Quote#Wisdom
For to disagree with three-fourths of the British public on all…
Quote byOscar Wilde · 1854–1900
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The English Renaissance of Art (1882).
English (original)
For to disagree with three-fourths of the British public on all points is one of the first elements of sanity, one of the deepest consolations in all moments of spiritual doubt.
— Oscar Wilde
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