Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Oscar Wilde Quotes: Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.
         

Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.


Oscar Wilde
Check all other quotes by Oscar Wilde

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Oscar Wilde Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Art-is-the-only-serious-thing-in-65285>.




Check out


Other quotes of Oscar Wilde


The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.



Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.



Always forgive your enemies nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies nothing annoys them so much.



It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.



Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.



To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.



Be yourself; everyone else is taken.

Be yourself; everyone else is taken.



Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.



Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.



I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.





Other quotes you may like



When he kissed me, it was like he was reaching for my soul.

When he kissed me, it was like he was reaching for my soul.



Some things aren’t meant for sunlight. The only place for them is in the shadows.

Some things aren’t meant for sunlight. The only place for them is in the shadows.



And I'm a pretty positive person - I don't put a lot of energy into worrying, and I'm not a person who lives in a great deal of fear.

And I'm a pretty positive person - I don't put a lot of energy into worrying, and I'm not a person who lives in a great deal of fear.



If you have assumed a character above your strength, you have both acted in this matter in an unbecoming way, and you have neglected that which you might have fulfilled.

If you have assumed a character above your strength, you have both acted in this matter in an unbecoming way, and you have neglected that which you might have fulfilled.



Do not be afraid to fail, but also, do not be afraid to succeed.

Do not be afraid to fail, but also, do not be afraid to succeed.



Today, I say that no nation in the world need be left out of the global system we are constructing.

Today, I say that no nation in the world need be left out of the global system we are constructing.



A proud man is one who waits for a vacancy in the Trinity.

A proud man is one who waits for a vacancy in the Trinity.



I think the beauty of the writing of 'Game of Thrones' is not that the characters are fearless; it's how they overcome their fear, you know?

I think the beauty of the writing of 'Game of Thrones' is not that the characters are fearless; it's how they overcome their fear, you know?



Like one's own children, golf has an uncanny way of endearing itself to us while at the same time evoking every weakness of mind and character, no matter how well hidden.

Like one's own children, golf has an uncanny way of endearing itself to us while at the same time evoking every weakness of mind and character, no matter how well hidden.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.". Author of this quote is Oscar Wilde. .