The basis of every scandal is an immoral certainty.Oscar Wilde · The Picture of Dorian Gray
Read the saying and check its sourcesThe basis of every scandal is an immoral certainty.
Oscar Wilde · The Picture of Dorian Gray
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- Wikiquote (en) · The Picture of Dorian Gray · Chapter 18 · estratto «The basis of every scandal is an immoral certainty.» · Opera identificata: The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Oscar Wilde · The Picture of Dorian Gray · Riscontro testuale dell’estratto; edizione Gutenberg 174
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