Quote by Oscar Wilde
I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated His ability. – Oscar Wilde

Other quotes by Oscar Wilde

Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life. – Oscar Wilde

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Family
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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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The next evolutionary step for humankind is to move from human to kind. – Author Unknown

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In this century we have made remarkable material progress, but basically we are the same as we were thousands of years ago. Our spiritual needs are still very great. – Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

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It is the fancy of every mortal that being cradled in the arms of mortality is a safe place for the time being. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Man desired concord; but nature knows better what is good for his species; she desires discord. Man wants to live easy and content; but nature compels him to leave ease… and throw himself into roils and labors. – Immanuel Kant, Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose, 1787

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All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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When that shutter clicks, anything else that can be done afterward is not worth consideration. – Edward Steichen

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