Oscar Wilde (1854~1900), one of the greatest writers and artists, was born in England in the 19th century (Ireland to be precise, but it was ruled by Britain at the time.). Famous for his works, poems, fairy tales and novels. A representative figure of aestheticism, the main force of the aesthetic movement in the 1880s and the pioneer of the decadent movement in the 1990s. His representative works are "The Happy Prince" and "The Picture of Dorian Gray".
1. The only difference between a casual act and a lifelong commitment is that the casual act lasts a little longer.
2. Love begins with self-deception and ends with deceiving others. This is called romance.
3. The essence of romance is that it is full of possibilities.
4. Man is a rational animal, but when he is required to act in accordance with the requirements of reason, he will lose his temper again.
5. No one is rich enough to redeem his past.
6. The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
7. A lifetime of romance begins with narcissism.
8. We all live in the gutter, but there are still people who look up at the stars.
9. Most people find out too late that the things they never regretted were just their mistakes.
10.What are the main reasons for divorce? marry.
11. When love comes to an end, the weak will cry non-stop, the efficient will immediately look for the next target, and the smart will have already prepared the next one.
12. What great artists see is never the true face of the world. Once he sees through it, he ceases to be an artist.
13. I am telling you about all the sins that you do not have the courage to commit.
14. A person can always be kind to people he doesn’t care about.
15. Hearts are meant to be broken.
16. Religion dies when proven correct. Science is the record of dead religions.
17. Only superficial people understand themselves.
18. The only way to get rid of temptation is to surrender to temptation... I can resist everything except temptation.
19. Dissatisfaction is the first step towards progress for an individual or a nation.
20. I like talking to myself because it saves time and no one will argue with me.
21. Maxims are a durable substitute for wisdom.
22. The dreamer can only find the way forward under the moonlight, and his punishment for this is to see the dawn before everyone else.
23. Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
24. Life is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist, nothing more.
25. I like men with a future and women with a past.
26. A pessimist is a person who, when given a choice between two evils, chooses both.
27. Society only exists as a spiritual concept, and only individuals exist in the real world.
28. A cynic knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.
29. I like people more than principles. In addition, I also like people without principles more than anything else in the world.
30. I don’t want to make a living; I want to live.
31. Moderation is an extremely fatal thing. The success that comes with excess is unparalleled.
32. I think all charming people are pampered, and this is the secret of their attraction.
33. Nothing is more annoying than being cool.
34. Ridicule is the mediocre’s ode to genius.
35. Doing nothing is the hardest thing in the world, the most difficult and the wisest.
36. Ordinary treasures can be stolen, but real wealth cannot. What is infinitely precious in your soul cannot be taken away.
37. Hate is blind, and so is love.
38. It is necessary to pay attention to how you dress. That’s not the case with having a life purpose.
39.Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them more than this.
40. Children initially love their parents, and when they get older they judge their parents; and then sometimes, they forgive their parents.
41. There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what we want, the other is getting what we want.
42. Talking about the weather is the last refuge of boring humans.
43. Real life is usually a life beyond our control.
44. Evil is a lie made up by good people to explain the special charm of other people.
45. Fools created this world, and wise men have to live in it.
46. The advantage of emotion is to lead us astray, while the advantage of science is not to be emotional.
47. I admire simple happiness, which is the last refuge of complexity.
48. Apart from the senses, nothing can cure the pain of the soul. Likewise, the hunger and thirst of the senses can only be relieved by the soul.
49. It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or boring.
50. Women are meant to be loved, not understood.
51. Art does not imitate life, but life imitates art.
52. When I was young, I thought money was the most important thing, but now that I am getting older, I have discovered that this is indeed the case.
53. Don’t be afraid of the past. If people tell you that the past is irreversible, don't believe them.
54. Arguments are vulgar, because in a moral society everyone holds exactly the same point of view.
55. Every time people agree with me, I feel like I must be wrong.
56. I am not a romantic at all. I'm not too old yet. I'd better leave romance to people older than me.
57. Bad women give me trouble. Nice women bore me. That's their only difference.
58. Everyone makes mistakes and calls them experience.
59. A man’s face is his autobiography, and a woman’s face is her fantasy.
60. There is only one real tragedy in a woman's life: she always remembers the past, but must live in the future.
61. If a woman cannot make her mistakes charming, she is just a female animal.
62. Not being sincere enough is dangerous, but being too sincere is absolutely fatal.
63. One can never be too careful when choosing his enemies.