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The Picture of Dorian Gray Quotes

The real tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self-denial. Beautiful sins, like beautiful things, are the privilege of the rich.

Source:(ed. Ward, Lock & Co., 1891), Chapter VI, Page 116
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Oscar Wilde (The Picture of Dorian Gray Quotes)
  • Book: The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • Writer: Oscar Wilde
  • Genre: Classics, Fiction, Philosophy
  • Published: 1890
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