Originally posted on Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 12:30am ·
Lord Henry Wotton, in Oscar Wilde's
The Picture of Dorian Gray, says some of the most witty things I've ever read
so I thought I'd share an excerpt.
"Days in summer, Basil, are apt to linger," murmured Lord Henry."Perhaps you will tire sooner than he will. It is a sad thing to think of, but there is no doubt that Genius lasts longer than Beauty. That accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educate ourselves. In the wild struggle for existence, we want to have something that endures, and so we fill our minds with rubbish and facts, in the silly hope of keeping our place. The thoroughly well-informed man - that is the modern ideal. And the mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-a-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value. I think you will tire first, all the same."
And for the side, here's one of my favorite John Cleese sketches. Warning; If you have a fear of flying this may intensify your suspicions that the pilots are know-nothings so....don't watch it if that's you. Other than that it's really good for a laugh.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xJSey8HRUhU
"Days in summer, Basil, are apt to linger," murmured Lord Henry."Perhaps you will tire sooner than he will. It is a sad thing to think of, but there is no doubt that Genius lasts longer than Beauty. That accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educate ourselves. In the wild struggle for existence, we want to have something that endures, and so we fill our minds with rubbish and facts, in the silly hope of keeping our place. The thoroughly well-informed man - that is the modern ideal. And the mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-a-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value. I think you will tire first, all the same."
And for the side, here's one of my favorite John Cleese sketches. Warning; If you have a fear of flying this may intensify your suspicions that the pilots are know-nothings so....don't watch it if that's you. Other than that it's really good for a laugh.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xJSey8HRUhU
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