"Now the value of idea has nothing whatsoever to do with the sincerity of the man who expresses it. Indeed, the probabilities are that the more insincere the man is, the more purely intellectual will the idea be," (Wilde 11).
This statement is the art that Wilde referred to in the Preface. Statements,ought to be appreciated for their objective value. They ought not to be ignored because of their questionable source. The infamous artist Vincent van Gogh, produced a plethora of artistic masterpieces. He was emotionally and intellectually distraught in such a way that he sliced off his own ear and sent it to his girlfriend. On a personal level many critics laughed at his lunacy, however history has made a joke out of them. Van Gogh's Starry Night is one of the most valuable paintings on earth, in spite of his peculiarity. In retrospect, Van Gogh's insanity is, but a hint of dust on one of the stars in the Starry Night. Its unimportance remains unseen to the preoccupied eyes of the awestruck museum-goer.
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