People · 1894
To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.
— Oscar Wilde • Phrases and Philosophies for the use of the Young
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An editorial interpretation.
The statement recasts loving oneself as the start of a romance that lasts a lifetime. The playful comparison borrows the language of a love affair for a relationship with the self. Its promise of duration gives that inward affection an expansive, cheerfully confident quality.
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