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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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Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm. – 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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We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise if we have waited in the darkness. – Author Unknown

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In the afternoon I watch the clouds drift past the bald peak of Mount Tukuhnikivats. (Someone has to do it.) – Edward Abbey

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When scattered clouds are resting on the bosoms of hills, it seems as if one might climb into the heavenly region, earth being so intermixed with sky, and gradually transformed into it. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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A cloudless plain blue sky is like a flowerless garden. – Terri Guillemets, “Porch swing thoughts,” 2006

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