Quote of Oscar Wilde - Man is least himself when he...
Biography - Oscar Wilde:
Irish playwright, novelist, essayist and poet.
Born: 1854 - Died: 1900
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
Born: 1854 - Died: 1900
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes for: truth
To be able to discern what is true as true and what is false as false — this is the mark and character of intelligence.
Truth prevails only to the extent that we successfully assert it. The victory of reason can only be the victory of rational people.
Quotes about mask:
Virtue will not be followed but for herself; and, if we sometimes borrow her mask for some other occasion, she presently pulls it off again.
Quotes about oneself:
Oscar Wilde also said...
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