Quote by Oscar Wilde

I love hearing my relations abused. It is the only thing that makes me put up with them at all. Relations are simply a tedious pack of people, who haven't got the remotest knowledge of how to live nor the smallest instinct about when to die.

I love hearing my relations abused. It is the only thing tha

Summary

This quote satirically expresses the speaker's amusement in listening to their relatives being insulted. Despite finding their relatives tedious and lacking in both wisdom and sense of timing, the quote suggests that the only reason for tolerating them is the pleasure derived from hearing them criticized. The quote hints at the speaker's cynicism towards their relatives, highlighting their disillusionment with familial relationships and the portrayal of relatives as inept in navigating life and death.

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By Oscar Wilde

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