Quote by Oscar Wilde
If property had simply pleasures, we could stand it; but its dutie

If property had simply pleasures, we could stand it; but its duties make it unbearable. In the interest of the rich we must get rid of it. – Oscar Wilde

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When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. – Oscar Wilde

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People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live under. To this question there is only one answer. The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. – Oscar Wilde

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The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when played by a sister or near relation. – Oscar Wilde

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So long as the great majority of men are not deprived of either property or honor, they are satisfied. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight and our clothing sufficient, but who provides wisely that he shall not be wanting the best property of all – friends? – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Property

Few rich men own their property; the property owns them. – Robert Ingersoll, speech, New York, 29 October 1896

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The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country. – John Adams

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