Quotes from work
Salome

Salome
Oscar WildeOriginal title Salomé (French)

Salome is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde.

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

Oscar Wilde Salome

le mystère de l'amour est plus grand que le mystère de la mort.
Source: Salomé (1893)

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“Neither at things, nor at people should one look. Only in mirrors should one look, for mirrors do but show us masks.”

Oscar Wilde Salome

Source: Salomé

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“How pale the Princess is! Never have I seen her so pale. She is like the shadow of a white rose in a mirror of silver.”

Oscar Wilde Salome

Source: Salomé

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“It is not wise to find symbols in everything that one sees. It makes life too full of terrors.”

Oscar Wilde Salome

Source: Salome

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