Oscar Wilde Quotes on Perception
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Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.
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He is really not so ugly after all, provided, of course, that one shuts one's eyes, and does not look at him.
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Tell me, when you are alone with him [ Max Beerbohm ] Sphinx, does he take off his face and reveal his mask?
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No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
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As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
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Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.
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A thing is, according to the mode in which one looks at it.