Quote#Art
We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not…
Quote byOscar Wilde · 1854–1900
English (original)
We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. All art is quite useless.
— Oscar Wilde
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