In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not gett… - Oscar Wilde

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In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. (Mr. Dumby, Act III)

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish dramatist, essayist, novelist and poet.

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Pen Names: С.3.3. • Sebastian Melmoth

Birth Name: Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde

Alternative Names: Oscar O'Flahertie Wills Wilde • Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde • Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde • Oscar O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde

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There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

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George Bernard Shaw Anton Chekhov William Somerset Maugham Mark Twain Friedrich Nietzsche

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we poor artists have to show ourselves in society from time to time, just to remind the public that we are not savages.

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life.

Now don't stir. I'll be back in five minutes. And don't fall into any temptations while I am away.

In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. (Mr. Dumby, Act III) - Oscar Wilde

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