The Picture of Dorian Gray

married life is merely a habit, a bad habit. But then one regrets the loss even of one's worst habits. Perhaps one regrets them the most. They are such an essential part of one's personality."

It is a sad thing to think of, but there is no doubt that genius lasts longer than beauty. That accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educate ourselves. In the wild struggle for existence, we want to have something that endures, and so we fill our minds with rubbish and facts, in the silly hope of keeping our place.

"I like men who have a future and women who have a past,"

There was the madness of pride in every word he uttered.

The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. It is the only thing he is fit for."

he grew cold with passion.

"Because you have the most marvellous youth, and youth is the one thing worth having."

"Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul."

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.