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Oscar Wilde quote about life from The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) - Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets.

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Quotes by Oscar Wilde · Quotes from The Picture of Dorian Gray · Quotes about life · Quotes about music · Quotes about art · Quotes about poetry

“ Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets. ”

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Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Topic

life music art poetry

Date

1890

Language

English

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Oscar Wilde quote about life from The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) - Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets.

Oscar Wilde quote about life from The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) - Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets.

Oscar Wilde quote about life from The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) - Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets.

Oscar Wilde quote about life from The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) - Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets.