Oscar Wilde
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The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
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Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected.
Missionaries are going to reform the world whether it wants to or not.
A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex.
One should absorb the colour of life but one should never remember its details. Details are always vulgar.
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
Yet each man kills the thing he loves, By each let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word, The koward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword
Action is the last refuge of those who cannot dream.
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
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In any great organization it is far, far safer to be wrong with the majority than to be right alone.
For those who are able to work, work has to be seen as the best route out of poverty. For work is not just about more money - it is transformative. It's about taking responsibility for yourself and your family.
A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.
Opinions are made to be changed - or how is truth to be got at?
When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
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