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Quote by Oscar Wilde
The moment you think you understand a great work of art, its dead

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, its dead for you. – Oscar Wilde

Other quotes by Oscar Wilde

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. – Oscar Wilde

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Be Yourself
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Oscar Wilde
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What garlic is to salad, insanity is to art. – Augustus Saint-Gaudens

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[I]t was a hymn to the beauty of the human form… and the praise of Nature, sublime, indifferent, lovely, and cruel. – W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, 1919

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Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning. – Jacques Barzun

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In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth. – Patti Smith

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Better days are coming. They are called Saturday and Sunday. – Author unknown

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Art gives me the freedom I dont have when I make music. – Marilyn Manson

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Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. – Aldous Huxley

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Its good that the first half of the speech emphasized freedom, because George W. Bush has been the global champion for freedom. As he said, if we dont fight tyranny it will not leave us alone in peace. – Ernest Istook

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