It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyra…

Oscar Wilde
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It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over us. ✨ Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays, p.51, GENERAL PRESS
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