Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is...

There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like...

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like...

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can...

The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can...

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

Don't give a woman advice: one should never give a woman anything she can't wear...

Don't give a woman advice: one should never give a woman anything she can't wear...

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs...

Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs...

Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

But if God wanted us to think with our wombs, why did he give us...

But if God wanted us to think with our wombs, why did he give us...