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A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde
Age: 46 †
Born: 1854
Born: October 16
Died: 1900
Died: November 30
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Medievalism, with its saints and martyrs, its love of self-torture, its wild passion for wounding itself, its gashing with knives, and its whipping with rods - Medievalism is real Christianity, and the medieval Christ is the real Christ.
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I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement.
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It is Nature who makes our artists for us, though it may be Art who taught them their right mode of expression.
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Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
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If it is not nailed to the floor, it's mine. If I can pry it loose, it is not nailed down.
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