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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: That a lie...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: That a lie...

That a lie which is all a lie may be met and fought with outright,
But a lie which is part a truth is a harder...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The grand old...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The grand old...

The grand old name of gentleman.

Source: In Memoriam, 111 (Note: the stanza numbers...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Time, a maniac...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Time, a maniac...

Time, a maniac scattering dust,
And Life, a Fury slinging flame.


Source: In...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: We have children,...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: We have children,...

We have children, we have wives,
And the Lord hath spared our lives.
We will make the Spaniard promise, if we...

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Oscar Wilde: Genius is born,...

Oscar Wilde: Genius is born,...

Genius is born, not paid.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase, ed. Keith...

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Oscar Wilde: It is a...

Oscar Wilde: It is a...

It is a very sad thing nowadays that there is so little useless information.

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Oscar Wilde: It is only...

Oscar Wilde: It is only...

It is only fair to state, with regard to modern journalists, that they always apologize to one in private for what...

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Oscar Wilde: We quaff the...

Oscar Wilde: We quaff the...

We quaff the cup of life with eager haste without draining it, instead of which it only overflows the brim -- objects...

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Oscar Wilde: A man can...

Oscar Wilde: A man can...

A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.

Source: Lord...

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Oscar Wilde: There is nothing...

Oscar Wilde: There is nothing...

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

Source: Lady Markby, in An...

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Oscar Wilde: Every man of...

Oscar Wilde: Every man of...

Every man of ambition has to fight his century with its own weapons. What this century worships is wealth. The God of...

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Oscar Wilde: Really, if the...

Oscar Wilde: Really, if the...

Really, if the lower orders don't set us a good example, what on earth is the use of them?

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Alexander Pope: Here thou, great...

Alexander Pope: Here thou, great...

Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey,
Dost sometimes counsel take - and sometimes...

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Alexander Pope: Most authors steal...

Alexander Pope: Most authors steal...

Most authors steal their works, or buy.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Alexander Pope: On wrongs swift...

Alexander Pope: On wrongs swift...

On wrongs swift vengeance waits.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Alexander Pope: Religion blushing veils...

Alexander Pope: Religion blushing veils...

Religion blushing veils her sacred fires,
And unawares morality expires.
Nor public flame, nor private, dares to...

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Alexander Pope: Learn to live...

Alexander Pope: Learn to live...

Learn to live well, or fairly make your will;
You've played, and loved, and ate, and drunk your fill:
Walk sober...

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Alexander Pope: Sir Plume, of...

Alexander Pope: Sir Plume, of...

Sir Plume, of amber snuff-box justly vain,
And the nice conduct of a clouded cane.


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Alexander Pope: The Muse but...

Alexander Pope: The Muse but...

The Muse but serv'd to ease some friend, not Wife,
To help me through this long disease, my...

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Alexander Pope: The worst of...

Alexander Pope: The worst of...

The worst of madmen is a saint run mad.

Source: Imitations of Horace, bk. 1,...

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