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.
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This quote is just one of 257 total Oscar Wilde quotes in our collection. Oscar Wilde is known for saying '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.' as well as some of the following quotes.
This quote is just one of 257 total Oscar Wilde quotes in our collection. Oscar Wilde is known for saying '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.' as well as some of the following quotes.