There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
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Youth There is nothing like youth. The middle-aged are mortgaged to Life. The old are in Life's lumber-room. But youth is the Lord of Life. Youth has a kingdom waiting for it. Every one is born a king, and most people die in exile.Oscar Wilde
Men can be analyzed, women... merely adored.
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The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young.
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Cultivated leisure is the aim of man.
Oscar Wilde
In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.
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