The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray, and the advantage of science is that it is not emotional.
奥斯卡·王尔德

英国作家、诗人、散文家

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants and the other is getting it.

生活里有两个悲剧:一个是没有得到我们想要的;另外一个是得到了。

Music makes one feel so romantic—at least it always gets on one’s nerves, which is the same thing nowadays.

音乐让人感觉非常浪漫,至少让人感觉不安,如今两者是一回事。

Thirty five is a very attractive age; London society is full of women who have of their own free choice remained thirty-five for years.

三十五岁是一个非常有吸引力的年龄;伦敦社交圈内满是这样好多年一直保持三十五岁的女人,她们可以自由地挑来选去。

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。

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

生活中只有两种悲剧:一个是没有得到我们想要的,另外一个是得到我们想要的。

Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.

恭维话从来没有让女人缴械,但可以让男人缴械。这就是性别差异。

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。

Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others.

对富有的单身汉应该客以重税。让某些人比其他人更快乐是不公平的。

Over the piano was printed a notice: Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.

钢琴上贴着一条告示:请不要枪杀钢琴师,他已经尽力了。

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

美国是唯一一个直接从野蛮进入颓废、中间没有经过文明阶段的社会。

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

每次人们赞同我的时候,我都觉得自己一定错了。

No great artist ever sees things as they really are ,If he did he would cease to be a artist.

没有伟大的艺术家是看事物真实的样子,如果他这样他就不再是艺术家。