A quick quiz to celebrate Oscar Wilde’s birthday on October 16th. 18 great quotes, some of which were penned by Mr Wilde, some of which weren’t. (Virtual bonus points if you know who the non-Wilde quotes belong to!)
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Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
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Wilde
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Not Wilde
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We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
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Not Wilde
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Wilde
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Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
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Not Wilde
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Wilde
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Good artists copy, great artists steal.
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Wilde
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Not Wilde
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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Wilde
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Not Wilde
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There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.
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Not Wilde
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Wilde
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You can never be overdressed or over-educated.
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Not Wilde
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Wilde
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I don’t want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there.
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Wilde
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Not Wilde
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You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.
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Not Wilde
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Wilde
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Youth is wasted on the young.
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Wilde
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Not Wilde
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I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.
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Not Wilde
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Wilde
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I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.
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Wilde
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Not Wilde
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Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
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Wilde
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Not Wilde
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Every woman is a rebel.
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Wilde
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Not Wilde
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Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go
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Not Wilde
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Wilde
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If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.
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Not Wilde
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Wilde
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I can resist anything except temptation.
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Wilde
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Not Wilde
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All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his.
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Not Wilde
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Wilde
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