Oscar Wilde on reputation
In short: “There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” (Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray)
From The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, Irish writer (1854–1900).
The book is in the public domain; this wording is checked against the Project Gutenberg text, where you can read all of it free.
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- Source: Project Gutenberg — The Picture of Dorian Gray · Public domain (GB: author died 1900, life+70 expired; US: Project Gutenberg records no US copyright)
- Also: Oscar Wilde
- Also: Project Gutenberg — The Picture of Dorian Gray · Public domain (GB: author died 1900, life+70 expired; US: Project Gutenberg records no US copyright)
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