Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
Source: Lord Henry, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, ch. 6, 1891.
-- Oscar Wilde, (Oct 16 1856-1900), Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist; He was noted for his flamboyant witty, sophisticated plays, e.g., The Importance of Being Ernest, 1895.