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Quotation from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

Oscar Wilde (spoken by Algernon)

The Importance of Being Earnest, Act I (Project Gutenberg #844)

Portrait of Oscar Wilde

Algernon replies to Jack's promise to tell the whole truth.

Citation: "The truth is rarely pure and never simple." — Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, Act I (Project Gutenberg #844). (id the-importance-of-being-earnest-q1)

Portrait: Oscar Wilde by Napoleon Sarony. Three-quarter-length photograph, seated, Napoleon Sarony / Adam Cuerden, Public domain.

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