Who said “Musical people are so absurdly unreasonable. They always want one to be perfectly dumb…”?

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

SourceAn Ideal Husband (1895), Mabel Chiltern, Act II

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“Musical people are so absurdly unreasonable. They always want one to be perfectly dumb at the very moment when one is longing to be absolutely deaf.”
VerifiedAn Ideal Husband (1895), Mabel Chiltern, Act II · evidenceMusic

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Wilde, O. (n.d.). Musical people are so absurdly unreasonable. They always want one to be perfectly dumb at the very moment when one is longing to be absolutely deaf. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23651-musical-people-are-so-absurdly-unreasonable-they-always/

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Wilde, Oscar. “Musical people are so absurdly unreasonable. They always want one to be perfectly dumb at the very moment when one is longing to be absolutely deaf.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23651-musical-people-are-so-absurdly-unreasonable-they-always/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Wilde, Oscar. “Musical people are so absurdly unreasonable. They always want one to be perfectly dumb at the very moment when one is longing to be absolutely deaf.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23651-musical-people-are-so-absurdly-unreasonable-they-always/.