MRS. ALLONBY: She told me yesterday, and in quite a loud voice too, that she was only eighteen. It was most annoying. LORD ILLINGWORTH: One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that, would tell one anything.

Summary

In this quote from Oscar Wilde's play "A Woman of No Importance," Mrs. Allonby complains about another woman boasting her age loudly as eighteen. Lord Illingworth remarks that a woman who easily reveals her real age cannot be trusted. The underlying idea is that a woman who willingly discloses personal information such as her age may not have a strong sense of discretion and boundary-setting, leading to potential dishonesty or loose-lipped behavior in other aspects of her life.

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