Never speak disrespectfully of Society, Algernon. Only people who can't get into it do that.Oscar Wilde · The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
Read the saying and check its sourcesNever speak disrespectfully of Society, Algernon. Only people who can't get into it do that.
Oscar Wilde · The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
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- Wikiquote (en) · Oscar Wilde · Quotes / The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) · estratto «Never speak disrespectfully of Society, Algernon. Only people who can't get into it do tha» · Lady Bracknell, Act III
- Oscar Wilde · The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People · Riscontro testuale dell’estratto; edizione Gutenberg 844
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