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(1819—1892)

U.S. poet

The Americans, like the English, probably make love worse than any other race.

(1897—1972)

U.S. gossip columnist

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

(1897—1972)

U.S. gossip columnist

A pessimist is one who builds dungeons in the air.

(1897—1972)

U.S. gossip columnist

Nothing recedes like success.

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. Known for his barbed wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the  […]

(1883—1963)

U.S. poet, 7 January 1957

I think all writing is a disease. You can't stop it.

(1856—1924)

U.S. President

Never murder a man when he's busy committing suicide.

Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men's views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United States, in the Field of commerce and manufacture, are afraid of something. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so  […]