Oscar Wilde

Nowadays, people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Topic: Character, Values
Location: Face Rock, Oregon
Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin

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An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship. — Oscar Wilde

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Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

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He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one. — Alexander Pope

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