Oscar Wilde Quotes

It is well for our vanity that we slay the criminal, for if we suffered him to live he might show us what we had gained by his crime.

Oscar Wilde

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• Carbon's eastern neighbor on the table, nitrogen, dresses up diamonds in pinks, yellows, oranges, and brownish tints known romantically as 'champagne.'

  

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• A country that does not fulfill its tasks in protecting the external borders has to cope with the consequences.

  

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• In the Constitution of the United States, Negroes are referred to as fellows although the word 'slave' is carefully avoided before the thirteenth amendment.

  

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• I have no ties to my dad. I had no communications with him; it didn't shape who I am or anything like that. I'm actually a product of my mom.

  

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• Being an only child and losing both my parents at an early age, I have found that the friends I have made over the years are the people who help me get through life, good times and bad.

  

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• I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

  

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• Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities.

  

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• It is well for our vanity that we slay the criminal, for if we suffered him to live he might show us what we had gained by his crime.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • Live
  • Crime
  • Vanity