One day we shall be awakened with suffering and dismay to the realization that the soul is not a superstition. Nor the spirit of man, a material substance that can be viewed under a microscope.
13 seconds sound clip from the The Picture of Dorian Gray movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:26:30.058 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Let's be married soon, in a fortnight. A simple wedding with only our closest friends.
- A fortnight? You call that soon?
- Good night, darling. I'll come to Selby on Thursday afternoon with Janet.
- Allen Campbell. Would Allen's blood be on the painting now?
- There were other roads to forgetfulness than the one that Allen took.
- The eternal words are as true today as when he uttered them.
- What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his soul?
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