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Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde
Age: 46 †
Born: 1854
Born: October 16
Died: 1900
Died: November 30
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In spite of the roaring of the young lions at the Union, and the screaming of the rabbits in the home of the vivisect, in spite of Keble College, and the tramways, and the sporting prints, Oxford still remains the most beautiful thing in England, and nowhere else are life and art so exquisitely blended, so perfectly made one.
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The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim.
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The best work in literature is always done by those who do not depend on it for their daily bread and the highest form of literature, Poetry, brings no wealth to the singer.
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History is only gossip.
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Concordantly, while your first question may be the most pertinent, you may or may not realize it is also the most irrelevant.
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