The Picture of Dorian Gray Quotes

“Sin is a thing that writes itself across a man's face. It cannot be concealed.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“It is an odd thing, but every one who disappears is said to be seen at San Francisco.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our intellects.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“I am sick of women who love one. Women who hate one are much more interesting.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“We women, as some one says, love with our ears, just as you men love with your eyes, if you ever love at all.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing....”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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