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«A woman may be as wicked as she likes, but if she isn't pretty it won't do her much good»
«A wild, wick slip she was - but, she had the bonniest eye and sweetest smile, and lightest foot in the parish: and, after all, I believe she meant no harm; for when once she made you cry in good earnest, it seldom happened that she would not keep you company, and oblige you to be quiet that you might comfort her.»
«All things truly wicked start from an innocence.»
Author: Ernest Hemingway | Keywords: innocence, wick, wicked
«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?»
«I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed»
Author: Jonathan Swift (Author, Satirist) | Keywords: ashamed, wick, wicked
«I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.»
«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.»
«The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.»
Author: Ovid (Author, Poet) | Keywords: Burns, lamp, oil, wick
«Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.»
Author: William Arthur Ward | About: Curiosity | Keywords: candle, curiosity, wick

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