It is Oscar Wilde's birthday today! He was a great playwright and a great wit. He said the above (when he was going through Customs to enter the United States) and he also said, "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about!" These are called epigrams -- pithy sayings.
He also wrote "The Importance of Being Earnest" which is, earnestly, one of the funniest plays ever written. I would go on but no one can compete with Oscar Wilde for wit or a well-turned phrase.
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