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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright.
* He was born in Dublin in 1854 and died in Paris in 1900.
* He is best known for his epigrams and plays, such as The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
* He was a leading figure in the Aesthetic movement, which advocated art for art's sake.
* He was imprisoned for two years for homosexual offenses in 1895.
* After his release, he lived in exile in France.
* He died of meningitis in 1900.
* He is considered one of the most important figures in English literature.
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
You like every one; that is to say, you are indifferent to every one.
What fire does not destroy, it hardens
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