奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde，1854~1900)，19世纪出生在英国(准确来讲是爱尔兰，但是当时由英国统治。)最伟大的作家与艺术家之一，以其剧作、诗歌、童话和小说闻名。唯美主义代表人物，19世纪80年代美学运动的主力和90年代颓废派运动的先驱。

　　What is the chief cause of spanorce? Marriage.

　　什么是离婚的主要原因?结婚。

　　When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love and wise already had one in reserve.

　　当爱情走到尽头，软弱者哭个不停，有效率的马上去寻找下一个目标，而聪明的早就预备了下一个。

　　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。

　　I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit.

　　我给你们讲述的是所有你们没勇气去犯的罪孽。

　　One can always be kind to people one cares nothing about.

　　一个人总是可以善待他毫不在意的人。

　　We Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since the Greeks.

　　我们爱尔兰人太诗意以至不能做诗人，我们的国家里充满才华横溢的失败者，可我们是自希腊人以来最伟大的说空话之人。

　　What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

　　看似痛苦的试炼的往往是伪装的祝福。

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

　　情感的好处就是让我们误入歧途。

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

　　逢场作戏和终身不渝之间的区别只在于逢场作戏稍微长一些。

　　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。

　　——恋爱总是以自欺开始，以欺人结束。

　　The very essence of romance is uncertainty.

　　浪漫的精髓就在于它充满种种可能。

　　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。

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

　　墙纸越来越破，而我越来越老，两者之间总有一个要先消失。——1900年11月30日，于左岸旅店，他的遗言。

　　No man is rich enough to buy back his own past.

　　-An Ideal Husband (1895)

　　没有人富有到可以赎回自己的过去。--改编自《理想的丈夫》

　　Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.

　　宗教一旦被证明是正确时就会消亡。科学便是已消亡宗教的记录。

　　Why was I born with such contemporaries

　　为什么我会和这样同时代的人一块出生呢?

　　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。

　　Only the shallow know themselves.

　　只有浅薄的人才了解自己。

　　The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.

　　摆脱诱惑的唯一方式是臣服于诱惑……我能抗拒一切，除了诱惑。

　　Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation

　　不满是个人或民族迈向进步的第一步。

　　I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.

　　我喜欢自言自语，因为这样节约时间，而且不会有人跟我争论。

　　Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

　　格言是智慧耐用的替代品。

　　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》

　　To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

　　爱自己是终身浪漫的开始。——爱自己就是开始延续一生的罗曼史。

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

　　我们都生活在阴沟里，但仍有人仰望星空。

　　Most people discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.

　　大多数人发现他们从未后悔的事情只是他们的错误，但发现时已经太晚了。

　　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。

　　The heart was made to be broken.

　　心是用来碎的。

　　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。

　　A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.