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

If property had simply pleasures, we could stand it; but its duties make it unbearable. In the interest of the rich we must get rid of it. – Oscar Wilde

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Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. – Oscar Wilde

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A good photograph is knowing where to stand. – Ansel Adams

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Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. – H. L. Mencken

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The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year. – Voltaire

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All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife. – Daniel Boone

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A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working at it and wills it, is exercising the energies of his mind and soul as well as of his body. Memory and imagination help him as he works. – William Morris

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My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad. – Beau Bridges

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