Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back. - Oscar Wilde

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Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.

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About Oscar Wilde

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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It is awfully hard work doing nothing. However, I don't mind hard work where there is no definite object of any kind. -Algernon
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays · March 1, 2001 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance
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