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The Picture of Dorian Gray Quotes

Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the caveman had known how to laugh, History would have been different. - Oscar Wilde (The Picture of Dorian Gray Book Quotes)

Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world’s original sin. If the caveman had known how to laugh, History would have been different.

Source:(ed. Ward, Lock & Co., 1891), Chapter III, Page 60
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  • Verba vana aut risui apta non loqui.Do not speak words that are vain or give rise to laughter.
  • Stultus in risu exaltat vocem suam.The fool raises his voice in laughter.
  • She laughed and danced with the thought of death in her heart.

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Oscar Wilde (The Picture of Dorian Gray Quotes)
  • Book: The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • Writer: Oscar Wilde
  • Genre: Classics, Fiction, Philosophy
  • Published: 1890
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