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Kilde:
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), kap. 1.
Engelsk:
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
Del av:
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects. A man cannot be too careful in his choice of enemies. I have not got one who is a fool. They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me. Is that very vain of me? I think that it is rather vain.
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Oscar Wilde
Nasjonalitet: irsk
Tittel: forfatter
Levde: 1854 - 1900
Oscar Wilde var en svært vellykket forfatter i sin samtid, særlig kjent for sine skarpe kommentarer. Hans karriere ble ødelagt da han ble dømt til fengsel for "homoseksuelle forbrytelser".