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Oscar Wilde was a 19th-century Irish poet and playwright. Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish author, poet and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential dramatists in London in the early 1890s. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Knowledge — The pursuit of learning, understanding, and intellectual growth

More quotes by Oscar Wilde

“Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary.”
— Oscar Wilde
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“The heart was made to be broken.”
— Oscar Wilde
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“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.”
— Oscar Wilde
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“Who, being loved, is poor?”
— Oscar Wilde
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“Yet each man kills the thing he lovesBy each let this be heardSome do it with a bitter lookSome with a flattering wordThe coward does it with a kissThe brave man with a sword”
— Oscar Wilde
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“One should always be in love. That's the reason one should never marry.”
— Oscar Wilde
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