奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde,1854~1900),19世纪出生在英国(准确来讲是爱尔兰,但是当时由英国统治。)最伟大的作家与艺术家之一,以其剧作、诗歌、童话和小说闻名。唯美主义代表人物,19世纪80年代美学运动的主力和90年代颓废派运动的先驱。
1.Most people discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.大多数人发现他们从未后悔的事情只是他们的错误,但发现时已经太晚了。
2.What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise看似痛苦的试炼的往往是伪装的祝福。
3.When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love and wise already had one in reserve.当爱情走到尽头,软弱者哭个不停,有效率的马上去寻找下一个目标,而聪明的早就预备了下一个。
4.One can always be kind to people one cares nothing about.一个人总是可以善待他毫不在意的人。
5.The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.教养良好的人处处和他人过不去,头脑聪明的人处处和自己过不去。
6.Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.社会仅仅以一种精神概念而存在,真实世界中只有个体存在。
7.To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.生活是世上最罕见的事情,大多数人只是存在,仅此而已。
8.Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them孩子最初爱他们父母,等大一些他们评判父母;然后有些时候,他们原谅父母。
9.A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.绅士就是从不无心伤害别人感觉的人。
10.The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.摆脱诱惑的唯一方式是臣服于诱惑……我能抗拒一切,除了诱惑。