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They get up early, because they have so much to do, and go to bed early, because they have so little to think about.
Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde
Age: 46 †
Born: 1854
Born: October 16
Died: 1900
Died: November 30
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The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing them.
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I never read a book I must review it prejudices you so.
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The 19thc hatred of Realism is Caliban's enraged reaction to seeing his own face in the mirror. The 19thc rejection of Romanticism is Caliban's fury at not seeing his face reflected in the mirror.
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The man who sees both sides of a question is a man who sees absolutely nothing at all.
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