Quote

β€œ

A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

β€” Oscar Wilde

Explore Wisdom

A river flowing around smooth stones beneath a willow at sunset.
AI-generated editorial illustration Β· Quotations
Sign in to save β™‘

What does this quotation mean?

From Chapter I of The Picture of Dorian Gray. This is fictional dialogue or narration; its meaning depends on the surrounding scene, not on treating it as the author’s personal advice.

Sources and attribution

Verified

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray , Chapter I

Edition: English electronic text

View reference β†—

From The Picture of Dorian Gray

Excerpt checked against the linked public-domain English edition. Korean rendering and context note by Quotations; not an authorized translation. Historical punctuation is retained; line breaks and editorial footnote markers are normalized.

Suggest an attribution correction β†—

Keep exploring