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Her hair is bound with myrtle leaves,
(Green leaves upon her golden hair!)
Green grasses through the yellow sheaves
Of Autumn corn are not more fair.

— Oscar Wilde

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More quotes by Oscar Wilde

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Lady Windermere's Fan (1892)

The English country gentleman galloping after a fox — the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.

A Woman of No Importance (1893)

A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. [Answering the question, what is a cynic?]

Lady Windermere's Fan (1892)

I have always been of opinion that a man who desires to get married should know either everything or nothing.

The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)

Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious. Both are disappointed.

A Woman of No Importance (1893)

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