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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

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Society exists only as a mental concept in the real world there are only individuals. – Oscar Wilde

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Society
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If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world. – Oscar Wilde

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Sympathy
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I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. – Oscar Wilde

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good
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Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth. – John Ruskin

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Art

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being. – Oscar Wilde

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Art

It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands. – George Santayana

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Art

Art hurts. Art urges voyages – and it is easier to stay at home. – Gwendolyn Brooks

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Art

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And without faith it is impossible to please him, for he who comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him. Hebrews 11:6 – Bible

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I think its pretty crazy to say youve been typecast at the age of 20 before youve even really started getting going. – Tom Felton

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