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If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people don't talk.

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[Letter to William Ward, 11 July 1878]Dear Boy, Why don’t you write to me? I don’t know what has become of you.As for me I am ruined. The law suit is ...more

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Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.

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It would be unfair to expect other people to be as brilliant as oneself.

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Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary.

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It's an odd thing, but anyone who disappears is said to be seen in San Francisco.It must be a delightful city and possess all the attractions of the n...more

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Pray don't talk to me about the weather, Mr. Worthing. Whenever people talk to me about the weather, I always feel quite certain that they mean someth...more

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Morality does not help me. I am a born antinomian...I see that there is nothing wrong in what one does. I see that there is something wrong in what on...more

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Moral grounds are always the last refuge of people who have no sense of beauty.

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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike.

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Morality does not help me. I am a born antinomian. I am one of those who are made for exceptions, not for laws. But while I see that there is nothing ...more

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Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.

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If a woman cannot make her mistakes charming, she is only a female.

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I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays.

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The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly—that is what each of us is here for. People are afraid of themselves, nowadays....more