About Oscar Wilde
1854 – 1900
Irish poet and playwright renowned for his razor-sharp wit, flamboyant style, and tragic life. Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest.
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“The greatest foe to art is luxury, art cannot live in its atmosphere.”
“In art, as in nature and in life, relations are modes of interaction.”
“Art like life should be free, since both are experimental.”
“Art is long, life short, judgment difficult, opportunity transient.”