Quote by Oscar Wilde
History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by mo

History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. – Oscar Wilde

Other quotes by Oscar Wilde

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesnt. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism. – Oscar Wilde

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good
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Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm. – Oscar Wilde

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At present, our country needs womens idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else. – Shirley Chisholm

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Im not very active politically. The causes I work on offer immediate, practical, accessible help, and politics has never meant that to me. – Kathleen Turner

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Politics ruins the character. – Otto von Bismarck

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Im not involved in politics any more and theyre quite right. – Jeffrey Archer

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Its a fact that it is much more comfortable to be in the position of the person who has been offended than to be the unfortunate cause of it. – Barbara Walters

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In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand. – Neil Armstrong

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