Absolute catholicity of taste is not without its dangers. It is only a…

Oscar Wilde
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Absolute catholicity of taste is not without its dangers. It is only an auctioneer who should admire all schools of art. ✨ Oscar Wilde (1969). The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde, p.28, University of Chicago Press
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