Quote#Nature
Misery and poverty are so absolutely degrading, and exercise such a…
Quote byOscar Wilde · 1854–1900
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891).
English (original)
Misery and poverty are so absolutely degrading, and exercise such a paralysing effect over the nature of men, that no class is ever really conscious of its own suffering. They have to be told of it by other people, and they often entirely disbelieve them.
— Oscar Wilde
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