Quote by Oscar Wilde
The longer I live the more keenly I feel that whatever was good en

The longer I live the more keenly I feel that whatever was good enough for our fathers is not good enough for us. – Oscar Wilde

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To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomatist — the problem is entirely the same in both cases. To know exactly how much oil one must put with ones vinegar. – Oscar Wilde

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