奥斯卡·王尔德十大经典语录

10不够真诚是危急的，太真诚则绝对是致命的。——摘自《身为艺术家的评论者》

“A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.”

– from The Critic as Artist

9摆脱诱惑的唯一方法就是臣服于它。

——摘自《道林·格雷的画像》

“The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.”

– from The Picture of Dorian Gray

8全部伟大的想法都是危急的。——摘自《自深深处》

“All great ideas are dangerous.”

-from De Profundis

7　假设你装好人。全世界都对你当真，要是你装坏人，那就没人把你当回事。这就是乐观主义惊人的愚蠢。——摘自《温夫人的扇子》

“If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously.  If you pretend to be bad, it doesn’t.  Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.”

– from Lady Windermere’s Fan

6　我们都在阴沟中，但仍有人仰望星空。——摘自《温夫人的扇子》

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

– from Lady Windermere’s Fan

5在美的作品中发现丑恶含义的人是堕落的，并且堕落得一无可爱之处。

这是一种罪过。在美的作品中发现美的含义的人是有教养的。

这对他们来说是希望。觉得美的作品只意味着美的人才是上帝的选民。书无所谓道德的或不道德的。书有写得好的或写得糟的。仅此而已。

——摘自《道林·格雷的画像》前言

“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.  This is a fault.  Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated.  For these there is hope.  They are the elect
to whom beautiful things mean only Beauty.  There is no such thing as a moral or immoral book.  Books are well written, or badly written.  That is all.”

- from the prologue of The Picture of Dorian Gray

4假设你想告诉人们真相。请先让他们开怀大笑。否则他们会报复你。

——摘自《夜莺与玫瑰》

“If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.”

– from The Nightingale and the Rose

3爱自己是终身浪漫的開始——摘自《一个理想的丈夫》

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”

– from An Ideal Husband

2人们想知晓一切。却无视最应该知道的事情。——摘自《社会主义下人的灵魂和精选评论》

“The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.”

– from The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Selected Critical Prose

１墙纸越来越破,而我越来越老,两者之间总有一个要先消失。

——遗言

“My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go.”

- reported final words