The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an ins…

Oscar Wilde
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The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument on which one plays, that is all. ✨ Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays, p.815, GENERAL PRESS
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The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument on which one plays, that is all. ✨ Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays, p.815, GENERAL PRESS

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