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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Art Quotes, Meaning Quotes, Understanding Quotes

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of...

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of...

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper...

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.

Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way...

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way...

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

Those truly linked don't need correspondence. When they meet again after many years apart, Their...

Those truly linked don't need correspondence. When they meet again after many years apart, Their...

The laws that Charondas gave to Catana,... A man might divorce his wife, or a...

The laws that Charondas gave to Catana,... A man might divorce his wife, or a...

I do wish I could tell you my age but it's impossible. It keeps changing...

I do wish I could tell you my age but it's impossible. It keeps changing...