Interesting piece and I note you quote Wilde (who was writing about the art of of Whistler) rather than Emerson whose essay on individuality written some 40 years earlier includes "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines". In my humble opinion he meant conformity rather than consistency given the essay is about trusting yourself to be who you are and not follow societies' herd instinct. To be an individual as that is the only true way to happiness. It's essentially what you too encourage people to be. You might want to look out the essay as I think you'll find it of interest. It's called 'Self-Reliance'
Interesting piece and I note you quote Wilde (who was writing about the art of of Whistler) rather than Emerson whose essay on individuality written some 40 years earlier includes "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines". In my humble opinion he meant conformity rather than consistency given the essay is about trusting yourself to be who you are and not follow societies' herd instinct. To be an individual as that is the only true way to happiness. It's essentially what you too encourage people to be. You might want to look out the essay as I think you'll find it of interest. It's called 'Self-Reliance'