“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”
OSCAR WILDE (1854-1900)
October 16, 2013 marks the 159th anniversary of the birth of Irish author and legendary wit Oscar Wilde — playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and children’s book author.
Today, Wilde is most often cited for his pithy remarks, including:
- There is only one thing in the world that is worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
- Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
- I never put off till tomorrow what I can do the day after.
- Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
- Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.
- A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
- A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. I have not got one who is a fool. They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
- The aim of life is self-development. To realize one’s nature perfectly—that is what each of us is here for.
- Only the shallow know themselves.
Silver Birch Press 
Love this, surely Oscar Wilde was one of the wittiest of all the poets…though his life was very difficult per history.
I agree with his sentiments. I have books that I have read each decade for 50 years and whilst they might be dated from a technological point of view you cannot date a really good story – Last of the Mohicans for example – and because of my evolving life experiences I get a different perspective each time I read.