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Quote by Oscar Wilde
There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pai

There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathise with the colour, the beauty, the joy of life. The less said about lifes sores the better. – Oscar Wilde

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There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. – Oscar Wilde

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A man who marries his mistress leaves a vacancy in that position. – Oscar Wilde

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Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty? – Paul Gauguin

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I slept and dreamt that life was beauty I woke and found that life was duty. – George Byron

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I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed. – James Dean

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