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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 sick do not ask if the hand that smoothes their pillow is pure, nor the dying care if the lips that touch their brow have known the kiss of sin. – Oscar Wilde

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Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement. – Oscar Wilde

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Marriage is good enough for the lower classes: they have facilities for desertion that are denied to us. – George Bernard Shaw

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