Oscar Wilde Quotes

It is a great mistake for men to give up paying compliments, for when they give up saying what is charming, they give up thinking what is charming.

Oscar Wilde

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• Compliments

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• It is a great mistake for men to give up paying compliments, for when they give up saying what is charming, they give up thinking what is charming.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • Men
  • Thinking
  • Mistake