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All great truths begin as blasphemies. George Bernard Shaw
Truth Great Begin Truths
In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience. Oscar Wilde
Benefits Young Older Those Give Ready Always Inexperience Than America Themselves Full Who
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. Oscar Wilde
Fashion Every Months Intolerable Alter Ugliness Six Form
Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going. Tennessee Williams
Life You Memory Except Catch Quickly Goes Going Moment Hardly Present Present Moment
All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness. Tennessee Williams
People Frankness Cruel Themselves Describe
Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head. William Shakespeare
Adversity Ugly Venomous Sweet Wears Head Like His Precious Which Toad Uses Jewel
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. William Shakespeare
Goodness Virtue Fearful Never Bold
I am not bound to please thee with my answer. William Shakespeare
I Am Please Bound Answer Am Thee
The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles. Anton Chekhov
World Hatred Petty Fires Hostility
Mankind is made great or little by its own will. Friedrich Schiller
Great Will Made Own Little Mankind
If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion. George Bernard Shaw
Never Economists Reach Conclusion Were End Laid
I'm an atheist and I thank God for it. George Bernard Shaw
God Atheist Thank God Thank
Lack of money is the root of all evil. George Bernard Shaw
Money Evil Lack Root
Most people do not pray; they only beg. George Bernard Shaw
People Only Most Pray Beg
There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot. George Bernard Shaw
Dangerous Nothing More Than Bigot Conscience
An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood; a mud bath for every soul concerned in it. George Bernard Shaw
Soul Battle Election Every Bath Bad Moral Horror Except Concerned Blood Mud
The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship. George Bernard Shaw
Progress Censorship First Removal Condition
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. Oscar Wilde
Book Reading Enjoy Over Cannot Again Use Enjoy Reading
I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. Oscar Wilde
Travel Something Never Read Without Always Diary Train Sensational Should
What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams. Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Life Dreams Good Madness Illusion Life Is A Enough Dream Shadow Only Greatest Story Little Themselves
A liar is always lavish of oaths. Pierre Corneille
Liar Oaths Lavish Always
What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god. William Shakespeare
Work God Man Angel Action Apprehension Admirable Faculties Noble Like Piece How Infinite Form Moving Reason Express
If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto me. William Shakespeare
Time Me You Speak Will Say Seeds Look Unto Grain Which Then Grow
Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds. William Shakespeare
Love Love Is Finds Alteration
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. William Shakespeare
Lies Wears Crown Head Uneasy
Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me. William Shakespeare
Me Immortal Give Give Me Crown Put Robe
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