37.Over the piano was printed a notice: Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.Personal Impressions of America (Leadville) (1883)钢琴上贴着一条告示：请不要枪杀钢琴师，他已经尽力了。

　　38.The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.公众惊人地宽容。他们可以原谅一切，除了天才。

　　39.A poet can survive everything but a misprint.诗人可以从任何事件中存活，印刷错误除外。

　　40.Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.人是理性动物，但当他被要求按照理性的要求行动时，可又要发脾气了。

　　41.Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.格言是智慧耐用的替代品。

　　42.Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.注意穿着打扮是必要的。而拥有生活目标却并非如此。

　　43.Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.适度是极其致命的事情。过度带来的成功是无可比拟的。

　　44.Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.每个圣人都有过去，每个罪人都有未来。

　　45.Only the shallow know themselves.只有浅薄的人才了解自己。

　　46.When one is in love, one always begins by deceiveing one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what would calls a romance.爱，始于自我欺骗，终于欺骗他人。这就是所谓的浪漫。

　　47.No man is rich enough to buy back his own past.没有人富有到可以赎回自己的过去。

　　48.No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.伟大的艺术家所看到的，从来都不是世界的本来面目。一旦他看透了，他就不再是艺术家。

　　49.The truth is rarely pure and never simple.——The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)真相很少纯粹，也决不简单。——《不可儿嬉》