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Oscar Wilde Quotes

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable. - Oscar Wilde (The Decay of Lying Quotes)

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.

Source:The Decay of Lying (1889); in Intentions (ed. Methuen & Co., 1911), Page 43
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  • Profession: Poet, Playwright
  • Born: October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900
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