Who said “Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.”?

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

SourceAn Ideal Husband (1895), Mrs Chevely, Act I

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Wilde, O. (n.d.). Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18242-only-dull-people-are-brilliant-at-breakfast/

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Wilde, Oscar. “Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18242-only-dull-people-are-brilliant-at-breakfast/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Wilde, Oscar. “Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18242-only-dull-people-are-brilliant-at-breakfast/.

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