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Oscar Wilde Quotes

It is only shallow people who require years to get rid of an emotion. A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent apleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want touse them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Oscar Wilde

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