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Oscar Wilde. Photo: Google


Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
- Oscar Wilde


It is as hard to see one's self as to look backwards without turning around.
- Henry David Thoreau


I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.
- Louisa May Alcott


Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.
- Anthony Burgess


Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
- Bill Gates


Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working.
- Pablo Picasso


Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.
- Charles Dickens


Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
- Plato


Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.
- Carol Burnett


If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.
- Norman Douglas

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