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Quote by Oscar Wilde
I never saw a man who looked with such a wistful eye upon that lit

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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It is well for his peace that the saint goes to his martyrdom. He is spared the sight of the horror of his harvest. – Oscar Wilde

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There are moments when art attains almost to the dignity of manual labor. – Oscar Wilde

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Sky & Clouds
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The sky was clear — remarkably clear — and the twinkling of all the stars seemed to be but throbs of one body, timed by a common pulse. – Thomas Hardy

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Sky & Clouds

I suppose there were moonless nights and dark ones with but a silver shaving and pale stars in the sky, but I remember them all as flooded with the rich indolence of a full moon. – Willa Sibert Cather

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Sunbeams joy-pierce clouds. – Terri Guillemets, “Rays of happiness,” 2011

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The night sky is a miracle of infinitude. – Terri Guillemets, “Temere Sætninger: ix,” 2006

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To that daintiest siren of puff and perfume, a Turkish cigarette. – Minna Thomas Antrim, “To La Cigarette,” A Book of Toasts, 1902

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The single most important thing in a childs performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing. – Michael Gove

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