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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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I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself. – Oscar Wilde

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