All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their own peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their own peril. -Oscar Wilde

 

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their own peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their own peril.


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She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness.

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I don't like principles. I prefer prejudices.

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When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. -Oscar Wilde
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Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

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Philosophy teaches us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of others.

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Crying is the refuge of plain women, but the ruin of pretty ones. -Oscar Wilde
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Dreamers can find their way by moonlight and their only punishment is that they see the dawn before the rest of the world.

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