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Oscar Wilde Quotations

Admire the Wit in These Oscar Wilde Quotations

By Simran Khurana, About.com

A literary genius and yet a comedian; that is how I see Oscar Wilde. Read these quotations to see if you agree.

Friendship
Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success.

Children
Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.

Friendship
I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old ones.

Achievements
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

Dreams
Ordinary riches can be stolen: real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.

Business
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Attitude
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

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