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Oscar Wilde Quotes

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she is perfectly satisfied.
Oscar Wilde

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Type:
Dramatist Quotes
Category:
Irish Dramatist Quotes
Date of Birth:
October 16, 1854
Date of Death:
November 30, 1900
Nationality:
Irish
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One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged.
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In married life three is company and two none.
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