Algernon Moncreiff Quotes in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

Jack Worthing: I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. You can't go anywhere without meeting clever people. The thing has become an absolute public nuisance. I wish to goodness we still had a few fools left.

Algernon Moncreiff: We have.

Jack Worthing: I should extremely like to meet them. What do they talk about?

Algernon Moncreiff: The fools? Oh, about the clever people, of course.

Jack Worthing: What fools!