Irish - Dramatist | October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900
She is a peacock in everything but beauty.
Oscar Wilde
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Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.
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The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.
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A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
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Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.
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The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
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I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.
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When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
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The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.
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Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.
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The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
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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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