Oscar Wilde Quotes
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Oscar Wilde Quotes
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"Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future."Source: A Woman of No Importance | Author: Oscar Wilde
"I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying."Source: The Remarkable Rocket | Author: Oscar Wilde
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."Source: The Importance of Being Earnest | Author: Oscar Wilde
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."Source: The Soul of Man Under Socialism | Author: Oscar Wilde
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."Source: Lady Windermere's Fan | Author: Oscar Wilde