“Once you teach people to say what they do not understand, it is easy enough to get them to say anything you like.”
― Emile, or On Education
― Emile, or On Education
“I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“When I like people immensely I never tell their names to anyone. It is like surrendering a part of them. I have grown to love secrecy.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The sweetest pleasure arises from difficulties overcome.”
― The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus: A Roman Slave
― The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus: A Roman Slave
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