Quote by Oscar Wilde
Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does

Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm. – Oscar Wilde

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No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. – Oscar Wilde

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Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them. – Oscar Wilde

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I never wanted to become an actress because Id read great literature or seen great Shakespeare. It was more just wanting to understand what the people were really like, why they said all the strange things they did. – Julie Walters

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The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world. – Walt Whitman

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When I am grown to mans estate I shall be very proud and great. And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. – Nelson Mandela

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