253.Quotes On War:Wil-Part 3
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"The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance.." -Henry Ward Beecher-
"The more prosperous and settled a nation, the more readily it tends to think of war as a regrettable accident;to nations less fortunate the chance of war presents itself as a possible bountiful friend.".-Lewis H. Lapham-
"As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have it's fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.".-Oscar Wilde-
"We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.".-Vernon Howard
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"There is no royal road;you've got to work a good deal harder than most people want to work.".-Charles E. Wilson-
"I think middle-age is the best time, if we can escape the fatty degeneration of the conscience which often sets in at about fifty.".-Dean William R. Inge-
"Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.".-Dean William R. Inge-
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"Marriage is like wine. It is not be properly judged until the second glass.".-Douglas William Jerrold-
"There is peace more destructive of the manhood of living man than war is destructive of his material body.".-Douglas William Jerrold-
"Wherever the citizen becomes indifferent to his fellows, so will the husband be to his wife, and the father of a family toward the members of his household.".-Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt-
"A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want?".-Oscar Wilde-
"A person who, because he has corns himself, always treads on other people's toes.".-Oscar Wilde-
"Alas, I am dying beyond my means.".-Oscar Wilde-
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"Better the rule of One, whom all obey, than to let clamorous demagogues betray our freedom with the kiss of anarchy.".-Oscar Wilde-
"Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.".-Oscar Wilde-
"Dullness is the coming of age of seriousness.".-Oscar Wilde-
"Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable.".-Oscar Wilde-
"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.".-Oscar Wilde-
"He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at all to weep about.".-Oscar Wilde-
"I delight in men over seventy. They always offer one the devotion of a lifetime.".-Oscar Wilde-
"I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.".-Oscar Wilde-
"If a man needs an elaborate tombstone in order to remain in the memory of his country, it is clear that his living at all was an act of absolute superfluity.".-Oscar Wilde-
"In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.".-Oscar Wilde-
"It is a sad truth, but we have lost the faculty of giving lovely names to things. Names are everything. I never quarrel with actions. My one quarrel is with words. The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. It is the only thing he is fit for.".-Oscar Wilde-
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"It is only shallow people who require years to get rid of an emotion. A man that is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure.".-Oscar Wilde-
"It's absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.".-Oscar Wilde-
"Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but moulds it to its purpose. The nineteenth century, as we know it, is largely an invention of Balzac.".-Oscar Wilde-
"Marriage is the one subject on which all women agree and all men disagree.".-Oscar Wilde-
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