Art has to reveal to us ideas, formless spiritual essences. The supreme question about a work of art is out of how deep a life does it spring. The painting of Gustave Moreau is the painting of ideas. The deepest poetry of Shelley, the words of Hamlet bring our mind into contact with the eternal wisdom, Plato's world of ideas. All the rest is the speculation of schoolboys for schoolboys. Ulysses
We may, indeed, indulge in sport and jest, but in the same way as we enjoy sleep or other relaxations, and only when we have satisfied the claims of our earnest, serious task On Duties
Put all your eggs in one basket -- and watch that basket! The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune ... to lose both seems like carelessness. The importance of Being Earnest
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