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I have a business appointment that I am anxious... to miss.

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Oscar Wilde
Age: 46 †
Born: 1854
Born: October 16
Died: 1900
Died: November 30
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Dublin city
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I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
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