“ It is difficult not to be unjust to what one loves. ”
Oscar Wilde, Intentions (1891). copy citation
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
|---|---|
| Source | Intentions |
| Topic | love |
| Date | 1891 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/887/887-h/887-h.htm |
Context
“Meredith is a prose Browning, and so is Browning. He used poetry as a medium for writing in prose.
Ernest. There is something in what you say, but there is not everything in what you say. In many points you are unjust.
Gilbert. It is difficult not to be unjust to what one loves. But let us return to the particular point at issue. What was it that you said?
Ernest. Simply this: that in the best days of art there were no art-critics.
Gilbert. I seem to have heard that observation before, Ernest.” source
Ernest. There is something in what you say, but there is not everything in what you say. In many points you are unjust.
Gilbert. It is difficult not to be unjust to what one loves. But let us return to the particular point at issue. What was it that you said?
Ernest. Simply this: that in the best days of art there were no art-critics.
Gilbert. I seem to have heard that observation before, Ernest.” source
