Quote by Oscar Wilde
I forgot that every little action of the common day makes or unmak

I forgot that every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character, and that therefore what one has done in the secret chamber one has some day to cry aloud on the house-tops. – Oscar Wilde

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He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at all to weep about. – Oscar Wilde

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Romance
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The English public, as a mass, takes no interest in a work of art until it is told that the work in question is immoral. – Oscar Wilde

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

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Conscience warns us before it reproaches us. – Comtesse Diane (Marie Josephine de Suin de Beausacq), Maximes de la vie, 1908

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Everyone complains of his memory, but no one complains of his judgment. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 1665

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Righteousness is easy in retrospect. – Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

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Values are good things only if they are good values. – Michael Josephson, whatwillmatter.com

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The Pentagon still has not given a name to the Iraqi war. Somehow Operation Re-elect Bush doesnt seem to be popular. – Jay Leno

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Dont make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though its crucial to make a living, that shouldnt be your inspiration. Do it for yourself. – Billy Joel

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When he wrote a letter, he would put that which was most material in the postscript, as if it had been a by-matter. – Francis Bacon, "Of Cunning," Essays

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Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship. – Oscar Wilde

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