“To live for others as a definite self-conscious aim was not his creed. It was not the basis of his creed. When he says, 39;Forgive your enemies,39; it is not for the sake of the enemy, but for one39;s own sake that he says so, and because love is more beautiful than hate. In his own entreaty to the young man, 39;Sell all that thou hast and give to the poor,39; it is not of the state of the poor that he is thinking but of the soul of the young man, the soul that wealth was marring.”Excerpt From: Wilde, Oscar. “De Profundis.” ManyBooks.net. iBooks. This material may be protected by copyright.