Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.
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Quotations by Oscar Wilde

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1. "The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it’s dead for you." – Oscar Wilde “The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it’s dead for you.” – Oscar Wilde...
2. "Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable." – Oscar Wilde “Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable.” – Oscar Wilde...
3. "I usually write when I’m in a great place. When I’m depressed, I don’t usually write. So I take all of when I’m depressed and throw it into when I’m feeling good. Weird, I guess." – Del Shannon “I usually write when I’m in a great place. When I’m depressed, I don’t usually write. So I take all of when I’m depressed and throw it into when I’m feeling good. Weird, I guess.” – Del Shannon...
4. "No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist." – Oscar Wilde “No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.” – Oscar Wilde...
5. "Bad artists always admire each other’s work. They call it being large-minded and free from prejudice. But a truly great artist cannot conceive of life being shown, or beauty fashioned, under any conditions other than those he has selected." – Oscar Wilde “Bad artists always admire each other’s work. They call it being large-minded and free from prejudice. But a truly great artist cannot conceive of life being shown, or beauty fashioned, under any conditions other than those he has selected.” – Oscar Wilde...
6. Bad art is a great deal worse than no art at all. Oscar Wilde Bad art is a great deal worse than no art at all.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Oscar Wilde...
7. The men who make history have not time to write it. Klemens Von Metternich The men who make history have not time to write it.History and HistoriansQuotations by Klemens Von Metternich...