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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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To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomatist — the problem is entirely the same in both cases. To know exactly how much oil one must put with ones vinegar. – Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde
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He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise. – Oscar Wilde

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