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Danger Quotes by Oscar Wilde
- Absolute catholicity of taste is not without its dangers. It is only an auctioneer who should admire all schools of art.
- To elope is cowardly; it is running away from danger; and danger has become so rare in modern life.
- A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
- 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…
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