Magdalen, Wilde met
Walter Pater, an influential player in the Aesthetic Movement.
Pater helped Wilde form some of his own personal philosophical
tenants, and Wilde lauded him in The Critic as Artist. Here we
take a look at some of the best quotes by one of the most
quotable wits of the 19th century on this, the anniversary of
his death. As we explore the quo