Quote by Oscar Wilde
If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized. – Oscar Wilde

Other quotes by Oscar Wilde

A subject that is beautiful in itself gives no suggestion to the artist. It lacks imperfection. – Oscar Wilde

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Art
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The longer I live the more keenly I feel that whatever was good enough for our fathers is not good enough for us. – Oscar Wilde

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Generations
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Men always want to be a womans first love – women like to be a mans last romance. – Oscar Wilde

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What is the use of a house if you havent got a tolerable planet to put it on? – Henry David Thoreau

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Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt. – Shirley Chisholm

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The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, youre still a rat. – Lily Tomlin

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I feel like sometimes that I was not meant for this society. – Mike Tyson

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