Great Quotes: Oscar Wilde on Contradictions

Posted in Great Quotes on 05. Sep, 2009

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The well-bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

– Oscar Wilde

 

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2 Responses to “Great Quotes: Oscar Wilde on Contradictions”

  1. your uncle says:
    September 8, 2009 at 5:55 PM

    I have run into this problem several times in public rest rooms. How does one turn down the request from a stranger to engage in a “swordfight” without resorting to any form of physcical confrontation?

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  2. treyg says:
    September 8, 2009 at 6:11 PM

    The clashing of swords is rarely a noble thing, and any knave foolish enough to rattle the sword of another man shalt have his own sword removed.

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