Who said “A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without…”?

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Oscar Wilde. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceDe Profundis (1897)

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Wilde, O. (n.d.). A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30993-a-sentimentalist-is-simply-one-who-desires-to/

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Wilde, Oscar. “A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30993-a-sentimentalist-is-simply-one-who-desires-to/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Wilde, Oscar. “A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30993-a-sentimentalist-is-simply-one-who-desires-to/.

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