“ whenever people agree with me, I always feel I must be wrong. ”
Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan (1893). copy citation
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
|---|---|
| Source | Lady Windermere's Fan |
| Topic | opinion wrong agreement |
| Date | 1893 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/790/790-h/790-h.htm |
Context
“There is nothing in the whole world so unbecoming to a woman as a Nonconformist conscience. And most women know it, I'm glad to say.
Lord Augustus. Just my sentiments, dear boy, just my sentiments.
Cecil Graham. Sorry to hear it, Tuppy; whenever people agree with me, I always feel I must be wrong.
Lord Augustus. My dear boy, when I was your age—
Cecil Graham. But you never were, Tuppy, and you never will be. [Goes up C.] I say, Darlington, let us have some cards. You'll play, Arthur, won't you?” source
Lord Augustus. Just my sentiments, dear boy, just my sentiments.
Cecil Graham. Sorry to hear it, Tuppy; whenever people agree with me, I always feel I must be wrong.
Lord Augustus. My dear boy, when I was your age—
Cecil Graham. But you never were, Tuppy, and you never will be. [Goes up C.] I say, Darlington, let us have some cards. You'll play, Arthur, won't you?” source
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