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Celebrating Oscar Wilde – 16 October
Today we raise a glass to one of the sharpest minds ever to hold a pen – Oscar Wilde. Born in Dublin in 1854, he lit up London with his wit, charm, and fearless honesty. Wilde didn’t just write plays and novels; he lived his art. Every sentence was a performance, every remark a rebellion.

He once said, “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
That line sums him up. He refused to exist quietly. Wilde wanted beauty, chaos, laughter – a life bursting at the seams. He turned society’s rules inside out and paid the price for it, but never lost that flicker of brilliance.

Oscar Wilde on Life – The Art of Living Boldly
Wilde believed life should be lived like poetry – with courage, contradiction, and colour.
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
Simple, savage, and truer than ever in our filtered world.

When people talk about inspirational quotes on life, none hit like Wilde’s. His words still cut through the noise – a reminder that authenticity is the only real success.

Another gem:
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
That’s grit and grace all in one. A poet’s punchline for anyone who’s ever struggled but refused to stay down.

Oscar Wilde on Friendship – Truth Over Flattery
Wilde didn’t do fake. He once said, “True friends stab you in the front.”
It’s a brutal kind of love – the kind that tells you what you need to hear, not what you want. Real friendship, he knew, was about honesty and respect, not small talk or convenience.

In a world chasing followers and likes, Wilde’s words remind us that depth matters more than numbers. Real connection, real conversation – that’s where the gold is.

The Legacy Lives On
Oscar Wilde’s writing, from The Picture of Dorian Gray to The Importance of Being Earnest, still shines. His humour was dangerous because it was honest, and honesty never goes out of style.

If Wilde were walking the streets of London today, he’d still be the loudest voice in the room – half poet, half troublemaker – and fully alive.

So here’s to the master of wit and truth.
Here’s to the writer who dared to live.
And here’s to the line that still says it all:

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”


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