It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.
OSCAR WILDEWhenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
More Oscar Wilde Quotes
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I am too fond of reading books to care to write them.
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The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.
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Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend’s success.
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Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
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I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself.
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Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing.
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The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
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Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
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I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
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I have nothing to declare except my genius.
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Some things are more precious because they don’t last long.
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Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is by far the best ending for one.
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Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
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I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.
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Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.
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