Imagination is a quality given to man to compensate for what he is not, and a sense of humaor is provided to console him from what he is. -Oscar Wilde

 

Imagination is a quality given to man to compensate for what he is not, and a sense of humaor is provided to console him from what he is.


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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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