Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success.-The Soul of Man under Socialism (1881)任何人都可以为一个朋友的不幸感到同情，但一个人需要非常优良的天性来为一个朋友的成功感到高兴。

-《社会主义下人的灵魂》"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."每次人们赞同我的时候，我都觉得我一定错了。

When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.-An Ideal husband, 1893当神想惩罚我们的时候，他们实现我们的祈祷。

-《一个理想的丈夫》A good name, like good will, is got by many actions and lost by one.一个好的名声，就像好的意向一样，在很多举动中形成，在一个举动中失去。

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.一个愤世嫉俗的人知道所有东西的价格，不知道任何东西的价值。

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.-Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892, Act I把人分成好的和坏的是荒谬的。

人要么是迷人，或者乏味。

-《少奶奶的扇子》"A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her. "一个男人可以与任何女人快乐地在一起，只要他不爱上她。

"Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood."-The Sphinx Without a Secret女人是用来被爱的，不是用来被理解。

-《没有秘密的斯芬克斯》"Life is never fair...And perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not."-An Ideal Husband生活从来是不公平的。

而且，或许对我们大多数人来说，那是件好事。

-《一个理想的丈夫》"If a woman can't make her mistakes charming, she is only a female."-Lord Arthur Savile's Crime如果一个女人不能让她犯的错误变得迷人，她只是一个雌性。

-《亚瑟·萨维尔勋爵的罪行》"Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualifications. Our Guildensterns play Hamlet for us, and our Hamlets have to jest like Prince Hal. The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast"-Lord Arthur Savile's Crime大多数男人和女人被强迫扮演他们没有能力扮演的角色。

我们的吉尔登斯吞为我们演哈姆雷特，而我们的哈姆雷特必须像霍尔王子一样来搞笑。

这个世界是个舞台，但演出的角色被分配的很糟糕。

--《亚瑟·萨维尔勋爵的罪行》*注：吉尔登斯吞，霍尔王子(and hamlet, of course)均为莎士比亚作品中人物）“人生的首要任务是变得尽可能的矫揉造作。

