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Oscar Wilde

1854 - 1900

Poet, Irish Author and Playwright

Oscar Fingal O’Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish author, poet and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential dramatists in London in the early 1890s.

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I can resist anything except temptation

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Indeed I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing to do.

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I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.

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All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his.

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Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer.

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Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

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Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

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Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping.

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An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

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The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death.

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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

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Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

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Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world’s original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different.

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If you are not long, I will wait for you all my life.

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With freedom, flowers, books, and the moon, who could not be perfectly happy?

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I have nothing to declare except my genius.

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Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

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Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.

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To define is to limit.

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About Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde’s brilliant literary legacy is anchored by his masterpiece novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, which explores aestheticism, morality, and double lives. He achieved massive theatrical success with sharp, satirical society comedies, most notably his witty masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest. Additionally, his tragic poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol and his moving fairy tale The Happy Prince showcase his remarkable emotional depth and mastery over diverse literary forms.

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