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William Shakespeare: I am not...

William Shakespeare: I am not...

I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee like a sow that hath...

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William Shakespeare: Men of few...

William Shakespeare: Men of few...

Men of few words are the best men.

Source: Henry V, III. ii. (40).
-- William...

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William Shakespeare: He was a...

William Shakespeare: He was a...

He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one;
Exceeding wise, fair-spoken and persuading:
Lofty and sour to them...

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William Shakespeare: As he was...

William Shakespeare: As he was...

As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.

Source:...

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William Shakespeare: I 'gin to...

William Shakespeare: I 'gin to...

I 'gin to grow aweary of the sun,
And wish the estate o' the world were now undone.


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William Shakespeare: When to the...

William Shakespeare: When to the...

When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
I summon up remembrance of things past,
I sigh the lack of many a...

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William Shakespeare: Knowing I loved...

William Shakespeare: Knowing I loved...

Knowing I loved my books, he furnished me,
From mine own library with volumes that
I prize above my...

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William Shakespeare: Flout 'em, and...

William Shakespeare: Flout 'em, and...

Flout 'em, and scout 'em; and scout 'em, and flout 'em;
Thought is free.


Source:...

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William Shakespeare: If to do...

William Shakespeare: If to do...

If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes'...

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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.

Source:
-- Oscar...

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Oscar Wilde: For an artist...

Oscar Wilde: For an artist...

For an artist to marry his model is as fatal as for a gourmet to marry his cook: the one gets no sittings, and the...

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Oscar Wilde: He was always...

Oscar Wilde: He was always...

He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of...

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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: For his mourners...

Oscar Wilde: For his mourners...

For his mourners will be outcast men,
And outcasts always mourn.


Source: The...

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Oscar Wilde: There is only...

Oscar Wilde: There is only...

There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor. The poor...

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Oscar Wilde: There is no...

Oscar Wilde: There is no...

There is no sin except stupidity.

Source: Gilbert, in The Critic as Artist, pt. 2...

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Oscar Wilde: If this is...

Oscar Wilde: If this is...

If this is the way Queen Victoria treats her prisoners, she doesn't deserve to have any.

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Oscar Wilde: Mere colour, unspoiled...

Oscar Wilde: Mere colour, unspoiled...

Mere colour, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different...

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Oscar Wilde: I dislike modern...

Oscar Wilde: I dislike modern...

I dislike modern memoirs. They are generally written by people who have either entirely lost their memories, or have...

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Oscar Wilde: No great artist...

Oscar Wilde: No great artist...

No great artist sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.

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