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The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde
Age: 46 †
Born: 1854
Born: October 16
Died: 1900
Died: November 30
Author
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Opinion Journalist
Playwright
Poet
Prosaist
Short Story Writer
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Dublin city
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Idleness
Laziness
Aim
Condition
Perfection
Youth

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