My experience is that as soon as people are old enough to know better,…

Oscar Wilde
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My experience is that as soon as people are old enough to know better, they don't know anything at all. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2004). The Best of Oscar Wilde: Selected Plays and Writings, p.75, Penguin
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My experience is that as soon as people are old enough to know better, they don't know anything at all. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2004). The Best of Oscar Wilde: Selected Plays and Writings, p.75, Penguin

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