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Oscar Wilde: Nothing spoils a...

Oscar Wilde: Nothing spoils a...

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman.

Source: Lord...

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Oscar Wilde: She tried to...

Oscar Wilde: She tried to...

She tried to found a salon, and only succeeded in opening a restaurant.

Source:...

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Oscar Wilde: Genius lasts longer...

Oscar Wilde: Genius lasts longer...

Genius lasts longer than Beauty. That accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educate...

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Oscar Wilde: A kiss may...

Oscar Wilde: A kiss may...

A kiss may ruin a human life.

Source: Mrs. Arbuthnot, in A Woman of No Importance,...

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Oscar Wilde: Those who see...

Oscar Wilde: Those who see...

Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.

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Oscar Wilde: He would stab...

Oscar Wilde: He would stab...

He would stab his best friend for the sake of writing an epigram on his tombstone.

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Oscar Wilde: Women represent the...

Oscar Wilde: Women represent the...

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over...

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Oscar Wilde: Don't give a...

Oscar Wilde: Don't give a...

Don't give a woman advice; one should never give a woman anything she can't wear in the...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Upon the middle...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Upon the middle...

Upon the middle of the night.
Waking she heard the night-fowl crow.


Source:...

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William Shakespeare: Write till your...

William Shakespeare: Write till your...

Write till your ink be dry, and with your tears
Moist it again, and frame some feeling line
That may discover...

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William Shakespeare: Against my soul's...

William Shakespeare: Against my soul's...

Against my soul's pure truth why labour you
To make it wander in an unknown field?
Are you a god? would you...

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William Shakespeare: Kings are earth's...

William Shakespeare: Kings are earth's...

Kings are earth's gods; in vice their law's their will.

Source: Pericles, I:1
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William Shakespeare: Of folded schedules...

William Shakespeare: Of folded schedules...

Of folded schedules had she many a one,
Which she perused, sigh'd, tore, and gave the flood;
Crack'd many a ring...

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William Shakespeare: For when we...

William Shakespeare: For when we...

For when we rage, advice is often seen
By blunting us to make our wits more keen.


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W C Fields: Once, during Prohibition,...

W C Fields: Once, during Prohibition,...

Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.

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George Bernard Shaw: Do not unto...

George Bernard Shaw: Do not unto...

Do not unto others as you would that they would do unto you. Their tastes may not be the...

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George Bernard Shaw: A child hasn't...

George Bernard Shaw: A child hasn't...

A child hasn't a grown-up person's appetite for affection. A little of it goes a long way with them; and they like a...

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George Bernard Shaw: All that the...

George Bernard Shaw: All that the...

All that the young can do for the old is to shock them and keep them up to date.

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George Bernard Shaw: A perpetual holiday...

George Bernard Shaw: A perpetual holiday...

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

Source: Quoted by Charles...

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George Bernard Shaw: Democracy substitutes election...

George Bernard Shaw: Democracy substitutes election...

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

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