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Good post. Reminds me of that quote by Oscar Wilde: "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
by shadowmatter 15y ago
Good post. Reminds me of that quote by Oscar Wilde: "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
- gruseom 15y agoI don't believe Wilde said that. This is boomer self-actualization language, and the underlying concept of authenticity is a 20th century creation. Here is something Wilde really wrote: "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." http://books.google.com/books?id=xZlRfVy0LbcC&lpg=PA1002&dq=%22give%20him%20a%20mask%22%20intitle%3A%22collected%20works%20of%20oscar%20wilde%22&pg=PA1002#v=onepage&q=%22give%20him%20a%20mask%22%20intitle:%22collected%20works%20of%20oscar%20wilde%22&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=xZlRfVy0LbcC&lpg=PA1002...