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Oscar Wilde: In this world...

Oscar Wilde: In this world...

In this world there are two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. The last is...

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Oscar Wilde: It requires one...

Oscar Wilde: It requires one...

It requires one to assume such indecent postures.

Source: Explaining why he did not...

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Oscar Wilde: Keep love in...

Oscar Wilde: Keep love in...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are...

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Oscar Wilde: Public Opinion... an...

Oscar Wilde: Public Opinion... an...

Public Opinion... an attempt to organize the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical...

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Oscar Wilde: Life is too...

Oscar Wilde: Life is too...

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Oscar Wilde: Men of thought...

Oscar Wilde: Men of thought...

Men of thought should have nothing to do with action.

Source: In Webster's...

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Oscar Wilde: The one duty...

Oscar Wilde: The one duty...

The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it.

Source: Gilbert, in The Critic as...

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Oscar Wilde: A subject that...

Oscar Wilde: A subject that...

A subject that is beautiful in itself gives no suggestion to the artist. It lacks...

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Alexander Pope: Know then thyself,...

Alexander Pope: Know then thyself,...

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan;
The proper study of mankind is man.


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Alexander Pope: One who is...

Alexander Pope: One who is...

One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees,...

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Alexander Pope: Rise, honest Muse!...

Alexander Pope: Rise, honest Muse!...

Rise, honest Muse! and sing the Man of Ross.

Source: Moral Essays, Epistle III....

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Alexander Pope: True ease in...

Alexander Pope: True ease in...

True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,
As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.
'Tis not...

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Alexander Pope: Ye gods! annihilate...

Alexander Pope: Ye gods! annihilate...

Ye gods! annihilate but space and time.
And make two lovers happy.


Source: The...

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Alexander Pope: `With every pleasing,...

Alexander Pope: `With every pleasing,...

`With every pleasing, every prudent part,
Say, what can Chloe want?' - She wants a...

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Alexander Pope: Words are like...

Alexander Pope: Words are like...

Words are like leaves; and where they most abound,
Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A critic is...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A critic is...

A critic is a louse in the locks of literature.

Source:
-- Alfred, Lord...

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Benjamin Franklin: Leisure is the...

Benjamin Franklin: Leisure is the...

Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain the lazy one...

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Benjamin Franklin: He that falls...

Benjamin Franklin: He that falls...

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

Source: In Correct Quotes...

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Benjamin Franklin: Clearly spoken, Mr....

Benjamin Franklin: Clearly spoken, Mr....

Clearly spoken, Mr. Fogg; you explain English by Greek.

Source: In Correct Quotes...

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Oscar Wilde: When critics disagree,...

Oscar Wilde: When critics disagree,...

When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself.

Source: In Webster's...

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