His principles were out of date, but there was a good deal to be said for his prejudices.

Oscar Wilde
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  1. Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. - Confucius

  2. Middle age has been defined as what happens when a person's broad mind and narrow waist change places. - A.C. Grayling

  3. Without sound, There would be no music. And without music, There would be no life. And without a life force, There would be no matter. But it does not matter -Because what is matter, If there is no light? - Suzy Kassem

  4. So this is where all the vapid talk about the 'soul' of the universe is actually headed. Once the hard-won principles of reason and science have been discredited, the world will not pass into the hands of credulous herbivores who keep crystals by their sides... - Christopher Hitchens

  5. Like love, the light or guidance of truth that influences us exists only in living form, not in principles or rules or expectations or advice, however widely circulated - Alan W. Watts

More Quotes By Oscar Wilde
  1. Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary.

  2. The heart was made to be broken.

  3. The very essence of romance is uncertainty.

  4. To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

  5. Who, being loved, is poor?

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