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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If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you. – Margaret Thatcher

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Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there. – Oscar Wilde

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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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