Oscar Wilde Quotes

Nothing is good in moderation. You cannot know good in anything until you have torn the heart out of it by excess.

Oscar Wilde

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• We conclude that, simultaneously with the organization of the colleges, there should be at Santa Cruz an organization by disciplines, whose units would have a voice in appointments and promotions, in course of programs, and in the allocation of funds for research.

  

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• Nothing is good in moderation. You cannot know good in anything until you have torn the heart out of it by excess.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • Good
  • Heart
  • Know