No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. - Quotes, Quotations & Sayings by Oscar Wilde

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No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

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Oscar Wilde

Date of birth: 1854-10-16

Date of death: 1900-11-30

Quotes number: 203

Nationality: Irish

Profession: Dramatist

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