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Quote by Oscar Wilde
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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When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. – Oscar Wilde

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