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Mark Twain quote: “Distance lends enchantment to the view.”
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“Distance lends enchantment to the view.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

Mark Twain quote: “Be good and you will be lonesome.”
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“Be good and you will be lonesome.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

Variant: Be good and you will be lonely.
Source: Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

Mark Twain quote: “I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.”
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“I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.”

Mark Twain book Tom Sawyer Abroad

Source: Tom Sawyer Abroad

Oscar Wilde quote: “Arguments are to be avoided, they are always vulgar and often convincing.”
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“Arguments are to be avoided, they are always vulgar and often convincing.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

Variant: I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar and often convincing.

Oscar Wilde quote: “Every woman is a rebel.”
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“Every woman is a rebel.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

Oscar Wilde quote: “Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.”
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“Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.”

Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde quote: “To be popular one must be a mediocrity.”
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“To be popular one must be a mediocrity.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

Oscar Wilde quote: “I have nothing to declare except my genius.”
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“I have nothing to declare except my genius.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

Oscar Wilde quote: “Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.”
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“Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

This quote was instead first mentioned in a 1931 book titled “Since Calvary: An Interpretation of Christian History” by the comparative religion specialist Lewis Browne.
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