The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
topics: Forgiveness keywords: everything, except, forgives, genius, public, tolerant , wonderfully
Oscar Wilde
Date of birth: 1854-10-16
Date of death: 1900-11-30
Quotes number: 203
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