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It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of Art. — Oscar Wilde · 1891It is through Art, and through Art only, that we can realize our perfection; through Art, and through Art only, that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Art and money1 quote
It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of Art. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Art market1 quote
It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of Art. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Avant garde1 quote
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Dreamers1 quote
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. — Oscar Wilde · 1891History1 quote
The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Hurting others1 quote
It is difficult not to be unjust to what one loves. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Love1 quote
It is difficult not to be unjust to what one loves. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Power of art1 quote
It is through Art, and through Art only, that we can realize our perfection; through Art, and through Art only, that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Progress1 quote
It is because Humanity has never known where it was going that it has been able to find its way. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Telling the truth1 quote
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. — Oscar Wilde · 1891The human condition1 quote
It is because Humanity has never known where it was going that it has been able to find its way. — Oscar Wilde · 1891