Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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He had that curious love of green, which in individuals is always the sign of a subtle artistic temperament, and in nations is said to denote a laxity, if not a decadence of morals.Oscar Wilde
He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.
Oscar Wilde
It is he who has broken the bond of marriage -- not I. I only break its bondage.
Oscar Wilde
Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.
Oscar Wilde
It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.
Oscar Wilde
None of us can stand other people who have the same faults as ourselves.
Oscar Wilde
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