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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of...

As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of...

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

Bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier...

Bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier...

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

Crying is the refuge of plain women but the ruin of pretty ones.

Crying is the refuge of plain women but the ruin of pretty ones.

The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Why was I born with such contemporaries?