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Quote by Oscar Wilde
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for the

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. – Oscar Wilde

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The way of paradoxes is the way of truth. To test Reality we must see it on the tight-rope. When the Verities become acrobats we can judge them. – Oscar Wilde

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Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes. – Oscar Wilde

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The modern sympathy with invalids is morbid. Illness of any kind is hardly a thing to encourage in others. – Oscar Wilde

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To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say. – Will Durant

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Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms. – Ron Paul

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Its good to trust others but, not to do so is much better. – Benito Mussolini

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Im leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when its not raining. – Groucho Marx

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