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Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.   Wilde, Oscar

Source: OSCAR WILDE, A Woman of No Importance, act III, in The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde, vol. 7, p. 263 . Lord Illingworth is speaking. · Excerpt from The Picture of Dorian Gray · This quote is about marriage · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.


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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. One of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day, known for his barbed and clever wit, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned after being convicted in a famous trial of "gross indecency" for homosexual acts.

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