Poets, you know, are always ahead of science; all · Oscar Wilde

This is one of the compliments that mediocrity pay

Poets, you know, are always ahead of science; all the great discoveries of science have been stated before in poetry.

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Oscar Wilde

1854-10-16 — 1900-11-30 · Dublin

Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright, celebrated for his wit, flamboyant style, and epigrammatic brilliance. He became one of the most famous figures of the late Victorian era, known for his advocacy of aestheticism, the belief that art exists for beauty's sake. Despite his literary success, his personal life was marked by scandal and legal troubles, leading to imprisonment.