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Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one’s mistakes.
"Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one’s mistakes."— Oscar Wilde
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Meaning of this quote
Lord Henry provocatively argues that conventional prudence can drain vitality from life. His praise of mistakes reveals the novel’s seductive and ethically troubling social voice.
Key takeaway:
Question advice that makes irresponsibility sound sophisticated.
Origin of the quote
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), Chapter III, Lord Henry.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe complete sentence occurs during his lunch-table discussion of youth and folly. It is fictional dialogue.
