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Oscar Wilde: When I was...

Oscar Wilde: When I was...

When I was young I used to think that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old, I know it...

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Oscar Wilde: Don't tell me...

Oscar Wilde: Don't tell me...

Don't tell me that you have exhausted Life. When a man says that, one knows that life has exhausted...

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Oscar Wilde: Action is the...

Oscar Wilde: Action is the...

Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.

Source: In The...

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Oscar Wilde: I can't help...

Oscar Wilde: I can't help...

I can't help detesting my relations. I suppose it comes from the fact that none of us can stand other people having...

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Oscar Wilde: Between men and...

Oscar Wilde: Between men and...

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no...

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Oscar Wilde: Fathers should be...

Oscar Wilde: Fathers should be...

Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.

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Oscar Wilde: Conscience makes egotists...

Oscar Wilde: Conscience makes egotists...

Conscience makes egotists of us all.

Source: Lord Henry, in The Picture of Dorian...

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Oscar Wilde: His work was...

Oscar Wilde: His work was...

His work was that curious mixture of bad painting and good intentions that always entitles a man to be called a...

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George Bernard Shaw: If you go...

George Bernard Shaw: If you go...

If you go to Heaven without being naturally qualified for it you will not enjoy yourself...

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George Bernard Shaw: Life is not...

George Bernard Shaw: Life is not...

Life is not meant to be easy, my son, but take courage: it can be delightful.

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George Bernard Shaw: If you value...

George Bernard Shaw: If you value...

If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper --and despise...

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George Bernard Shaw: Nothing can be...

George Bernard Shaw: Nothing can be...

Nothing can be unconditional; consequently nothing can be free.

Source: In...

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George Bernard Shaw: The joy in...

George Bernard Shaw: The joy in...

The joy in life is to be used for a purpose. I want to be used up when I die.

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George Bernard Shaw: The English have...

George Bernard Shaw: The English have...

The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it . . . It is impossible...

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George Bernard Shaw: The true joy...

George Bernard Shaw: The true joy...

The true joy of life [is] being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one ... being thoroughly worn...

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George Bernard Shaw: The seven deadly...

George Bernard Shaw: The seven deadly...

The seven deadly sins. . . . Food, clothing, firing, rent, taxes, respectability and children. Nothing can lift those...

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George Bernard Shaw: The greatest evils...

George Bernard Shaw: The greatest evils...

The greatest evils and the worst of crimes is poverty; our first duty, a duty to which every other consideration...

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George Bernard Shaw: The only person...

George Bernard Shaw: The only person...

The only person who behaves sensibly is my tailor. He takes my measure anew every time he sees me. All the rest go on...

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George Bernard Shaw: The test of...

George Bernard Shaw: The test of...

The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

Source:...

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George Bernard Shaw: The trouble, Mr....

George Bernard Shaw: The trouble, Mr....

The trouble, Mr. Goldwyn is that you are only interested in art and I am only interested in...

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