The Picture of Dorian Gray Quotes

“People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

topic:need

“Then I feel, Harry, that I have given away my whole soul to some one who treats it as if it were a flower to put in his coat, a bit of decoration to charm his vanity, an ornament for a summer's day.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

topic:vanity

“Each of us has heaven and hell in him”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

topic:hellheaven

“I never take any notice of what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

topic:opinion

“Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

topic:value

“It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible....”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

topic:mystery