Wednesday, December 05, 2018
Other People
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), An Ideal Husband, Act III:
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LORD GORING [Taking out old buttonhole]. You see, Phipps, fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear.
PHIPPS. Yes, my lord.
LORD GORING. Just as vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.
PHIPPS. Yes, my lord.
LORD GORING [Putting in new buttonhole]. And falsehoods the truths of other people.
PHIPPS. Yes, my lord.
LORD GORING. Other people are quite dreadful. The only possible society is oneself.
PHIPPS. Yes, my lord.
LORD GORING. To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance, Phipps.
PHIPPS. Yes, my lord.
