奧斯卡·王爾德(Oscar Wilde,1854~1900),19世紀出生在英國(準確來講是愛爾蘭,但是當時由英國統治。)最偉大的作家與藝術家之一,以其劇作、詩歌、童話和小說聞名。唯美主義代表人物,19世紀80年代美學運動的主力和90年代頹廢派運動的先驅。
1.Most people discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.大多數人發現他們從未后悔的事情只是他們的錯誤,但發現時已經太晚了。
2.What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise看似痛苦的試煉的往往是偽裝的祝福。
3.When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love and wise already had one in reserve.當愛情走到盡頭,軟弱者哭個不停,有效率的馬上去尋找下一個目標,而聰明的早就預備了下一個。
4.One can always be kind to people one cares nothing about.一個人總是可以善待他毫不在意的人。
5.The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.教養良好的人處處和他人過不去,頭腦聰明的人處處和自己過不去。
6.Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.社會僅僅以一種精神概念而存在,真實世界中只有個體存在。
7.To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.生活是世上最罕見的事情,大多數人只是存在,僅此而已。
8.Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them孩子最初愛他們父母,等大一些他們評判父母;然后有些時候,他們原諒父母。
9.A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.紳士就是從不無心傷害別人感覺的人。
10.The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.擺脫誘惑的唯一方式是臣服于誘惑……我能抗拒一切,除了誘惑。
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