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

I never saw a man who looked with such a wistful eye upon that little tent of blue which prisoners call the sky. – Oscar Wilde

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Sky & Clouds
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It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information. – Oscar Wilde

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sad
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Other Quotes from
good
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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

Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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good

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. – Josh Billings

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good

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth. – Bo Bennett

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good

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I do want to try to put things in perspective today relative to the U.S.-Canada relationship. I would like to start by talking about how important this relationship is to the people of the United States. – Paul Cellucci

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relationship

More books, more racing and more foolishness with cars and motorcycles are in the works. – Brock Yates

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car

Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and dont have time for all that. – George Carlin

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Time

I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long. – Joseph Heller

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Dreams