Below is a selection of quotes from "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde, illustrating Dorian Gray’s good deeds and sins. Please note that specific page numbers can vary by edition, so it's important to cross-reference the quotes with the specific version you are using.
| Dorian’s Good Deeds/Virtues | Dorian’s Sins | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| | “I know that the work I have done, since I have met Dorian Gray, is good work, is the best work of my life” (Wilde, [page number]). | “The man who is afraid of himself, who is afraid of his own instincts, is a coward” (Wilde, [page number]). | | “He was always the same Dorian, always the same gracious, polished, and refined creature.” (Wilde, [page number]). | “I want to know you, and not your soul” (Wilde, [page number]). | | “He had a strange sense of beauty as he was always alive to the beauty of nature.” (Wilde, [page number]). | “There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written.” (Wilde, [page number]). | | “Dorian had a desire to make other people happy.” (Wilde, [page number]). | “He was conscious of the fact that he had done some evil thing.” (Wilde, [page number]). | | “The most important thing in life is to express oneself.” (Wilde, [page number]). | “The things one feels absolutely compelled to do are always the things one should never do.” (Wilde, [page number]). |
Please adjust the page numbers according to your specific edition of the text. It's also advisable to find quotes that closely match the aspects of virtues or sins you want to emphasize, as Dorian Gray's character is complex and evolves throughout the novel.
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