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“I am not a Pessimist. Indeed I am not sure that I quite know what Pessimism really means. All I do know is that life cannot be understood without much charity, it cannot be lived without much charity. It is love, and not German philosophy, that is the true explanation of this world, whatever may be the explanation of the next.”
― An Ideal Husband
― An Ideal Husband
“It is always worth while asking a question, though it is not always worth while answering one.”
― An Ideal Husband
― An Ideal Husband
“You see, it is a very dangerous thing to listen. If one listens one may be convinced; and a man who allows himself to be convinced by an argument is a thoroughly unreasonable person.”
― An Ideal Husband
― An Ideal Husband
“Cecily: Oh, yes. Dr. Chasuble is a most learned man. He has never written a single book, so you can imagine how much he knows.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“Even before I met you I was far from indifferent to you.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
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