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

— Oscar Wilde

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I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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