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

Other quotes by Oscar Wilde

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. – Oscar Wilde

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Life
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The English public, as a mass, takes no interest in a work of art until it is told that the work in question is immoral. – Oscar Wilde

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Sky & Clouds
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When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky. – Buddha

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I never get tired of the blue sky. – Vincent van Gogh

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Sky & Clouds

…gorgeous bright blue sky with some cloudacious beautiness on the fringe… – Terri Guillemets, “Out the Upper Window,” 2009

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Sky & Clouds

A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed… It feels an impulsion… this is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reasons and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond horizons. – Richard Bach

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Sky & Clouds

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