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Quote by Oscar Wilde
Life is not governed by will or intention. Life is a question of n

Life is not governed by will or intention. Life is a question of nerves, and fibers, and slowly built-up cells in which thought hides itself and passion has its dreams. – Oscar Wilde

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Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. – Oscar Wilde

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Be Yourself
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What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying. – Oscar Wilde

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Art
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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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Love
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Probably the most honest “self-made man” ever was the one we heard say: “I got to the top the hard way — fighting my own laziness and ignorance every step of the way.” – James Thom

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One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. – A.A. Milne

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More good things in life are lost by indifference than ever were lost by active hostility. – Robert Gordon Menzies

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Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important. – T.S. Eliot

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