canons good society are, be, canons art. Form absolutely essential it. — Oscar Wilde, Picture Dorian Gray

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For the canons of good society are, or should be, the same as the canons of art. Form is absolutely essential to it. It should have the dignity of a ceremony, as well as its unreality, and should combine the insincere character of a romantic play with the wit and beauty that make such plays delightful to us.

Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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