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Quote by Oscar Wilde
In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin. – Oscar Wilde

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The moment you think you understand a great work of art, its dead for you. – Oscar Wilde

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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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Great and good are seldom the same man. – Winston Churchill

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We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause. – William James

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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other peoples bad manners. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Nothing good ever comes of violence. – Martin Luther

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You can use all the quantitative data you can get, but you still have to distrust it and use your own intelligence and judgment. – Alvin Toffler

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