- You must admit that women give men the very gold of their lives.
- But they invariably want it back in such small change.

— Lord Henry Wotton (George Sanders)

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5 seconds sound clip from the The Picture of Dorian Gray movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:27:31.485 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- In that case I think I can guess what it is you have to tell me that it's so important.

(Laughter at the table)

- But adoring someone is certainly better than being adored. Being adored is a nuisance.

- You will discover that women treat us just as humanity treats its gods. They worship us and keep bothering us to do something for them.

- Harry, you're incorrigible.

- You must admit that women give men the very gold of their lives.

- But they invariably want it back in such small change.

- Women, as a witty Frenchman put it, inspire us with the desire to do masterpieces and always prevent us from carrying them out.

- I don't understand you.

- You seem to know us women awfully well, Lord Henry.

- I am analysing women at present. The subject is less difficult than I was led to believe.

[...]

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