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In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever.

The Soul of Man Under Socialism, 1891

Was born on: 16.10.1854
About Author: Irish writer and poet

Never trust a woman

One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything.

A Woman of No Importance, 1893

Ambition

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.

The Complete Works of Oscar Wilds, 1923

Temptation

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself, with desire for what its monstrous laws have made monstrous and unlawful.

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891)

Art

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realize our perfection; through art and art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence.

The Critic as Artist (1891), part II

Children

Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.

A Woman of No Importance, 1893

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