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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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There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. – Oscar Wilde

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