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Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

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Apr 17, 2019 02:41AM

“But you don’t really mean to say that you couldn’t love me if my name wasn’t Ernest?

GWENDOLEN: But your name is Ernest.

JACK: Yes, I know it is. But supposing it was something else? Do you mean to say you couldn’t love me then?

GWENDOLEN (glibly): Ah! that is clearly a metaphysical speculation, and like most metaphysical speculations has very little reference at all to the actual facts of real life, as we know them.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

tags: metaphysics, real-life

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“You better live your best and act your best and think your best today, for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.”
― Harriet Martineau

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“لقد ارتكبنا جميعنا النوع الصحيح من الأخطاء”
― راي برادبوري

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“One must be serious about something, if one wants to have any amusement in life.”
― Oscar Wilde, John Cooper, The Importance of Being Earnest

tags: amusement, enjoy, enjoyment, hobbies, hobby, life, seriousness

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“لا يمكن العثور على السلام عن طريق تفادي الحياة.”
― فرجينيا وولف

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