All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man doe…

Oscar Wilde
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All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his. ✨ The Importance of Being Earnest act 1 (1895). The same lines appear, as a dialogue between Lord Illingworth and Mrs. Allonby, in A Woman of No Importance, act 2 (1893).
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All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his. ✨ The Importance of Being Earnest act 1 (1895). The same lines appear, as a dialogue between Lord Illingworth and Mrs. Allonby, in A Woman of No Importance, act 2 (1893).

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