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Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. Oscar Wilde
You Soul Taken Real Precious Precious Things Stolen Infinitely Cannot Ordinary Riches Your Things
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his. Oscar Wilde
Man Women Become All Women Like Does Mothers His Tragedy
Now is the winter of our discontent. William Shakespeare
Winter Our Discontent Now
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall. William Shakespeare
Fall Virtue Some Rise Sin
At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with one's lost self. Brendan Behan
Loneliness Lost Self Powerful Yearning Union Deep Core Innermost
A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education. George Bernard Shaw
Education Art Science Fool Pedantry Digest Philosophy Folly Superstition Brain Hence University
Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. Oscar Wilde
Education Time Worth Remember Nothing Admirable Knowing Well From Time To Time Taught Thing
To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect. Oscar Wilde
Intelligence Thoroughly Intellect Expect Expect The Unexpected Unexpected Modern Shows
There is no sin except stupidity. Oscar Wilde
Stupidity Except Sin
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child! William Shakespeare
Tooth Sharper How Than Child Thankless Serpent
A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out. George Bernard Shaw
World Gentleman Out More He Puts Takes Than Who
First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. George Bernard Shaw
Love Love Is First Only Foolishness First Love Lot Curiosity Little
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation. Oscar Wilde
Everything Way I Can Temptation Only Yield Get Rid Resist
Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave. Wilson Mizner
Funny You Yourself Will About Talk Leave Done
By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. Oscar Wilde
Ignorance Giving Community Touch Journalism Opinions Uneducated Us Keeps
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. Oscar Wilde
Patriotism Virtue Vicious
Brevity is the soul of wit. William Shakespeare
Soul Communication Wit Brevity
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity. George Bernard Shaw
Hate Our Worst Indifferent Toward Sin Fellow Fellow Creatures Essence Them Inhumanity Creatures
I must be cruel, only to be kind. William Shakespeare
Be Kind Kind Must Only Cruel
Give thy thoughts no tongue. William Shakespeare
Thoughts Give Thy Tongue
When love is not madness, it is not love. Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Love Love Is Madness
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions. William Shakespeare
Single Battalions Spies Come Sorrows
Art is the daughter of freedom. Friedrich Schiller
Art Freedom Daughter
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers. Oscar Wilde
Wish Our Punish Answer Prayers Gods Us
It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly. Oscar Wilde
Beautiful Good Better Ugly Than
Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something. Anton Chekhov
Love Friendship Respect People Hatred Something Common Much Unite
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