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Letter "W" » wicked
«A woman may be as wicked as she likes, but if she isn't pretty it won't do her much good»
Author: William Somerset Maugham
(Novelist, Playwright, Writer)
| About:
Women
| Keywords:
likes, pretty, Pretty Woman, wick, wicked, wickedest
«All things truly wicked start from an innocence.»
«Cover that bosom. I must not see it. Souls are wounded by such things, and they arouse wicked thoughts.»
«A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life of decent living and good works followed by one outburst of taking the name of the Lord in vain - then have a heart attack at that moment and be damned for eternity. Is that the system?»
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
(Writer)
| Keywords:
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«Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy.»
«A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.»
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
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«As a wicked man I am a complete failure. Why, there are lots of people who say I have never really done anything wrong in the whole course of my life. Of course they only say it behind my back.»
«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.»
Author: Oscar Wilde
(Critic, Dramatist, Novelist, Poet)
| About:
War
| Keywords:
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«Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.»
Author: Saint Augustine
(Bishop, Theologian)
| About:
Beauty,
Gifts
| Keywords:
dispensed, dispenses, dispensing, wicked
«And now am I, if a man should speak truly, little better than one of the wicked.»
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