It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

— Oscar Wilde

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To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.

— Oscar Wilde

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Vice and virtue are to the artist materials for an art.Vice and virtue are to the artist materials for an art.

— Oscar Wilde

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When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself.When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself.

— Oscar Wilde

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They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.

— Oscar Wilde

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No artist desires to prove anything.No artist desires to prove anything.

— Oscar Wilde

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No artist has ethical sympathies.No artist has ethical sympathies.

— Oscar Wilde

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The artist can express everything.The artist can express everything.

— Oscar Wilde

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All art is at once surface and symbol.All art is at once surface and symbol.

— Oscar Wilde

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Thought and language are to the artist instruments of an art.Thought and language are to the artist instruments of an art.

— Oscar Wilde

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