No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Art Quotes, Artists Quotes

Hear no evil, speak no evil - and you'll never be invited to a party

Hear no evil, speak no evil - and you'll never be invited to a party

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

When good Americans die they go to Paris.

When good Americans die they go to Paris.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a...

Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a...

Good taste is the excuse I've always given for leading such a bad life.

Good taste is the excuse I've always given for leading such a bad life.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in...

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in...

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

One should never make one's debut in a scandal. One should reserve that to give...

One should never make one's debut in a scandal. One should reserve that to give...

No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but...

No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but...

There is no absurdity so obvious that it cannot be firmly planted in the human...

There is no absurdity so obvious that it cannot be firmly planted in the human...

Why is there so much controversy about drug testing? I know plenty of guys who...

Why is there so much controversy about drug testing? I know plenty of guys who...