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May 14, 2024 · “When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Apr 29, 2024 · Quotes. > Quotable Quote. (?) “A sentimentalist is simply one who wants to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it. We think we can have our emotions for nothing. We cannot. Even the finest and most self-sacrificing emotions have to be paid for. Strangely enough, that is what makes them fine.
May 9, 2024 · Quotes. > Quotable Quote. (?) “Oh, I can't explain. When I like people immensely, I never tell their names to any one. It is like surrendering a part of them. I have grown to love secrecy. It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious or marvellous to us. The commonest thing is delightful if one only hides it.
5 days ago · 11. Wilde's legacy is not just in his writing but also in his enduring quotes that capture the complexity of human nature and society. Phrases like "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken" and "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" continue to inspire and provoke thought. 12.
Apr 30, 2024 · Here are some of his best-known, often-quoted sayings: “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”. “The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.”. “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”.
Apr 27, 2024 · “The Nightingale and the Rose” by Oscar Wilde was first published in 1888 in the collection The Happy Prince and Other Tales.This collection features five short stories, including “The Nightingale and the Rose”, which is a poignant and beautifully written tale about the sacrifice of a nightingale to create a red rose for a young student’s beloved.
May 1, 2024 · 1. Experience has no ethical value, it is simply the name we give to our mistakes. In this way, the author described what experience refers to. 2. A man can be happy with any woman while he does not love her. The complexity of love is described, in the manner of Wilde, in this affirmation. 3.
