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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

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Nobody of any real culture, for instance, ever talks nowadays about the beauty of sunset. Sunsets are quite old fashioned. To admire them is a distinct sign of provincialism of temperament. Upon the other hand they go on. – Oscar Wilde

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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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Man, when he is merely what he seems to be, is almost nothing. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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