May 08

Only the shallow know themselves.

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onlytheshallow

“Only the shallow know themselves.”

- From Oscar Wilde’s essay “Phrases And Philosophies For The Use Of The Young“.

This tattoo was submitted by Marlene, who says that the quotation “can be interpreted in many different ways, to accompany mood swings”.

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