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He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.
"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends."— Oscar Wilde
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Meaning of this quote
The quip turns absence of enemies into faint praise by suggesting that even friends dislike the subject. Its humour depends on an unexpected reversal.
Key takeaway:
Be alert to the irony in an apparently complimentary description.
Origin of the quote
A variant of a remark attributed to Wilde about Bernard Shaw.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedThe reference gives a different version reportedly recalled by Shaw in a letter to Ellen Terry. The exact posted wording was not authenticated.
Source:
Oscar Wilde - Wikiquote
