I am starting this page called 'Oscar Wilde' Quotes; this is dedicated to finding energy in artistic dynamics, and life-slices. Feel free to let me know if you have anything to add . . .
“Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a
portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. The sitter is merely the accident,
the occasion. It is not he who is revealed by the painter; it is rather the
painter who, on the colored canvas, reveals himself. The reason I will not
exhibit this picture is that I am afraid that I have shown in it the secret of
my own soul,” (Wilde 7).
Mirror Image ~
"It is the spectator, and not life, that art really
mirrors" (from 'Preface).
"There is a fatality about all physical and intellectual distinction, the sort of fatality that seems to dog through history the faltering steps of kings. It is better not to be different from one's fellows. The ugly and the stupid have the best of it in this world. They can sit at their ease and gape and the play. If they know nothing of victory, they are at least spared the knowledge of defeat. They live as well as we all should live, undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet" (Wilde 6).
Beauty ~
"You have only a few years in which to live
really, perfectly, and fully. When your youth goes, your beauty will go with
it, and then you will suddenly discover that there are no triumphs left for
you, or have to content yourself with those mean triumphs that the memory of
your past will make more bitter than defeats. Every month as it wanes brings
you nearer to something dreadful. Time is jealous of you, and wars against your
likes and your roses. You will become sallow, and hollow-cheeked, and
dull-eyed. You will suffer horribly . . .
Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Be
always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing" (Wilde 25).
Intellect ~
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