何为第二任务至今尚无人发现。

”“邪恶是由好人发明的神话，以说明他人古怪的吸引力。

”“穷人一旦具备了个人姿态，贫穷问题便不难解决了。

”“看到灵魂与肉体间差别的人是两者均不具备的人。

”“宗教在证实为真实之时就将死亡。

”“枯燥是因为严肃进入了晚年。

”“一个人若是讲了真话，那是他肯定自己迟早会被发现。

”“享乐是人生的唯一追求。

快乐比什么都更易衰老。

”“一个人只有不付帐单，才能期望生活在商家的记忆中。

”“犯罪非皆卑下，但是粗卑皆为犯罪。

粗卑是他人之所为。

”“只有浅薄的人了解自己。

”“时间是金钱的浪费。

”“人总应该有一点不可理喻之处。

”“对偶尔的些许装束过分，唯一的补偿方式是永远的绝对过分的教育。

”“过早成熟就是十全十美。

”“在考场上，愚人提出问题，智者无法回答。

”“人应当要么是一件艺术品，要么戴一件艺术品。

”“表面品质是唯一能够持久的。

人的深层本质很快即被发现。

”“以往的时代是因年代错误而留存于史书之中的。

”“十全十美的条件是无所事事，十全十美的目标是永葆青春。

”“只有伟大的风格大师才能成功地做到朦胧模糊。

”“舆论只存在于没有思想的地方。

”“英国人总是把真实降格为事实。

当真实成了事实，便失去了全部的理性价值。

”“如今信息很少是无用的，这实在是件可悲的事。

”“过去书由文人来写，被大众阅读；如今书由大众来写，无人阅读。

”“多数的妇女太矫揉造作，结果全然没有了艺术感。

多数的男人太不加造作，结果丝毫没有了美感。

”“友谊远比爱情更为可悲。

它持续得更久。

”“生活中不正常的事物与艺术的关系是正常的，而且是生活中与艺术保持正常关系的唯一事物。

”“一个自身美好的主题对于艺术家毫无启示。

它缺乏缺陷。

”“显而易见的事物是艺术家无法看到的唯一事物。

显而易见的事物是大众能够看到的唯一事物。

结果便出现了记者的评论。

”“艺术是世界上唯一严肃的事情，而艺术家则是唯一永远不严肃的人。

”“一个人若要具有地道的中古遗风就应当没有肉体。

一个人若要具有地道的现代风韵就应当没有灵魂。

一个人若要具有地道的古希腊味就应当没有衣服。

”“能够安慰一个穷人的唯一办法是奢侈铺张。

能够安慰一个富人的唯一方法是克俭节约。

”“人永远不应该倾听。

倾听是对倾听者冷淡的标志。

”“就连追随者也有他的用处。

他站在御座后面，在君主凯旋之时对他悄声耳语道：人终究不能永生。

”“犯罪分子离我们如此之近，就连警察都能够发现他们。

他们离我们又如此遥远，只有诗人能够理解他们。

”人生的首要责任是尽量虚伪。

至于第二责任是什么，至今尚无人发现。

邪恶是善良的人们编造的谎言，用来说明别人的奇异魅力。

倘若穷人有鲜明的个性，解决贫困问题就不会困难重重。

看出灵魂与肉体区别的人既无肉体，也无灵魂。

精心制作的钮孔是艺术与自然的唯一纽带。

宗教一旦被证明是正确时就消亡了，科学是已消亡宗教的记录。

有教养的人与他人冲突，智者则与自己冲突。

现实中发生的任何事情都不是无关紧要的。

空虚预示着严肃时代的到来。

在所有不重要的事物当中，风格，而非真诚，是基本的。

在所有重要的事物当中，风格，而非真诚，是基本的。

说真话的人迟早要被揭穿。

享乐是人们活着的唯一目标。

什么也没幸福短暂。

一个人只有竭力赖帐才有希望被商业阶层铭记。

犯罪不是庸俗，但所有的庸俗都是犯罪。

庸俗是他人的行为。

只有浅薄的人了解自己。

时间是浪费金钱。

人总要有点怪僻。

所有好的决定都有其致命的弱点，那就是都决定得太匆忙。

要补偿偶然的一点过分注重衣饰，唯一的方法是一直接受绝对的过分教育。

超前才会完美。

关心行为的正确与否表明理智的发展已停滞不前。

雄心是失败的最后避难所。

多于一人相信时，真理便不再是真理。

考试当中，傻瓜往往提出智者无法回答的问题。

希腊的服饰实际上缺乏艺术性。

身体只能通过身体本身来表现。

一个人要么成为一件艺术品，要么拥有一件艺术品。

唯有表面的特征能够长存。

人内心的东西很快就会发现。

工业是一切丑陋的根源。

时代通过错位而被载入历史。

只有神尝过死亡的滋味。

阿波罗已经作古，但据说被他杀害的风信子却存活了下来。

尼禄和那喀索斯总是与我们同在。

老年人相信一切，中年人怀疑一切，年轻人了解一切。

完美的境界是无为，完美的目标是青年。

只有风格大师才能做到晦涩。

英国目前有千千万万的青年，他们最初都满怀信心寻求理想的职业，但结果从事的却都是一些实用的职业，这似乎有点悲剧色彩。

自爱是一生罗曼史的开端。

When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love and wisealready had one in reserve.当爱到了终点,软弱者哭泣,精明者马上去发现另外一个,聪明的早就预备了一个.No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.没有伟大的艺术家是看事物真实的样子,如果他这样那他就不再是艺术家I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit我提供给你们的是你们没勇气去犯的罪One can always be kind to people one cares nothing about总是善待别人的人对什么都不在意We Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since theGreeks.我们爱尔兰人太诗意以至不能做诗人,我们是才华横溢的失败者的国度,可我们是自希腊人以来最伟大的讲演者What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise痛苦的审判是那些虚伪的祝福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Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.请不要射击钢琴师,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.公众是惊人地宽容,可以原谅一切除了天才Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.宗教会死亡,当他们需要证实是真的时候,科学是死亡宗教的记录Why was I born with such contemporaries为什么我会和这么多同代人一块出生呢?A poet can survive everything but a misprint.诗歌可以拯救一切除了印刷错误Only the shallow know themselves.只有影子才懂他们自己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被被诱惑,我能抗拒一切除了诱惑.Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation不满是进步中的人或民族的第一步I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.我喜欢和自己说,因为节约时间和预防争论Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit格言是智慧耐用的替代品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 theworld.梦想家能发现用月光铺就的道路,惩罚是他比所有人提前看到曙光Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.每个圣人都有过去,每个罪人都有未来To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.活着是世上最珍贵的,大多数人只是存在,仅此而已.I have nothing to declare except my genuis.我没什么好宣告的,除了我的天才I like men who have a future and women who have a past我喜欢有未来的男人和有过去的女人Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.悲观主义者是那种有机会选两种不幸而全都选择的人Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.社会仅仅以一种精神概念而存在,真实的世界仅仅是个体的What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing什么叫愤世嫉俗者?一个知道每个事物价格而不知道价值的人I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.