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Quote by Oscar Wilde
No man dies for what he knows to be true. Men die for what they wa

No man dies for what he knows to be true. Men die for what they want to be true, for what some terror in their hearts tells them is not true. – Oscar Wilde

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Men marry because they are tired women, because they are curious both are disappointed. – Oscar Wilde

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Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. – Oscar Wilde

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I will soon be going out to shape all the singing tomorrows. – Gabriel Peri

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The torments of martyrdom are probably most keenly felt by the bystanders. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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