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In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting read more

In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: World Quotes,
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One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

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The sick do not ask if the hand that smoothes their pillow is pure, nor the dying care if the read more

The sick do not ask if the hand that smoothes their pillow is pure, nor the dying care if the lips that touch their brow have known the kiss of sin.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Purity Quotes,
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Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

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I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Appreciation Quotes,
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In all pointed sentences some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness.

In all pointed sentences some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Accuracy Quotes,
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Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Saints Quotes,
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We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell

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The secret of life is in art.

The secret of life is in art.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Art Quotes,
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May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life read more

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Optimism Quotes,
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