我喜欢人甚于原则,我还喜欢没原则的人甚于世界上的一切It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution是忏悔而不是牧师给我们赦免I don't want to earn my living; I want to live我不想谋生,我想生活Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.适度是致命的,没有什么事想过剩那么成功.The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.比讨论更坏的唯一的事情是不讨论When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers当神想惩罚我们的时候,他回应我们的祈祷How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.一个女人与一个坚持要把她当成完美正常的人的男人一起,怎么能指望获得快乐呢?All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction我设想所有迷人的人都是被溺爱的,这是他们吸引力的秘密Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.没有比冷静更让人恼火的Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.声望是我从未经受的侮辱之一The truth is rarely pure and never simple真理很纯粹,可决不简单Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.奚落是庸才对天才的颂歌To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual什么也不做是世上最难的事情,最难也最智力A true friend stabs you in the front.真朋友当面中伤你Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.普通财富会失窃,真财富不会,你灵魂里面无限珍贵的东西不会离开你The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.教养与别人抵触,智慧和自己抵触Hatred is blind, as well as love.恨是盲目的,爱也是Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.注意穿着打扮是必要的,而有个生活目标却不是Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.宽恕你的敌人,没什么能比这个让他们苦恼的了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,有些时候,他们原谅父母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.When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what worldcalls a romance.当某人在恋爱中,开始是欺骗自己,结束时候是欺骗别人,这就是罗漫史A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.绅士就是从不无意识伤害别人感觉的人Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative谈论天气是无趣谈话最后的避难所One's real life is often the life that one does not lead真实生活就是我们不会引领的生活Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others 邪恶是好人发明出来说明那些奇异而有魅力的人的神话Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography每个伟人现今都有信徒,而传记总由叛徒来写When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love and wise already had one in reserve.当爱到了终点,软弱者哭泣,精明者马上去发现另外一个,聪明的早就预备了一个.No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.没有伟大的艺术家是看事物真实的样子,如果他这样那他就不再是艺术家I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit我提供给你们的是你们没勇气去犯的罪One can always be kind to people one cares nothing about总是善待别人的人对什么都不在意We Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatesttalkers since theGreeks.我们爱尔兰人太诗意以至不能做诗人,我们是才华横溢的失败者的国度,可我们是自希腊人以来最伟大的讲演者What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise痛苦的审判是那些虚伪的祝福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Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.请不要射击钢琴师,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.公众是惊人地宽容,可以原谅一切除了天才Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.宗教会死亡,当他们需要证实是真的时候,科学是死亡宗教的记录Why was I born with such contemporaries为什么我会和这么多同代人一块出生呢?A poet can survive everything but a misprint.诗歌可以拯救一切除了印刷错误Only the shallow know themselves.只有影子才懂他们自己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被被诱惑,我能抗拒一切除了诱惑.Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation不满是进步中的人或民族的第一步I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.我喜欢和自己说,因为节约时间和预防争论Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit格言是智慧耐用的替代品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 theworld.梦想家能发现用月光铺就的道路,惩罚是他比所有人提前看到曙光Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.每个圣人都有过去,每个罪人都有未来To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.活着是世上最珍贵的,大多数人只是存在,仅此而已.I have nothing to declare except my genuis.我没什么好宣告的,除了我的天才I like men who have a future and women who have a past我喜欢有未来的男人和有过去的女人Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.悲观主义者是那种有机会选两种不幸而全都选择的人Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.社会仅仅以一种精神概念而存在,真实的世界仅仅是个体的What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing什么叫愤世嫉俗者?一个知道每个事物价格而不知道价值的人I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.。