OSCAR WILDE SHORT STORIES

“He is no longer beautiful, he is no longer useful.”

True beauty usually ends up in a heap of trash. The Happy Prince gave away his eyes and gold only to be thrown away by the city leaders.

“My own garden is my own garden.”

Selfishness feels like a high wall with a sign that says keep out. The Giant only found spring again when he let the children break his solitude.

“Love is not half as useful as Logic.”

Sacrifice is often wasted on people who only care about social status. The Nightingale died for a red rose that a student just tossed into the gutter.

“Lots of people act well, but very few people talk well.”

Kindness can be a trap when you are dealing with a narcissist. The devoted Hans died in a storm trying to help a friend who never gave him a single thing.