Oscar Wilde

"Without order nothing can exist-without chaos nothing can evolve. Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing."

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Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray ch. 4 (1891). In Wilde's play LadyWindermere's Fan, act 3 (1892), Lord Darlington replies to the question What is a cynic?: A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

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Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde was a renowned Irish playwright and poet, celebrated for his sharp wit and critiques of Victorian society, particularly in works like 'The Picture of Dorian Gray.'

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