It has nothing to do with the fact that other people want what they want. Your email address will not be published. Especially the we are all in the gutter part! The number of women in London who flirt with their own, I hear her hair has turned quite gold from grief. “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” – Oscar Wilde “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” – Oscar Wilde “It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you … On the flip side, some who face massive challenges and big life issues choose to react differently, they will rise early knowing that every day is a new day, and a new opportunity. It will have nothing. I always pass on good advice. I'm good the way I am. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. What does this famous quote by Oscar Wilde actually mean? We can’t just look at the problems and try to solve them alone – that is quite  straightforward and there is a word for that – Fire Fighting. That is an Improvement certainly. Now Art should never try to be popular. You see, if one plays good music, people don't listen, and if one plays bad music people don't talk. Next. We are all in the Covid-19 gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Choose to be different. Unicef NZ has an appeal at the moment where you can donate three different sums of money; $30.49 will pay for a small family trolley, a medium trolley costs $61.12 and a large family trolley for $91.14. Agitators are a set of interfering, meddling people, who come down to some perfectly contented class of the community, and sow the seeds of discontent amongst them. It's a waste of any one's time. It will be a marvellous thing--the true personality of man--when we see it. During his 1882 tour of America, he was already showing a shrewd understanding of the uses to which that most Greek of literary forms, the epigram, might be put in the age of the telegram and the newspaper. “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”. Kindness is like snow – It beautifies everything it covers. Available for sale from West Chelsea Contemporary, The Connor Brothers, We Are All In The Gutter But Some Of Us Are Looking Up At The Stars (2018), Hand em… “We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.” Our interpretation: We ALL have our own challenges and issues, unique to us. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody. But then I realize that there is something even more powerful in the second line – The looking at the stars aspect. An individual who has to make things for the use of others, and with reference to their wants and their wishes, does not work with interest, and consequently cannot put into his work what is best in him. Why, what a wonderful piece of luck! We all have challenges in various aspects. Kahlil Gibran Really, if the lower orders don't set us a good example, what on earth is the use of them? It will have wisdom. Ways To Be On The High Side Of Life, Always! We are specially designed to appeal to the sense of humour. J’ai mis tout mon génie dans ma vie; je n’ai mis que mon talent dans mes œuvres. There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor. Required fields are marked *. In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. And hope could not have been put in a much better way , very true. It has led Individualism entirely astray. Stay strong, remain hungry and always be looking UP, at the stars. The public dislike novelty because they are afraid of it. We are clowns whose hearts are broken. And don't fall into any temptations while I am away. Yeah, right, Dumby. Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. The ineffable dunce has nothing to say and says it—says it with a liberal embellishment of bad delivery, embroidering it with reasonless vulgarities of attitude, gesture and attire. This mixture of sensibility and coarseness in the man was very curious; and I for one cannot endure (for example) his sensual way of speaking of dead substances, satin or marble or velvet, as if he were stroking a lot of dogs and cats. And that is our quote of the day through Oscar Wilde. Women are never disarmed by compliments. Reading and re-reading Wilde throughout the years, I notice a fact that people who praise him apparently haven't in the very least: the basic and verifiable fact that Wilde is almost always right. Dumby: I don’t think we are bad. Others choose to use challenges and hard times to find a greater purpose, as fuel to their fire, to fight for their dreams and ensure they do all in their power to never be in that challenging moment again (if possible). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A selection of beautiful quotes and thoughts to provoke, urge and develop a burst of inspiration and energy, We Are All In The Gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars – Oscar Wilde Quote. Now don't stir. Between men and women there is no friendship possible. To FOCUS on the positive and work toward making something magical of this life. It has made gain not growth its aim. I mean by a charlatan one sufficiently dignified to despise the tricks that he employs. Some of us are looking at the stars” means that some rare humans, despite the challenges we face decide to remain positive, remain focused on our dreams and goals. Oscar ... Say what you like about the English my gosh ... we probably would've felt too whakamā to … No-one goes through life without challenges. One must eat muffins quite calmly, it is the only way to eat them. Countdown packs each trolley and delivers them to a local Salvation Army Foodbank Hub, from where they are then distributed to families most in need. You have everything inside to conquer the adversity, persevere and win. Some will choose to throw in the towel, they say they will never make it because “X” happened… they frequently blame others for their misfortune and constantly play the “luck” card. It is through art, and through art only, that we can realize our perfection; through art and art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence. It will never argue or dispute. The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone. It is in going beyond that problem or the gutter if I can make a comparison. - Oscar Wilde This is a brilliant quote. I loved this too, such a spectacle right? Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish essayist, novelist, playwright and poet. Each trolley would include essential food supplies canned goods, fruit and vegetables and hygiene supplies like soap and toothbrushes. I love talking about nothing, father. Some, however choose to look at the stars. Most people are other people. All trials are trials for one’s life, just as all sentences are sentences of death; And the wild regrets, and the bloody sweats, A pessimist is one who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both, Similar quotes are found, unattributed, from. I cannot understand your nature. or lose everything from having a lot. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable. To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy. Nothing should be able to rob a man at all. you can either stay where you are or drag yourself out and up. I guess I can safely proclaim that none of us have a very easy life. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Earliest known example of a similar quote comes from a. You can make A LOT from a little…. I will build it out of music by moonlight, and stain it with my own heart's-blood. We are all in the gutter means we all have our struggles, hard times and life problems. What a man really has, is what is in him. Number One Motivational Albums on iTunes & Spotify! It is immoral to use private property in order to alleviate the horrible evils that result from the institution of private property. It draws up irresistible imagery and symbolism from juxtaposition of “gutter” and “stars”. Relations are simply a tedious pack of people, who haven’t got the remotest knowledge of how to live, nor the smallest instinct about when to die. I don't wanna waste my life worrying. With food banks around the country reporting a heavy increase in demand, there are opportunities for us to help out. That may seem a Pollyanna-esque way of coping but I'm at the stage where, like Morgan Freeman's character in The Shawshank Redemption, "I hope.". If you do need help, there's no shame in that. There is the despot who tyrannises over the body. When you've grown up with not a lot, it seems easier to prepare for if that happens again. The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it. On the flip side, some who face massive challenges and big life issues might choose to react differently, they will rise early knowing that every day is a new day, and a new opportunity. What meaning do you give these words? We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars Oscar Wilde Inspirational Quote Watercolour Night Sky Stars Wall Art Print 5.0 out of 5 stars 1. When man is happy, he is in harmony with himself and his environment. Wilde's voice was of the brown velvet order — mellifluous — rounded — in a sense giving it a plummy quality — rather on the adenotic side — but practically pure cello — and very pleasing. I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. Listen to our Epic Motivational Speeches & Music Here. It is never of any use to oneself. The home seems to me to be the proper sphere for the man. You can be happy with little, or miserable with much. The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death. For a sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it. Action ... is the last resource of those who know not how to dream. Wilde, Oscar, (1891 / 1912) The Soul of Man Under Socialism, London, Arthur L. Humphreys. If my nature had been made to suit your comprehension rather than my own requirements, I am afraid I would have made a very poor figure in the world. If a man approaches a work of art with any desire to exercise authority over it and the artist, he approaches it in such a spirit that he cannot receive any artistic impression from it at all. To this question there is only one answer. Oscar Wilde sure has a way of putting across his thoughts. Be happy, be happy; you shall have your red rose. In fact, scarcely any one at all escapes. It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability. I shall be at home there. Its value will not be measured by material things. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less. That would be hypocrisy. Even the disciple has his uses. It reminds me of another thought – What you see is what you get. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. Art is Individualism, and Individualism is a disturbing and disintegrating force. It represents to them a mode of Individualism, an assertion on the part of the artist that he selects his own subject, and treats it as he chooses. I think we are all good, except Tuppy. The fact of the matter is you made the choice to shoot for the moon because you understood that even if you missed you would still land amongst the stars! Bless you for wanting to live better and TAKING ACTION to make your life and those around you better! There are as many perfections as there are imperfect men. All that I ask of you in return is that you will be a true lover, for Love is wiser than Philosophy, though she is wise, and mightier than Power, though he is mighty. And so, try to so shape your life that external things will not harm you. No, I've never cared for his work. Now they have the press. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. We are not makers of history. 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