“ I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex. ”
Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance (1893). copy citation
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
|---|---|
| Source | A Woman of No Importance |
| Topic | pleasure complexity simplicity |
| Date | 1893 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/854/854-h/854-h.htm |
Context
“
[Exit.]
Lord Illingworth. Shall we go in to tea?
Mrs. Allonby. Do you like such simple pleasures?
Lord Illingworth. I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex. But, if you wish, let us stay here. Yes, let us stay here. The Book of Life begins with a man and a woman in a garden.
Mrs. Allonby. It ends with Revelations.
Lord Illingworth. You fence divinely.” source
[Exit.]
Lord Illingworth. Shall we go in to tea?
Mrs. Allonby. Do you like such simple pleasures?
Lord Illingworth. I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex. But, if you wish, let us stay here. Yes, let us stay here. The Book of Life begins with a man and a woman in a garden.
Mrs. Allonby. It ends with Revelations.
Lord Illingworth. You fence divinely.” source
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