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“It is a sad thing to think of, but there is no doubt that genius lasts longer than beauty.
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From Chapter I of The Picture of Dorian Gray. This is fictional dialogue or narration; its meaning depends on the surrounding scene, not on treating it as the author’s personal advice.
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Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray , Chapter I
Edition: English electronic text
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Excerpt checked against the linked public-domain English edition. Korean rendering and context note by Quotations; not an authorized translation. Historical punctuation is retained; line breaks and editorial footnote markers are normalized.
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