There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
Oscar Wilde

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

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

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

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly.

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.