The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

Simplicity is Beauty and Beauty is simplicity, nothing more, nothing less.

Simplicity is Beauty and Beauty is simplicity, nothing more, nothing less.

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

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:...

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless...

I am a lover and have not found my thing to love

I am a lover and have not found my thing to love

We are not commanded (or forbidden) to love our mates, our children, our friends, our...

We are not commanded (or forbidden) to love our mates, our children, our friends, our...