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Quote by Oscar Wilde
The way of paradoxes is the way of truth. To test Reality we must

The way of paradoxes is the way of truth. To test Reality we must see it on the tight-rope. When the Verities become acrobats we can judge them. – Oscar Wilde

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Men marry because they are tired women, because they are curious both are disappointed. – Oscar Wilde

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Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion. – Oscar Wilde

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