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A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
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Si no podéis disfrutar leyendo un libro repetidas veces, de nada sirve leerlo ni una sola vez.
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Mr. Worthing! Rise, sir, from this semi-recumbent posture. It is most indecorous.
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ALGERNON. Did you hear what I was playing, Lane?LANE. I didn't think it polite to listen, sir.ALGERNON. I'm sorry for that, for your sake. I don't play accurately - any one can play accurately - but I play with wonderful expression.
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ALGERNON. And who are these people you amuse?JACK. Oh, neighbours, neighbours.ALGERNON. Got nice neighbours in your part of Shropshire?JACK. Perfectly horrid! Never speak to one of them.ALGERNON. How immensely you must amuse them!
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ALGERNON: Please don't touch the cucumber sandwiches. They are ordered especially for Aunt Augusta.JACK: Well, you have been eating them all the time.ALGERNON: That is quite a different matter. She is my aunt.
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It is a very ungentlemanly thing to read a private cigarette case.
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JACK: I would like to be allowed to take advantage of Lady Bracknell's temporary absence...GWENDOLEN. I would certainly advise you to do so. Mamma has a way of coming back suddenly into a room that I have often had to speak to her about.
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JACK. [Nervously.] Miss Fairfax, ever since I met you I have admired you more than any girl ... I have ever met since ... I met you.GWENDOLEN. Yes, I am quite well aware of the fact. And I often wish that in public, at any rate, you had been more demonstrative.
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