Oscar Wilde: It is to do nothing that the elect exist. Action is limited and relative. Unlimited and absolute is the vision of him wh

It is to do nothing that the elect exist. Action is limited and relative. Unlimi — Oscar Wilde

It is to do nothing that the elect exist. Action is limited and relative. Unlimited and absolute is the vision of him who sits at ease and watches, who walks in loneliness and dreams.

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