Creative Quotes
An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.
"An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all."— Oscar Wilde
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Meaning of this quote
A genuinely challenging idea may disturb settled beliefs and established arrangements.
Key takeaway:
Examine an unsettling idea before dismissing it.
Origin of the quote
The Critic as Artist, collected in Intentions (1891).
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe sentence occurs in the essay’s dialogue about criticism and thought. Dangerous refers to intellectual disruption within that argument.
