"A red rose is not selfish in wanting to be a red rose." Osc..
Added 2024-02-09 23:00:20 +0000 UTC"A red rose is not selfish in wanting to be a red rose." Oscar Wilde, eminent Irish writer, poet and playwright.๐คฉ๐ The full quote is "A red rose is not selfish in wanting to be a red rose. ๐ฅ๐It would be terribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be red roses." ๐ซ๐ฅ Oscar Wilde, characterized by his sharp wit, precise syllable and murderous irony, is true to himself. ๐๐พThe phrase is taken from his work "The Soul of Man and the Prison Confession." โจ๐The meaning of the quote, as O. Wilde himself explains: selfishness is not about living as one wishes, but about demanding that others live and think as we think is right.๐๐
