The Irish Times of Saturday carried a report about a rare handwritten document of Oscar Wilde selling at auction at Sotheby's in London last week for €50,000.
It was in the form of a questionnaire he completed while studying at Oxford.
It includes the following quip:
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
Brilliant.
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Indeed, it brings this to mind.
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