“After the first glass you see things as you wish they were. …”

“After the first glass you see things as you wish they were. After the second glass you see things as they are not. Finally, you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.”

— Oscar Wilde

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Title: Wikiquote: Oscar Wilde
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Wilde, Oscar. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Oscar Wilde. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde

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