The unfortunate aphorism proposed on Art as a Mirror of Nature is wantonely expressed by Hamlet to convince the listeners of their absolute madness over what concerns art.
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The best quotes by Oscar Wilde
We live in an age that reads too much to be wise, and that thinks too much to be beautiful.
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A man whose desire is to be something separate from himself, to be a member of Parliament, or a successful grocer, or a prominent solicitor, or a judge, or something equally tedious, invariably succeeds in being what he wants to be. That is his punishment. Those who want a mask have to wear it.
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You should study the Peerage. It is the one book a young man about town should know thoroughly, and it is the best thing in fiction the English have ever done.
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Published before 06/01/2004
Faithfulness is to the emotional life what consistency is to the life of the intellect: simply a confession of failures.
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It is always painful to part from people whom one has known for a very brief space of time. The absence of old friends one can endure with equanimity. But even a momentary separation from anyone to whom one has just been introduced is almost unbearable.
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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
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No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime.
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The secret of life is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming.
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There is no such thing as a moral or immoral book. Books are either well written or badly written. That is all.
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