Monday, August 10, 2020

Oscar Wilde describes the two tragedies in life

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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1 comment:

Póló said...

Indeed, it brings this to mind.

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