Quote by Oscar Wilde
Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a car

Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one to take sides. We live in the age of the overworked, and the under-educated; the age in which people are so industrious that they become absolutely stupid. – Oscar Wilde

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Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. – Oscar Wilde

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