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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

Other quotes by Oscar Wilde

Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes. – Oscar Wilde

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Men
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Oscar Wilde
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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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great
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Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it. – Henry Ward Beecher

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good

A good day is one where I can not just read a book, but write a review of it. Maybe today Ill be able to do that. I get for some reason somewhat stronger when the sun starts to go down. Dusk is a good time for me. Im crepuscular. – Christopher Hitchens

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good

I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences. – Sonia Sotomayor

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good

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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good

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God uses suffering as a whetstone, to make men sharp with. – Henry Ward Beecher

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They played Boston. They played at the Boston Tea Party and through an amazing chain of events I got to hang out with them backstage even though I was underage. – Jonathan Richman

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The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments. – Donald Rumsfeld

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