MARRIAGE in Classic Quotes

Simple words can express big ideas - learn how great writers to make beautiful sentences with common words.
Quotes from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Free Online Vocabulary Test
K12, SAT, GRE, IELTS, TOEFL
 Search Panel
Word:
You may input your word or phrase.
Author:
Book:
 
Stems:
If search object is a contraction or phrase, it'll be ignored.
Sort by:
Each search starts from the first page. Its result is limited to the first 17 sentences. If you upgrade to a VIP account, you will see up to 500 sentences for one search.
Common Search Words
 Current Search - marriage in The Picture of Dorian Gray
1  Something dreadful about marriage.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 8
2  If so, marriage should be thought of.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 5
3  You know I am not a champion of marriage.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 6
4  It might be a most brilliant marriage for Sibyl.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 5
5  The real drawback to marriage is that it makes one unselfish.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 6
6  Still, there are certain temperaments that marriage makes more complex.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 6
7  The poor chap was killed in a duel at Spa a few months after the marriage.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 3
8  Besides, every experience is of value, and whatever one may say against marriage, it is certainly an experience.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 6
9  As for marriage, of course that would be silly, but there are other and more interesting bonds between men and women.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 6
10  He could not bear this marriage, and yet it seemed to him to be better than many other things that might have happened.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 6
11  You seem to forget that I am married, and the one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 1