Oscar Wilde was a man who did not live long enough. An Irish poet, playwright and novelist who challenged the rigid mores of the Victorian era through the use of wit and satire, he died of meningitis at the age of just 46 years.

But he left behind a legacy of great works, notably including a play still being performed today — “The Importance of Being Earnest” — and the Gothic novel, “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”

He also — obviously unknowingly — provided a bit of self-deprecating humor that would fit perfectly into any rambling speech given by a certain “stable genius” today:

“I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.”

– Oscar Wilde, “The Happy Prince and Other Stories”

That’s okay, Donnie . . . neither does anyone else.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
1/30/26