“Every woman becomes their mother. That's their tragedy. And no man becomes his. That's his tragedy.”

—  Oscar Wilde , The Importance of Being Earnest

Algernon, Act I.
Variant: All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.
Source: The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)

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Irish writer and poet 1854–1900

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