Who said “Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”?

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

SourceA Few Maxims for the Instruction of the Over-Educated (1894)

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Wilde, O. (n.d.). Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/39314-nothing-that-is-worth-knowing-can-be-taught/

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Wilde, Oscar. “Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/39314-nothing-that-is-worth-knowing-can-be-taught/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Wilde, Oscar. “Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/39314-nothing-that-is-worth-knowing-can-be-taught/.

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