“ To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance, Phipps. ”
Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband (1895). copy citation
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
|---|---|
| Source | An Ideal Husband |
| Topic | love self-love |
| Date | 1895 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | An Ideal Husband, Act III |
| Note | Lord Goring line |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/885/885-h/885-h.htm |
Context
“Yes, my lord.
Lord Goring. Other people are quite dreadful. The only possible society is oneself.
phipps. Yes, my lord.
Lord Goring. To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance, Phipps.
phipps. Yes, my lord.
Lord Goring. [Looking at himself in the glass.] Don't think I quite like this buttonhole, Phipps. Makes me look a little too old. Makes me almost in the prime of life, eh, Phipps?” source
Lord Goring. Other people are quite dreadful. The only possible society is oneself.
phipps. Yes, my lord.
Lord Goring. To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance, Phipps.
phipps. Yes, my lord.
Lord Goring. [Looking at himself in the glass.] Don't think I quite like this buttonhole, Phipps. Makes me look a little too old. Makes me almost in the prime of life, eh, Phipps?” source
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