To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
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Oscar WildeThe Soul of Man under Socialism (1891)
About Oscar Wilde
Irish playwright and wit, author of The Importance of Being Earnest. (1854-1900)
More from Oscar Wilde
- To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
- Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), Act III
- We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), Act III
- I can resist everything except temptation.Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), Act I
- There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), ch. 1
- The truth is rarely pure and never simple.The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), Act I
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- What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.Nelson Mandela
- Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.Nelson Mandela
- A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.Mahatma Gandhi
- Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.Mahatma Gandhi
- Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need but not for every man's greed.Mahatma Gandhi
- I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.Martin Luther King Jr.
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