Only mediocrities progress. An artist revolves in a cycle of masterpieces, the first of which is no less perfect than the last.
Source: Letter to the Editor, in Pall Mall Gazette (London, 25 Sep 1894).
-- Oscar Wilde, (Oct 16 1856-1900), Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist; He was noted for his flamboyant witty, sophisticated plays, e.g., The Importance of Being Ernest, 1895.