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“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”
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“All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.”
― As You Like It
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.”
― As You Like It
“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.”
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“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
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