My dear boy, no woman is a genius. Women are a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say it charmingly. Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals.

– Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter 4. Lord Henry says this to Dorian, while discussing Dorian’s interest in the actress Sibyl Vane. Dorian has told him that he is in love with the actress and that she is a genius. Henry shows his condescending and derogatory view of women. He also seems to suggest that men are at heart immoral.