Who said “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.”?

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Oscar Wilde. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"The Relation of Dress to Art", The Pall Mall Gazette (February 28, 1885)

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For academic work, cite the original where you can: "The Relation of Dress to Art", The Pall Mall Gazette (February 28, 1885).

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Wilde, O. (n.d.). Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11253-consistency-is-the-last-refuge-of-the-unimaginative/

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Wilde, Oscar. “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11253-consistency-is-the-last-refuge-of-the-unimaginative/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Wilde, Oscar. “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11253-consistency-is-the-last-refuge-of-the-unimaginative/.

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