The last post about Gil Scott-Heron’s quote made me think about my all-time favourite quote, from Oscar Wilde.
I read this in my early teens, and it resonated with me so much, I have remembered it my whole life. He didn’t actually say it in conversation, but he wrote it as a line in one of his plays, ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan’.
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
I love this quote! Thank you, Pete.
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Me too, Jennie. It always inspires me.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It is definitely inspiring. Best to you, Pete.
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You are welcome! Really nice blog.
Regards, Rupa.
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Beautiful quote!
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I am glad you liked the quote, and many thanks for following my blog.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I only lie in the gutter during the day…but I’m happy to report that yesterday I saw stars!
Today, I have a huge welt on my head where I got struck by a 7-iron: “Get out of the gutter, you idiot! We’re trying to play golf here!
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I always wondered what Edgar Allan Poe was doing in the gutter.
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I thought you would enjoy this one, David. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Never knew that was an Oscar Wilde quotation. It was borrowed by The Pretenders for one of their songs.
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Ah, I don’t remember that, but I used to like the band.
Best wishes, Pete.
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The song is “Message of Love.” Great group!
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Wilde is famous for such quotes. 😉 Thank you for sharing, Pete! Had brought some hope back. Michael
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Thanks, Michael. Always worth seeing this one again.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thats true, Pete.Thank you.
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I’ve read lots of Wilde this summer and find myself laughing out loud at the plays and stories. I did find a line buried in one of his stories or plays that stuck with me, but can’t which one. Nonetheless here it is: “Strange how little we know ourselves.”
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Thanks for adding that, JV. I expect they could publish a whole book of Oscar’s great quotes and lines.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Speaking of quotes I read a good one yesterday….”Twitter is for idiots and Instagram is for idiots that cannot read”. chuq
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That’s a good ‘Social Media’ one, chuq.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Nice one Pete!
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Thanks, Arlene. This is my lifetime favourite.
Best wishes, Pete.
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with a little breeze to keep the clouds away
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Cheers, Bobby. I hope you are keeping well, and safe from any new cases of the virus over there.
Best wishes, Pete.
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another beautiful quote from O. Wilde, Pete. one of his quotes that i always remember is: “every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.” these words keep me grounded all the time.
best to you 🙂
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He was a great source of quotes, and devastatingly witty too. Such a shame his life turned out to be a real-life tragedy.
Best wishes, Pete.
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At least those of us not lying face down. 🙂 Warmest regards,Theo
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Yes, they are the ones not looking at the stars. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It is a beautiful quote 🙂 Wilde was such a great observer of life.
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He was indeed, TP. Such a shame the way his own life turned out.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Better than drowning in filth 🙂
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Definitely, Jacquie! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes I like that one too. I also like ‘Be yourself because everybody else is already taken.’
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That features on a lot of WP blogs. It must be something generic that some bloggers leave on their sites.
Thanks, Stevie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Nice one Pete! Besties from hot, humid, infected Florida!
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The sun came out here today, Frank. But not for long. 🙂
Crank up your A/C my friend!
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I like this!
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Oscar left us so many classics lines! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I love this one, Pete…it reminds me of my favorite quote: “Life is an illusion, behind which lies the reality of dreams”
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That’s a great one too, John!
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Not sure the two quotes are compatible, anyways I like this one better.
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They were not meant to be similar, or complimentary. I was just reminded of Oscar’s line.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yep, got that, I just read them back to back.
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Yes.
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I think we have gazed at the stars together, Don. Albeit on different continents.
Best wishes, Pete.
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