王爾德語錄：要是在這個時代的話他一定是一個最火的段子手

西方文學史上，再沒有哪位劇作家、小說家或詩人的一生比奧斯卡·王爾德的一生更富有戲劇性了。王爾德文學創作的重要部份是他的喜劇，但他的生命歷程所演示的卻是一出絕無僅有的悲劇——一出從人上人到階下囚、從寵幸加身到恥辱無盡、從名譽的巔峰到災難的深淵的悲劇。

他在長信中說的，我的生活有兩個轉變，一個是父親送我進牛津，二是社會送我進監獄。

上面的這句話就很有意思，除此之外還有以下這些話，像段子一樣有趣，卻又很有道理。

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.

情感的好處就是讓我們誤入歧途。

What is the chief cause of divorce? Marriage.

什麼是離婚的主要原因？結婚。

Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.

結婚是想象戰勝了理智，再婚是希望戰勝了經驗。

It is absurd to divide people in to good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.

把人分成好的與壞的是荒謬的，人要麼迷人，要麼乏味。

The happiness of a married man depends on the people he has not married.

已婚者的快樂來自那些他沒娶的人。

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others

邪惡是善良的人們編造的謊言，用來解釋其他人的特殊魅力。

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於誘惑……我能抗拒一切，除了誘惑。

Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success.

任何人都能對朋友的不幸感到同情，但要消受一個春風得意的朋友，則需要非常優良的天性。

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

生活中只有兩種悲劇:一個是沒有得到我們想要的，另外一個是得到我們想要的。

When I was young , I used to think that money was the most important thing in life , now that I am old , I know it is.

我年青時以為金錢至上，而今年事已邁，發現果真如此。

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。

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.

對於忠告，你所能做的，就是把它奉送給別人，忠告從來就不是給自己準備的。

To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual

什麼也不做是世上最難的事情，最困難並且最智慧。

The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.

逢場作戲和終身不渝之間的區別只在於逢場作戲稍微長一些。

當然還有很多他的這種語錄，就不一一列舉了，因為我懶！！！