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Letter "O" » Oscar Wilde Quotes
«To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual»
Author: Oscar Wilde
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Critic,
Dramatist,
Novelist,
Poet)
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Keywords:
and the,
at all,
difficult,
do-nothing,
Do,
intellectual,
In the,
most,
nothing,
the world,
thing,
world
«All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.»
Author: Oscar Wilde
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Critic,
Dramatist,
Novelist,
Poet)
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Keywords:
at once,
beneath,
peril,
surface,
surfaced,
surfaces,
symbol,
The Perils of
«A mask tells us more than a face.»
«Hatred is blind, as well as love.»
Author: Oscar Wilde
(
Critic,
Dramatist,
Novelist,
Poet)
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About:
Hatred,
Love
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Keywords:
as well,
blind,
blinder,
blinding,
hatred,
well,
welled
«The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.»
Author: Oscar Wilde
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Critic,
Dramatist,
Novelist,
Poet)
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About:
Hypocrisy,
Morality,
Shame
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Keywords:
books,
calls,
immoral,
ITS,
shame,
shamed,
shames,
shaming,
show,
the books
«In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.»
«I have nothing to declare except my genius.»
Author: Oscar Wilde
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Critic,
Dramatist,
Novelist,
Poet)
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About:
Egotism,
Genius,
witty
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Keywords:
declare,
except,
excepted,
have,
nothing,
nothings,
out of nothing
«By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.»
Author: Oscar Wilde
(
Critic,
Dramatist,
Novelist,
Poet)
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About:
Bachelors,
Funny,
Temptation
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Keywords:
converts,
permanent,
persistently,
public,
remaining,
temptation
«Bad art is a great deal worse than no art at all.»
«The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing»