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What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his soul?

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

You can hear this line at 01:26:49.616 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Allen Campbell. Would Allen's blood be on the painting now?

- There were other roads to forgetfulness than the one that Allen took.

- Where to, sir?

- Bluegate Fields.

- Yes, sir.

- 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.

- 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?

- The soul is not an illusion. It is a terrible reality. It can be bought and sold and bartered away. It can be poisoned or made perfect.

- That man, rich or poor, who has the light of faith and charity within himself even though he were plunged into the very pit of darkness would still enjoy the clear light of day.

- But the wretched creature whose soul is filled with dark thoughts and foul deeds must dwell in darkness.

- Even though he walk under the noonday sun he must carry his own vile dungeon round with him.

- What's that you're playing? It has a name, hasn't it?

- A kind of name. It's called Prelude.

[...]

Top rated lines from this movie

The world is yours for a season. It would be tragic if you realized too late as so many others do that there is only one thing in the world worth having, and that is youth.
Time is jealous of you, Mr. Gray. Don't squander the gold of your days. Live. Let nothing be lost upon you. Be afraid of nothing. There is such a little time that your youth will last and you can never get it back.
If only the picture could change, and I could be always what I am now. For that I would give everything. Yes, there's nothing in the whole world I would not give. I would give my soul for that.
You're going away tonight. The ship will take you far away over the dark waters. Don't let me remember you angry and troubled.
Was insincerity such a terrible thing? Dorian thought not. It was merely a method by which we could multiply our personalities.
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Sound Clip

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Memorable quotes from The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945 film, based on Oscar Wilde's novel), with sound clips in WAV and MP3 formats.

Actors: George Sanders (Lord Henry Wotton), Hurd Hatfield (Dorian Gray), Lowell Gilmore (Basil Hallward), Angela Lansbury (Sibyl Vane), Donna Reed (Gladys Hallward)

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