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Oscar Wilde: There is always...

Oscar Wilde: There is always...

There is always something infinitely mean about other people's tragedies.

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Oscar Wilde: The suspense is...

Oscar Wilde: The suspense is...

The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Oscar Wilde: He had that...

Oscar Wilde: He had that...

He had that curious love of green, which in individuals is always the sign of a subtle artistic temperament, and in...

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Oscar Wilde: While one should...

Oscar Wilde: While one should...

While one should always study the method of a great artist, one should never imitate his manner. The manner of an...

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Oscar Wilde: Political life at...

Oscar Wilde: Political life at...

Political life at Washington is like political life in a suburban vestry.

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Oscar Wilde: Time is waste...

Oscar Wilde: Time is waste...

Time is waste of money.

Source: Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young,...

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Oscar Wilde: We can forgive...

Oscar Wilde: We can forgive...

We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless...

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Oscar Wilde: On mechanical slavery,...

Oscar Wilde: On mechanical slavery,...

On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends.

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Oscar Wilde: If this is...

Oscar Wilde: If this is...

If this is the way Queen Victoria treats her prisoners, she doesn't deserve to have any.

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Oscar Wilde: Anybody can write...

Oscar Wilde: Anybody can write...

Anybody can write a three-volume novel. It merely requires a complete ignorance of both life and...

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Oscar Wilde: Whatever harsh criticisms...

Oscar Wilde: Whatever harsh criticisms...

Whatever harsh criticisms may be passed on the construction of her sentences, she at least possesses that one touch of...

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Oscar Wilde: A man who...

Oscar Wilde: A man who...

A man who moralises is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralises is invariably plain.

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Oscar Wilde: I should be...

Oscar Wilde: I should be...

I should be like a lion in a cave of savage Daniels.

Source: Explaining why he...

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Oscar Wilde: It is well...

Oscar Wilde: It is well...

It is well for his peace that the saint goes to his martyrdom. He is spared the sight of the horror of his...

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Oscar Wilde: The exquisite art...

Oscar Wilde: The exquisite art...

The exquisite art of idleness, one of the most important things that any University can...

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Oscar Wilde: A well-tied tie...

Oscar Wilde: A well-tied tie...

A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Oscar Wilde: Good artists exist...

Oscar Wilde: Good artists exist...

Good artists exist simply in what they make, and consequently are perfectly uninteresting in what they...

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Ogden Nash: Every New Year...

Ogden Nash: Every New Year...

Every New Year is the direct descendant, isn't it, of a long line of proven criminals?

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Ogden Nash: Progress might've been...

Ogden Nash: Progress might've been...

Progress might've been alright once but it has gone on too long.

Source: In 1,911...

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Ogden Nash: One man's remorse...

Ogden Nash: One man's remorse...

One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.

Source: A Clean Conscience Never...

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