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William Shakespeare: They'll take suggestion...

William Shakespeare: They'll take suggestion...

They'll take suggestion as a cat laps milk.

Source: The Tempest, II. i....

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Oscar Wilde: The critic has...

Oscar Wilde: The critic has...

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

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Oscar Wilde: The only thing...

Oscar Wilde: The only thing...

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

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Oscar Wilde: The imagination imitates....

Oscar Wilde: The imagination imitates....

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

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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: One should either...

Oscar Wilde: One should either...

One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.

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Oscar Wilde: The true critic...

Oscar Wilde: The true critic...

The true critic is he who bears within himself the dreams and ideas and feelings of myriad generations, and to whom no...

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Oscar Wilde: Disobedience, in the...

Oscar Wilde: Disobedience, in the...

Disobedience, in the eyes of any one who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that...

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Oscar Wilde: The truth is...

Oscar Wilde: The truth is...

The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and modern literature...

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Oscar Wilde: MRS ALLONBY. They...

Oscar Wilde: MRS ALLONBY. They...

MRS ALLONBY. They say, Lady Hunstanton, that when good Americans die they go to Paris.
LADY HUNSTANTON. Indeed? And...

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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 worst vice...

Oscar Wilde: The worst vice...

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Oscar Wilde: Caricature is the...

Oscar Wilde: Caricature is the...

Caricature is the tribute that mediocrity pays to genius.

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Oscar Wilde: Find expression for...

Oscar Wilde: Find expression for...

Find expression for a sorrow, and it will become dear to you. Find an expression for joy, and you will intensify its...

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Oscar Wilde: I sometimes think...

Oscar Wilde: I sometimes think...

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

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Oscar Wilde: He hasn't a...

Oscar Wilde: He hasn't a...

He hasn't a single redeeming vice.

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

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George Bernard Shaw: Taste: a quality...

George Bernard Shaw: Taste: a quality...

Taste: a quality possessed by persons without originality or moral courage.

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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: When a stupid...

George Bernard Shaw: When a stupid...

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his...

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George Bernard Shaw: You must not...

George Bernard Shaw: You must not...

You must not suppose, because I am a man of letters, that I never tried to earn an honest...

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