Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine… — Oscar Wilde

Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature...to sympathise with a friend's success.

Fortnightly Review · 1891
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Wilde, Oscar. "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Selected Critical Prose, edited by Linda Dowling. Penguin Classics, 2001.
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Wilde, Oscar. "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." Fortnightly Review. London: Chapman and Hall, Feb. 1891.

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