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One is tempted to define man as a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. - Oscar Wilde (The Critic as Artist Quotes)

One is tempted to define man as a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.

Source:The Critic as Artist (1891); in Intentions (ed. Methuen & Co., 1911), Page 182
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  • Profession: Poet, Playwright
  • Born: October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900
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