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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.

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Oscar Wilde: In America the...

Oscar Wilde: In America the...

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their...

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Oscar Wilde: The world is...

Oscar Wilde: The world is...

The world is a stage, but the play's badly cast.

Source: Lord Arthur Savile's...

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Oscar Wilde: Every great man...

Oscar Wilde: Every great man...

Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is usually Judas who writes the...

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Oscar Wilde: We have really...

Oscar Wilde: We have really...

We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.

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Oscar Wilde: There is no...

Oscar Wilde: There is no...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.

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Oscar Wilde: There is no...

Oscar Wilde: There is no...

There is no such thing as a moral book or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written. That is...

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Oscar Wilde: Cultivated leisure is...

Oscar Wilde: Cultivated leisure is...

Cultivated leisure is the aim of man.

Source: The Soul of Man under Socialism, in...

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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: Society often forgives...

Oscar Wilde: Society often forgives...

Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer.

Source:...

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Oscar Wilde: LORD ILLINGWORTH. The...

Oscar Wilde: LORD ILLINGWORTH. The...

LORD ILLINGWORTH. The Book of Life begins with a man and a woman in a garden.
MRS ALLONBY. It ends with...

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Oscar Wilde: A dreamer is...

Oscar Wilde: A dreamer is...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest...

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Oscar Wilde: Please do not...

Oscar Wilde: Please do not...

Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.

Source: In Impressions of...

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William Shakespeare: I have not...

William Shakespeare: I have not...

I have not slept one wink.

Source: Cymbeline, III. iv. (103).
-- William...

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William Shakespeare: I am sworn...

William Shakespeare: I am sworn...

I am sworn brother, sweet,
To grim Necessity, and he and I
Will keep a league till...

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William Shakespeare: The purest treasure...

William Shakespeare: The purest treasure...

The purest treasure mortal times afford
Is spotless reputation; that away,
Men are but gilded loam or painted...

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William Shakespeare: No profit grows...

William Shakespeare: No profit grows...

No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en;
In brief, sir, study what you most affect.


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William Shakespeare: Tis better to...

William Shakespeare: Tis better to...

Tis better to be vile than vile esteemed,
When not to be receives reproach of being.


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William Shakespeare: One touch of...

William Shakespeare: One touch of...

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin,
That all with one consent praise newborn...

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William Shakespeare: I am giddy,...

William Shakespeare: I am giddy,...

I am giddy, expectation whirls me round.
The imaginary relish is so sweet
That it enchants my...

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