Share & Save
Meaning
This reads as a sharp joke about the social rules of marriage and gender, not a literal complaint about kindness. It points to the absurdity of expecting a woman to accept being treated as an equal when the culture around her still prefers domination or patronizing care. It lands in conversations about respect, partnership, and the way politeness can hide contempt.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Oscar Wilde
Irish author, poet and playwright
Oscar Wilde was an Irish author, poet and playwright of the late 19th century. He became one of London’s most popular and influential dramatists in the early 1890s, and is closely associated with the Aestheticism movement. He is best known for The Picture of Dorian Gray, his epigrams, plays and children’s stories. His writing often combines wit, style and pointed observation, and his reputation is also shaped by his 1895 criminal conviction for gross indecency and for practising homosexual acts.
More from Oscar Wilde (646 quotes) →Other sayings from Oscar Wilde
- “When bankers get together for dinner, they discuss Art. When artists get together for dinner, they discuss Mo…”Oscar Wilde
- “I don't like compliments and I don't see why a man should think he is pleasing a woman enormously when he say…”Oscar Wilde
- “The secret of remaining young is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming.”Oscar Wilde
- “I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.”Oscar Wilde
Explore Happiness
- “When my publicist told me I was going to be in 'People''s Ones to Watch as Maybelline's honoree, at first I w…”Manny MUA
- “On a Friday night, I switch on my log burner, stick on 'Gardeners' World' and I am so happy.”Zoe Ball
- “The surface of the pond was green with fallen leaves. "How could you have been happy there? I know what you t…”Cassandra Clare
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray
His only novel, full of quotable lines.