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The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything. — Oscar Wilde

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The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.

Oscar Wilde
1894
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Stages of life
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1894
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Oscar Wilde
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Wilde, Oscar. "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young." Oscar Wilde: The Major Works, edited by Isobel Murray. Oxford University Press, 2008.
Original citation
Wilde, Oscar. "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young." The Chameleon. London: Gay and Bird, 1894.

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