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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

Lord Henry

Lord Henry watched him, with his sad smile. He knew the precise psychological moment when to say nothing. He felt intensely interested. He was amazed at the sudden impression that his words had produced, and, remembering a book that he had read when he was sixteen, which had revealed to him much that he had not known before, he wondered whether Dorian Gray was passing through the same experience.

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

Books

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written.

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891)

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

Sincerity

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

The Critic as Artist, 1890

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