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Oscar Wilde, born on October 16, 1854, in Ireland, and died on November 30, 1900, was a renowned Irish writer, playwright, and poet. His works are known for their wit, satire, and unique style, with notable works including 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' and 'Lady Windermere's Fan'.

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Famous Oscar Wilde Quotes

“The modern sympathy with invalids is morbid. Illness of any kind is hardly a thing to be encouraged in others.”

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Book:The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

Source: The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and modern literature a complete impossibility!”

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Book:The Plays of Oscar Wilde

Source: The Plays of Oscar Wilde

“It is awfully hard work doing nothing.”

Hard Hard Work Earnest Doing Nothing Importance Of Being Earnest

Book:The Importance of Being Earnest

Source: The Importance of Being Earnest

“More than half of modern culture depends upon what one shouldn't read.”

Culture Half Modern Depends Earnest Importance Of Being Earnest Modern Culture

Book:Poems

Source: Poems

“What between the duties expected of one during one's lifetime, and the duties exacted from one after one's death, land has ceased to be either a profit or a pleasure. It gives one position, and prevents one from keeping it up. That's all that can be said about land.”

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Book:The Importance of Being Earnest: Revised Edition

Source: The Importance of Being Earnest: Revised Edition

“The old-fashioned respect for the young is fast dying out.”

Young Dying Respect Old Fashioned Earnest Respectability

Book:The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde

Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde

About the Author

Born: October 16, 1854
Died: November 30, 1900
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 2314

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The Picture Of Dorian GrayRelated source material

The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and PlaysRelated source material

Epigrams of Oscar WildeRelated source material

The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 textsRelated source material

The Collected Works of Oscar WildeRelated source material

The Importance of Being EarnestRelated source material

The Wit and Humor of Oscar WildeRelated source material

The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: De profundis,Related source material

The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar WildeRelated source material

Collected Works of Oscar Wilde: The Plays, the Poems, the Stories and the Essays Including De ProfundisRelated source material

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