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Oscar Wilde in 10 inspiring quotes

The Irish poet and writer has left behind many masterpieces, including "The Portrait of Dorian Gray," and a collection of quotes fit for any occasion. For his birthday, Vogue looks back some of his most famous and perfectly fitting quotes.
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"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken."

“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."

“Men always want to be a woman’s first love. What women like is to be a man’s last romance.”

"Follies are the only things we never regret."

"There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."

"There's just one horrible thing in the world, only one unforgivable sin: the boredom."

“Literature always anticipates life. It doesn't copy it but moulds it to its purpose.”

"America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up."

“Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear."

*"It’s easy to quit smoking. I’ve done it hundreds of times."*