Quote #8
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
More from Oscar Wilde
- Be warned in time, James, and remain, as I, do, incomprehensible: to be great is to be misunderstood.
- The honest ratepayer and his healthy family have no doubt often mocked at the dome-like forehead of the philosopher, and laughed over the s…
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- Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
- Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.
- A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
- Over the piano was printed a notice: Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.
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