Citations by Oscar Wilde

Poet, writer and journalist, born monday october 16, 1854 in Dublin (Ireland), died friday november 30, 1900 in Paris (France)

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Every man of ambition has to fight his century with its own weapons. What this century worships is wealth. The God of this century is wealth.

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Nowadays people seem to look on life as a speculation. It is not a speculation. It is a sacrament. Its ideal is Love. Its purification is sacrifice.

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What a pity that in life we only get our lessons when they are of no use to us.

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There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

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Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer.

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A kiss can reveal more than a declaration of love.

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A kiss may ruin a human life.

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