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Ralph Waldo Emerson: There is this...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: There is this...

There is this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means;...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Valor consists in...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Valor consists in...

Valor consists in the power of self recovery.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Thou art to...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Thou art to...

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

Source: Essays, 'Friendship.'
-- Ralph Waldo...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: We do what...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: We do what...

We do what we can, and then make up a theory to prove our performance the best.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: We all live...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: We all live...

We all live amid surfaces, and the true art is to skate well on them.

Source: In...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Live and lie...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Live and lie...

Live and lie reclined
On the hills like Gods together, careless of mankind.


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Oscar Wilde: My great mistake,...

Oscar Wilde: My great mistake,...

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own...

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Oscar Wilde: It is he...

Oscar Wilde: It is he...

It is he who has broken the bond of marriage -- not I. I only break its bondage.

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Oscar Wilde: The basis of...

Oscar Wilde: The basis of...

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

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

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Oscar Wilde: As a wicked...

Oscar Wilde: As a wicked...

As a wicked man I am a complete failure. Why, there are lots of people who say I have never really done anything wrong...

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Oscar Wilde: Only mediocrities progress....

Oscar Wilde: Only mediocrities progress....

Only mediocrities progress. An artist revolves in a cycle of masterpieces, the first of which is no less perfect than...

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Oscar Wilde: There is no...

Oscar Wilde: There is no...

There is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for...

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Oscar Wilde: There are many...

Oscar Wilde: There are many...

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them...

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Oscar Wilde: Anybody can be...

Oscar Wilde: Anybody can be...

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

Source: Lord...

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Oscar Wilde: Good resolutions are...

Oscar Wilde: Good resolutions are...

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.

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Oscar Wilde: I love London...

Oscar Wilde: I love London...

I love London society! I think it has immensely improved. It is entirely composed now of beautiful idiots and...

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Oscar Wilde: He rides in...

Oscar Wilde: He rides in...

He rides in the row at ten o clock in the morning, goes to the Opera three times a week, changes his clothes at least...

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Oscar Wilde: I delight in...

Oscar Wilde: I delight in...

I delight in men over seventy. They always offer one the devotion of a lifetime.

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Oscar Wilde: Something was dead...

Oscar Wilde: Something was dead...

Something was dead in each of us,
And what was dead was Hope.


Source: The Ballad...

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Oscar Wilde: Yes, I am...

Oscar Wilde: Yes, I am...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to the growth of...

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