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.

1 comment:

Póló said...

Indeed, it brings this to mind.

Link

Featured Post

Pope Leo criticises conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

Interesting words from Pope Leo on Christmas Day. Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon yesterday, in...