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It is well for his peace that the saint goes to his martyrdom. He

It is well for his peace that the saint goes to his martyrdom. He is spared the sight of the horror of his harvest. – Oscar Wilde

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It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But… it is better to be good than to be ugly. – Oscar Wilde

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Society exists only as a mental concept in the real world there are only individuals. – Oscar Wilde

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There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. – Oscar Wilde

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Born a saint, die a sinner — born a sinner, die a saint. – Doug Horton

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Saints are simply men and women who have fulfilled their natural obligation which is to approach God. – Evelyn Waugh

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People who are born even-tempered, placid and untroubled — secure from violent passions or temptations to evil — those who have never needed to struggle all night with the Angel to emerge lame but victorious at dawn, never become great saints. – Eva Le Gallienne

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Saint. A dead sinner revised and edited. – Ambrose Bierce

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