Oscar Wilde's Quote - The English public, as a mass, takes no interest in a work of art

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The English public, as a mass, takes no interest in a work of art

The English public, as a mass, takes no interest in a work of art until it is told that the work in question is immoral. – Oscar Wilde

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The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. – Oscar Wilde

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Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation. – Oscar Wilde

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The public seldom forgive twice. – Johann Kaspar Lavater

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I dont believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career. – Charlie Chaplin

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The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a public figure, a major public figure, is a lonely man. – Richard Milhous Nixon

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