As a wicked man I am a complete failure. Why, there are lots of people…

Oscar Wilde
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As a wicked man I am a complete failure. Why, there are lots of people who say I have never really done anything wrong in the whole course of my life. Of course they only say it behind my back. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Illustrated), p.203, Delphi Classics
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As a wicked man I am a complete failure. Why, there are lots of people who say I have never really done anything wrong in the whole course of my life. Of course they only say it behind my back. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Illustrated), p.203, Delphi Classics

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