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Oscar Wilde
In the archive
PortalThe Doctrine
Posts16
Retweets95
Likes470
First post16 April 2018
Latest post10 June 2023
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Oscar Wilde appears in 16 posts, almost all quotations. GritCult picks the Wilde lines that suit his own preoccupations: rivalry as a whetstone, the mimicry of the crowd, the reading that shapes a man, and art that is both popular and deep.

Views

His most retweeted Wilde post pairs him with Seneca and Robert Greene on the value of enemies: "You can always judge a man by the quality of his enemies." He calls it "A good measure, that allows one to constantly stay sharp and in shape!" [1] One line he repeats is about conformity, "MOST PEOPLE ARE OTHER PEOPLE. THEIR THOUGHTS ARE SOMEONE ELSE'S OPINIONS, THEIR LIVES A MIMICRY" [2], posted twice in 2022. It sits comfortably beside his memetic view of human behaviour, as does Wilde's jab that the public want to know everything "EXCEPT WHAT IS WORTH KNOWING" [3]. On reading, he quotes Wilde that what you read when you don't have to "DETERMINES WHAT YOU WILL BE" [4].

Wilde also helps him think about art. Arguing that the rare work which is both accessible and timeless must "bridge low & high brow", he closes with "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" [5]. He quotes Wilde on beauty as something that "has divine right of sovereignty" and "makes princes of those who have it" [6]. And in an argument about what drives conflict, after listing resources, territory and revenge, he reaches for the line that everything is about sex "except sex. Sex is about power." [7]

Recurring themes

  • judging a man by his enemies
  • most people are other people
  • reading as formation
  • art that is both high and low
  • beauty as sovereignty

Notable post

The most retweeted GritCult post on the subject, with 37 retweets:

"Excellence withers without an adversary."
-Seneca

"Never put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies."
- Robert Greene

"You can always judge a man by the quality of his enemies."
Oscar Wilde

A good measure, that allows one to constantly stay sharp and in shape!
GRITCULT on X, 22 July 2018

Selected posts

All 16 posts in the archive about Oscar Wilde, ranked by retweets. Select a column heading to sort.

DateRetweetsLikesPostMediaSource
22 July 201837170"Excellence withers without an adversary."
-Seneca

"Never put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies."
- Robert Greene

"You can always judge a man by the quality of his enemies."
Oscar Wilde

A good measure, that allows one to constantly stay sharp and in shape!		View
16 October 20221467"MOST PEOPLE ARE OTHER PEOPLE. THEIR THOUGHTS ARE SOMEONE ELSE'S OPINIONS, THEIR LIVES A MIMICRY, THEIR PASSIONS A QUOTATION." - OSCAR WILDEView
6 September 2021837"THE PUBLIC HAVE AN INSATIABLE CURIOSITY TO KNOW EVERYTHING, EXCEPT WHAT IS WORTH KNOWING." - OSCAR WILDEView
24 August 2020739Oscar Wilde on Beauty:

“It is one of the great facts of the world, like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in the dark waters of that silver shell we call the moon. It cannot be questioned. It has divine right of sovereignty. It makes princes of those who have it.”		View
16 May 2022728"MOST PEOPLE ARE OTHER PEOPLE. THEIR THOUGHTS ARE SOMEONE ELSE'S OPINIONS, THEIR LIVES A MIMICRY, THEIR PASSIONS A QUOTATION." - OSCAR WILDEView
8 November 2020431"The only difference between saints and sinners is that every saint has a past while every sinner has a future." - Oscar WildeView
15 July 201849All the world's a stage - shakespeare
The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast. - oscar wilde		View
10 June 2023325WHAT YOU READ WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO DETERMINES WHAT YOU WILL BE WHEN YOU CAN'T HELP IT. OSCAR WILDEView
6 April 2021323LIFE IS TOO IMPORTANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. - OSCAR WILDEView
1 March 2019318Art and entertainment can overlap, but it is rare.

To be easily accessible and timeless, is to bridge low & high brow. To refuse categories or niches

=>Multiple layers.

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" - Oscar Wilde.		View
4 October 201828"Discontent is at the root of prosperity."
From the Mahābhārata
(Although used as counter)

“Discontent Is The First Step In The Progress Of A Man Or Nation.”
From Oscar Wilde.

Has some good quotes. May read other ancient Indian literature.		View
8 July 201823disclaimer its not *only* about one thing

but it does contribute to it

such as resources, ideals, territory other things that stem from revenge, identity, vainglory and more

but

“Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.”

― Oscar Wilde		View
23 November 2020110"It is only the intellectually lost who ever argue."
~ Oscar Wilde		View
16 April 201801brooo

ppl always been like this from ancient rome to mongolia to the aztecs and making big boobie statues lmao

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

― Oscar Wilde		View
24 December 201901@You_Need_A_Lift tbh i think this is one of the most important takes. most great art is a combination of both, high and low. great mass appeal and great depth, to be enjoyed and to be studied alike.

ive quoted oscar wilde to a bdsm model she got it.		View
22 April 202100@amayzing_guy Oscar Wilde did say something on thatView

History

GritCult first posted about Oscar Wilde on 16 April 2018, and most recently on 10 June 2023. Across the archive the subject comes up 16 times, most often in 2018 (5 posts).

See also

The Doctrine portal

References

  1. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (22 July 2018). You can always judge a man by the quality of his enemies... A good measure, that allows one to constantly stay sharp and in shape! X.
  2. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (16 October 2022). MOST PEOPLE ARE OTHER PEOPLE. THEIR THOUGHTS ARE SOMEONE ELSE'S OPINIONS, THEIR LIVES A MIMICRY, THEIR PASSIONS A QUOTATION. X.
  3. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (6 September 2021). THE PUBLIC HAVE AN INSATIABLE CURIOSITY TO KNOW EVERYTHING, EXCEPT WHAT IS WORTH KNOWING. X.
  4. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (10 June 2023). WHAT YOU READ WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO DETERMINES WHAT YOU WILL BE WHEN YOU CAN'T HELP IT. X.
  5. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (1 March 2019). To be easily accessible and timeless, is to bridge low & high brow... We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. X.
  6. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (24 August 2020). It has divine right of sovereignty. It makes princes of those who have it. X.
  7. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (8 July 2018). Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power. X.
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