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Quotes from The Happy Prince and Other Tales — Oscar Wilde

1854–1900

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Hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing whatever to do.

The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888)

Why, what a wonderful piece of luck! Here is a red rose! I have never seen any rose like it in all my life. It is so beautiful that I am sure it has a long Latin name.

The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888)

Be happy, be happy; you shall have your red rose. I will build it out of music by moonlight, and stain it with my own heart's-blood. All that I ask of you in return is that you will be a true lover, for Love is wiser than Philosophy, though she is wise, and mightier than Power, though he is mighty.

The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Oscar Wilde (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.