To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but moulds it to its purpose....

Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but moulds it to its purpose....

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

Men always want to be a woman's first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We...

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

Men always want to be a womans first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a womans first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Don't give a woman advice: one should never give a woman anything she can't wear...

Don't give a woman advice: one should never give a woman anything she can't wear...

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The object of the superior man is truth.

The object of the superior man is truth.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth