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As one knows the poet by his fine music, so one can recognize the liar by his rich rhythmic utterance, and in neither case will the casual inspiration of the moment suffice. Here, as elsewhere, practice must precede perfection.

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This wallpaper is dreadful, one of us will have to go.

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When I was young, I was no one. Now, I'm worldwilde.

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A man who marries without knowing Bunbury has a very tedious time of it.

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I am happy in my prison of passion

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The liar at any rate recognizes that recreation, not instruction, is the aim of conversation, and is a far more civilized being than the blockhead who loudly expresses his disbelief in a story which is told simply for the amusement of the company.

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And certainly once a man begins to neglect his domestic duties he becomes painfully effeminate, does he not? And I don't like that. It makes men so very attractive.

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A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.

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All sins, except a sin against itself, Love should forgive. All lives, save loveless lives, true Love should pardon.

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I live constantly in the fear of not being misunderstood.

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Good resolutions are useless attempts to interfere with scientific laws.

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The British cook, for her iniquities, is a foolish woman who should be turned into a pillar of salt which she never knows how to use.

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Most people are boring and stupid.

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The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

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They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever.

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What is beautiful is a joy for all seasons.

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The only way to even approach doing something perfectly is through experience, and experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

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All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors. Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital. When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself.

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If a man needs an elaborate tombstone in order to remain in the memory of his country, it is clear that his living at all was an act of absolute superfluity.

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The systems that fail are those that rely on the permanency of human nature, and not its growth and development.

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