The Public Is Wonderfully Tolerant — Oscar Wilde Quote Mug

Oscar Wilde "The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything — except genius." Wilde wrote this in 1891, at the peak of his fame, while the same public he was describing filled his theatres and quoted him at dinner parties. He was right, as it turned out. Four years later they watched him convicted and sent to prison and mostly looked the other way. Some mornings you need coffee. Some mornings you need a reminder that the people who get punished most are usually the ones who were furthest ahead. Your Morning Reminder The em dash holds its pause right where Wilde intended it. The exception is the last thing you read before the day starts — on both sides of the mug, so it doesn't matter which hand you use. Also in the Oscar Wilde collection: The Genius Exception Tee and The Last Refuge Tee. Browse the full Oscar Wilde collection. About This Mug 15 oz black ceramic Glossy finish inside and out Quote printed on both sides Dishwasher and microwave safe Lead and BPA-free Dimensions: height 4.7" (12 cm), diameter 3.35" (8.5 cm) Who It's For The one who starts the day knowing the odds and goes anyway. The person who's been called too much by people who were too little. Anyone who needs the reminder before the first meeting. Start the day sharp. Oscar Wilde, in Plain English Lived: 1854–1900, Dublin and London His plays sold out London's West End; four years later he was in prison, convicted for being gay Wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest, and some of the most precise sentences in the English language Died in Paris at 46, broke and exiled — the same public that had adored him did very little to stop what happened