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Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to. it's by oscar wilde a friend of mine posted it on facebook and i want to know what it means answers asap would be very helpful!
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- Anonymous10 years agoFavorite Answer
Wilde was saying that sometimes, it takes strength to do what you need to do to be happy. He was gay, and homosexual relationships were illegal at the time, and it was quite brave of him to yield to his temptation for male companionship. He refused to ignore his true nature, even though it may have been easier to have just tried to suppress it and live by the conventions of the time, conventions that he did not believe in. I think that he was right; you only live once, and it often does take strength and courage to be true to yourself and do what you must to be happy and fulfilled.
Source(s): I've read quite a few books on Oscar Wilde as well as his own writings.