“What a lurid life Oscar Wilde does lead - so full of extraordinary incidents. What a chance for the memoir writers of the next century”
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Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm was an English essayist and satirist known for his wit and satirical style. His works often focused on social and cultural satire, offering profound insights into the customs of his time and the literary world. more
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“The hospitable instinct is not wholly altruistic. There is pride and egoism mixed up with it.”
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“Beauty and the lust for learning have yet to be allied.”
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“Every man has a mob self and an individual self, in varying proportions.”
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“Thought is a man in his wholeness, wholly attending.”
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