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Oscar Wilde12 quotes
Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious: both are disappointed. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Genius lasts longer than Beauty. — Oscar Wilde · 1890The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young. — Oscar Wilde · 1890A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Those who are faithful know only the pleasures of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies. — Oscar Wilde · 1890The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame. — Oscar Wilde · 1891All 12 quotes →