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If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesnt. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism. – Oscar Wilde

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He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise. – Oscar Wilde

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To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other peoples views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but its also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do – bad or good. – Barbra Streisand

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No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent. – Susan B. Anthony

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When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, its a good indication of what youre made of. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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To be good is noble but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble. – Mark Twain

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