In The Importance of Being Earnest, Algernon’s second line is, “I don’t play accurately—any one can play accurately—but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. I keep science for Life.”
Oscar Wilde wrote the line for laughs – who, after all, wants to hear the piano played inaccurately?
But consider: which would you rather listen to? Perfectly accurately with some expression, or somewhat accurately with wonderful expression.
I know which I’d pick.