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“Moderation is a fatal thing, Lady Hunstanton. Nothing succeeds like excess.”

Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance

Lord Illingworth, Act III
A Woman of No Importance (1893)

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“I wonder who it was defined man as a rational animal. It was the most premature definition ever given. Man is many things, but he is not rational.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings

Oscar Wilde photo
Oscar Wilde photo
Oscar Wilde photo
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“Man is many things, but he is not rational.”

Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

Source: Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man

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“A kiss may ruin a human life”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

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