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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: You must wake...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: You must wake...

You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear;
To-morrow 'ill be the happiest time of all the glad...

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Ogden Nash: One would be...

Ogden Nash: One would be...

One would be in less danger
From the wiles of the stranger
If one's own kin and kith
Were more fun to be...

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Oscar Wilde: The best way...

Oscar Wilde: The best way...

The best way to make children good is to make them happy.

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-- Oscar...

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Oscar Wilde: The condition of...

Oscar Wilde: The condition of...

The condition of perfection is idleness; the aim of perfection is youth.

Source:...

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Oscar Wilde: The American father....

Oscar Wilde: The American father....

The American father. . . is never seen in London. He passes his life entirely in Wall Street and communicates with his...

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Oscar Wilde: Absolute catholicity of...

Oscar Wilde: Absolute catholicity of...

Absolute catholicity of taste is not without its dangers. It is only an auctioneer who should admire all schools of...

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Oscar Wilde: Pleasure is Nature's...

Oscar Wilde: Pleasure is Nature's...

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in harmony with himself and his...

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Oscar Wilde: Health - silliest...

Oscar Wilde: Health - silliest...

Health - silliest word in our language, and one knows well the popular idea of health the English country gentleman...

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Oscar Wilde: The State is...

Oscar Wilde: The State is...

The State is to make what is useful. The individual is to make what is beautiful.

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Oscar Wilde: The past is...

Oscar Wilde: The past is...

The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with the future that we have to deal. For the...

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Oscar Wilde: Simple pleasures ....

Oscar Wilde: Simple pleasures ....

Simple pleasures . . . are the last refuge of the complex.

Source: A Woman of No...

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Oscar Wilde: To be good,...

Oscar Wilde: To be good,...

To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy. It merely requires a certain amount...

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Oscar Wilde: It is a...

Oscar Wilde: It is a...

It is a dangerous thing to reform anyone.

Source: Gilbert, in The Critic as Artist,...

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Oscar Wilde: The nineteenth century...

Oscar Wilde: The nineteenth century...

The nineteenth century is a turning point in history, simply on account of the work of two men, Darwin and Renan, the...

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Oscar Wilde: Everyone is born...

Oscar Wilde: Everyone is born...

Everyone is born a king, and most people die in exile.

Source: In Webster's...

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Oscar Wilde: To believe is...

Oscar Wilde: To believe is...

To believe is very dull. To doubt is intensely engrossing.

Source: In Webster's...

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Ogden Nash: The turtle lives...

Ogden Nash: The turtle lives...

The turtle lives 'twixt plated decks
Which practically conceal its sex.
I think it clever of the turtle
In...

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Alexander Pope: Sir, I admit...

Alexander Pope: Sir, I admit...

Sir, I admit your general rule,
That every poet is a fool,
But you yourself may serve to show it,
That every...

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Alexander Pope: Some daemon stole...

Alexander Pope: Some daemon stole...

Some daemon stole my pen (forgive th' offence)
And once betrayed me into common sense.
Else all my prose and...

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Alexander Pope: Achilles' wrath, to...

Alexander Pope: Achilles' wrath, to...

Achilles' wrath, to Greece the direful spring
Of woes unnumbered, heavenly goddess...

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