A Quote by Oscar Wilde

A truth ceases to be true when more than one person believes in it.

Oscar Wilde

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Be True Believes Ceases More Person Than True Truth

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Oscar Wilde
Irish - Poet
October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900

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Eric Hoffer

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Thomas Jefferson

The Bible's truth does not depend in any way on whether or not a person believes the truth.

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Richard Dawkins

The less you feel and the more firmly you believe, the more praiseworthy is your faith and the more it will be esteemed and appreciated; for real faith is much more than a mere opinion of man. In it we have true knowledge: in truth, we lack nothing save true faith.

Meister Eckhart

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Smith Wigglesworth

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Rick Yancey

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Samuel Johnson

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Lucian Freud

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John Guare

Trump believes we lead nations. Trump believes we set the example. Trump believes that American exceptionalism means just that, and anybody that wants to come along with us is more than welcome to. But they got to understand who we are. We're not gonna define ourselves by telling ourselves we're no good or we don't rate, we're gonna be more like you.

Rush Limbaugh

The parasite of art, the virus of art, never ceases to gnaw awat at your brain, never ceases to torture you with the knowledge that whatever you’re doing could be done more beautifully, more powerfully, more stirringly, more disturbingly, more deeply.