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The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react. George Bernard Shaw
Numerous Once Possibilities React Decide Act
If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience. George Bernard Shaw
History Man Learning Experience History Repeats Itself Must Always How Repeats Itself Unexpected Happens Incapable
The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief. William Shakespeare
Thief Something Steals Robbed Smiles
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw
Democracy Better Shall Device Governed Than Deserve
Who, being loved, is poor? Oscar Wilde
Love Being Loved Poor Who
No better way is there to learn to love Nature than to understand Art. It dignifies every flower of the field. And, the boy who sees the thing of beauty which a bird on the wing becomes when transferred to wood or canvas will probably not throw the customary stone. Oscar Wilde
Love Art Nature Better Bird Will Beauty Field Every Flower Way Wing Sees Throw Better Way Learn Understand Becomes Boy Than Stone Wood Transferred Which Canvas To Love Who Thing
We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep. William Shakespeare
Life Dreams Made Our Stuff Little Rounded Sleep
Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. Oscar Wilde
Friendship Best Ending Laughter Beginning Bad Far
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. Oscar Wilde
Good Advice Oneself Only Never Pass Any The Only Thing Good Advice Use Thing
Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more. Oscar Wilde
Progress Ambition Our Rule Ourselves Kingdom More True Know Us Should Each Each One
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. Oscar Wilde
Country Only Only Country Civilization Between Without Decadence America In-Between Barbarism
To be, or not to be, that is the question. William Shakespeare
Question To Be Or Not To Be
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course. William Shakespeare
Adversity Me Wise Men Say Embrace Wise Men Wisest Course Sour Thee
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike. Oscar Wilde
Attitude People Morality Adopt Simply Towards Dislike Personally Whom
Ambition is the last refuge of the failure. Oscar Wilde
Failure Ambition Refuge Last
If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research. Wilson Mizner
You Research Steal Author Plagiarism Many
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. William Shakespeare
Love Love Is Made Sighs Smoke
The family, that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor in our innermost hearts never quite wish to. Dodie Smith
Family Wish Our Never Dear Octopus Nor Escape Hearts Quite Whose Innermost
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will. George Bernard Shaw
You Will Beginning Creation Imagination Create Last Desire Imagine
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else. George Bernard Shaw
Liar Believe Else Punishment He Least Anyone Anyone Else Cannot Believed
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw
You Patriotism Superior Country Conviction Others Born Because Were Your
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. George Bernard Shaw
Power Those Observation Got Accurate Commonly Who Cynicism
Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties. Jules Renard
Love Heart Love Is Like Hourglass Brain Up Filling
Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds. William Shakespeare
Good Words Say Kind Well Talking Doing Deed Deeds Good Deed
Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out. Anton Chekhov
Life Day You Face Idiot Living Crisis Out Wears Day-To-Day Any
Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open. George Bernard Shaw
Man Woman Marriage Entered Window Alliance Open Anniversary Who Shut Sleep
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