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Classes Quotes by Oscar Wilde
- The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes.
- Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments
- Work is the curse of the drinking classes.
- The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who do the improbable.
- It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes.
- It is quite true that I have worshipped you with far more romance of feeling than a man usually gives to a friend. Somehow, I…
- I am not laughing, Dorian; at least I am not laughing at you. But you should not say the greatest romance of your life. You…
- I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone.…
- In England ... education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and would probably lead…
- The Americans are certainly hero-worshipers, and always take their heroes from the criminal classes.
- Too much work, and no vacation, Deserves at least a small libation. So hail! my friends, and raise your glasses, Work's the curse of the…
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- The one man other than my father who made the most lasting impression was an uncle, Serge B. Benson. He taught me… — Ezra Taft Benson