The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.

Oscar Wilde

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Topic

Stages of life

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young The Chameleon

Medium

Epigrams Journal

Language

English

Time

1894 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Ireland Europe

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Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young." The Chameleon. London: Gay and Bird, 1894.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young." Oscar Wilde: The Major Works, edited by Isobel Murray. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Doyle, Arthur. "The Sign of the Four; or, The Problem of the Sholtos." Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. London: Lippincott's, 1890, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Doyle, Arthur. The Sign of Four. The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library. Detective Fiction, 2009, ch. 1.