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A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.... (more Oscar Wilde quotes)
Oscar's father was Sir William Wilde, Ireland's leading ear and eye surgeon, who also wrote books on archaeology and folklore. Oscar's mother, Jane Francesca Elgee, Lady Wilde, called 'Speranza', was an Irish nationalist and writer.
His full name was Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde.... (more Oscar Wilde trivia)