The world has always laughed at its own tragedies, that being the only way in which it has been able to bear them.

A Woman of No Importance

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Wilde, Oscar. A Woman of No Importance. 1893, Haymarket Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3.

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Wilde, Oscar. "A Woman of No Importance." The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 3.

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A quote by Oscar Wilde about humor and sadness: “The world has always laughed at its own tragedies, that being the only way…”

A quote by Oscar Wilde about humor and sadness: “The world has always laughed at its own tragedies, that being the only way…”

A quote by Oscar Wilde about humor and sadness: “The world has always laughed at its own tragedies, that being the only way…”