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I am the prince of procrastination. It is my besetting sin. I never put off till tomorrow what I can...

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Gyles BrandrethOscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance

Praise makes me humble, but when I am abused, I know that I have touched the stars.

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Gyles BrandrethOscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder: A Mystery

One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing.

Would you like to know the great drama of my life? It is that I have put my genius into my life...I ...

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No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

Any fool can make history, but it takes a genius to write it.

The ages live in history through their anachronisms.

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Oscar WildeComplete Works of Oscar Wilde

To be really mediæval one should have no body. To be really modern one should have no soul. To be re...

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Oscar WildeComplete Works of Oscar Wilde

It is only when one has lost all things, that one knows that one possesses it

Man is complete in himself. When they go into the world, the world will disagree with them. That is ...

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Oscar WildeDer Sozialismus und die Seele des Menschen

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

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Oscar WildeThe Critic as Artist

What odd chaps you painters are! You do anything in the world to gain a reputation. As soon as you h...

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Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian Gray

Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope.

The things people say of a man do not alter a man. He is what he is. Public opinion is of no value w...

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Oscar WildeThe Soul of Man Under Socialism