Quote by Oscar Wilde
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

Other quotes by Oscar Wilde

It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art. – Oscar Wilde

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Art
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To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomatist — the problem is entirely the same in both cases. To know exactly how much oil one must put with ones vinegar. – 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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The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better. – Thomas Carlyle

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A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains. – Maxim Gorky

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I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly. – Marilyn Monroe

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I had a really good childhood up until I was nine, then a classic case of divorce really affected me. – Kurt Cobain

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Seven and half years ago I began my own journey. For me and my family it was a time of adversity. But during that adversity I derived a deeper faith. And born out of that adversity was a commitment to devote myself to those people and to those issues that truly matter to me. – Paul Tsongas

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Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices – today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it. – Kevyn Aucoin

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