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Quotations by author » Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet, Novelist, Dramatist and Critic, 1854-1900
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A mask tells us more than a face.
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A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never
Men and Women
A person who, because he has corns himself, always treads on other people's toes.
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A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.
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A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
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A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses.
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A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it
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A sentimentalist, my dear Darlington, is a man who sees an absurd value in everything, and doesn't know the market price of any single thing.
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A subject that is beautiful in itself gives no suggestion to the artist. It lacks imperfection.
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A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
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A true friend stabs you in the front.
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A true gentleman is one who is never unintentionally rude
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A truly good woman comes in only two types: One who knows nothing and the other who knows everything.
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A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.
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A woman will flirt with anybody in the world as long as other people are looking on
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Absolute catholicity of taste is not without its dangers. It is only an auctioneer who should admire all schools of art.
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Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.
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After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations
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Agitators are a set of interfering, meddling people, who come down to some perfectly contented class of the community and sow the seeds of discontent amongst them. That is the reason why agitators are so absolutely necessary.
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Ah! Don't say you agree with me. When people agree with me I always feel that I must be wrong.
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