As the representative of aestheticism writers in the19th century, many people gave Wilde a new name. Poisonous tongue? And this will be understood from his words and deeds. Here are 100 classic quotations from Wilde, please read them first!
1. Talking about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
Talking about the weather is the last refuge of boring people.
I have nothing to declare except my genius.
I have nothing to declare except my genius.
I am not romantic at all. I'm not old enough. I leave romance to my predecessors.
I am not romantic at all. I'm not too old. Let's leave romance to someone older than me.
4. We Irish are too poetic to be poets; We are a country full of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest orators since the Greeks.
We Irish are too poetic to be poets. Our country is full of talented losers, but we are the greatest talkers since the Greeks.
Some works are patient and considered unknown for a long time, because they provide answers to some questions that have not yet been asked. These questions appeared long after the answers appeared.
6. Art does not imitate life, and life imitates art..
7. Educated people refute others. The wise man contradicts himself.
A well-educated person can't get along with others everywhere, and a smart person can't get along with himself everywhere.
8. Patriotism is an evil virtue.
Patriotism is the virtue of the wicked.
9. Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
Everyone makes mistakes and claims to be experience.
10. The only thing you can do for a good suggestion is to pass it on. It has never been of any use to yourself.
The only thing you can do for good advice is to pass it on. It has never been of any use to yourself.
1 1. As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her daughter, she is completely satisfied.
As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her daughter, she is completely satisfied.
12. An idea that is not dangerous does not deserve to be called an idea at all.
If an idea is not dangerous, then it is not worth calling an idea.
13. This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.
This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.
14. In our opinion, painful tests are often disguised blessings.
A seemingly painful trial is often a blessing in disguise.
15. moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing is more successful than excess.
The doctrine of the mean is extremely deadly. The success brought by excess is unparalleled.
16. Man is a rational animal, and he always loses his temper when he is asked to act according to the requirements of rationality.
Man is a rational animal, but when he is asked to act according to rational requirements, he will lose his temper again.
17. The public is very tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
The public is surprisingly tolerant. They can forgive everything except genius.
18. Ambition is the last refuge of losers.
Ambition is the last refuge of losers.
19. Life is never fair? Perhaps this is not a good thing for most of us.
Life is never fair? Moreover, perhaps for most of us, this is a good thing.
20. The essence of romance is uncertainty.
The essence of romance is that it is full of possibilities.
2 1. I think God overestimated his ability when he created human beings.
I think God overestimated his ability when he created human beings.
Living is the most precious thing in the world. Most people exist, that's all
Life is the rarest thing in the world, and most people just exist, that's all.
23. A poet can fix anything except misprints.
Poets can save everything except misprints.
I don't want to make a living. I want to live.
I don't want to make a living, I want to live.
25. The play was a great success, but the audience was a disaster.
The performance was quite successful, but the audience was a disaster.
26. My wallpaper and I are having a life-and-death duel. One of us has to leave.
My wallpaper and I are going to have a life-and-death duel, so one of us must go.
27. I like to talk by myself. It saves time and prevents arguments.
I like talking to myself, because it saves time and no one will argue with me.
Doing nothing is the most difficult thing in the world, and it is also the most difficult and sensible thing.
Doing nothing is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the smartest thing.
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 true.
When I was young, I thought money was the most important thing, but now that I am old, I find it is.
30. This wording is debatable and difficult to refute. It is easy for him to keep the truth for himself. In any case, the facts are always on his side.
3 1. Conscience and cowardice are really the same thing.
Conscience and cowardice are really the same thing.
32. Why am I born with such peers?
Why am I born with such contemporaries? 33. Only shallow people know themselves.
Only shallow people know themselves.
34. After all, what is fashion? From an artistic point of view, it is usually an unbearable ugly form, so that we have to change it every six months. Literature and other notes me, woman? S world (1 1 month 1887)
Fashion is so ugly that we have to change it every six months.
35. The wallpaper is getting worse and worse, and I am getting older. One of them will disappear first.
36. Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.
Art does not imitate life, and life imitates art.
I like men with a future and women with a past.
I like men with a future and women with a past.
38. One? The real life is often not the life you live.
Real life is usually a life beyond our control.
39. Losing one of your parents may be considered a misfortune; Losing both looks like carelessness.
Losing one of your parents may be considered a misfortune; Losing both looks like carelessness.
40. No artistic work can express opinions, and opinions belong to people, not artists.
4 1. A man? Face is his autobiography. A woman? Her Face is her fictional work.
A man's face is his autobiography, and a woman's face is her fantasy.
42. Pessimist: When he can choose between two evils, he chooses both.
A pessimist is a person who chooses two evils when he can choose between them.
43. Just like my dear San Fangji, I was married to poverty, but my marriage was not successful.
Like dear St Francis of Assisi I am wedded to Poverty: but in my case the marriage is not a success.
44. A beautiful theme is uninspired and lacking in defects for artists.
45. The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
Truth is pure, but it is by no means simple.
46. People in our time read too much, so they are no longer smart and think too much, so they are no longer beautiful.
A) The only difference between taking part in accidental amusement and never changing is that the time is longer.
47. Nothing can heal the soul except the senses, just as nothing can heal the senses except the soul.
Nothing can cure the pain of the soul except the senses. Similarly, the hunger and thirst of the senses can only be alleviated by the soul.
48. The argument is extremely vulgar, because everyone in the upper class holds exactly the same view.
Argument is vulgar, because everyone in the moral society holds exactly the same view.
49. When God wants to punish us, they will answer our prayers.
When God wants to punish us, they will answer our prayers.
50. Evil women are annoying. A good woman gives birth to one. This is the only difference between them.
Bad women give me trouble. Good women bore me. This is the only difference between them.
5 1. I like simple happiness. They are the last refuge of this complex.
I advocate simple happiness, which is the last refuge of complexity.
52. Laughter is a humble tribute to genius.
Absurdity is the ode of mediocrity to genius.
53. Women love men's shortcomings; If there are enough men, women will forgive them everything, even their great intelligence.
Women love men's shortcomings; If there are enough men, women will forgive them everything, even their great intelligence.
54. Crime is either low-level or low-level crime.
55. The world is created by fools, and smart people should live in it.
Fools create this world, and wise people have to live in it.
56. The book of life begins with a man and a woman in a garden? It ends with revelation.
The book of life begins with a man and a woman in a garden? It ends in the book of revelation.
57. It is repentance that gives us forgiveness, not the priest.
It is repentance that forgives us, not the priest.
58. Evil is a myth invented by good people to explain the strange attraction of others.
Evil is a lie made up by good people to illustrate the special charm of others.
59. A person who doesn't think for himself can't think at all.
A person who doesn't think for himself can't think at all
60. An excellent person; He has no enemies; None of his friends like him.
An excellent person. He has no enemies and no friends like him.
6 1. I can resist anything but temptation.
I can resist anything but temptation.
62. Poets can tolerate anything except misprints.
A poet can endure anything except a misprint.
63. The heart is used to break.
The heart is used to break.
64. Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
65. Citation is a useful substitute for wit.
Motto is a lasting substitute for wisdom.
66. The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
There is only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is that no one talks about you.
67. The happiness of a married man depends on the person he doesn't marry.
The happiness of a married person comes from those who are not married.
68. It is better to be beautiful than to be good, and it is better to be ugly than to be good.
It is better to be beautiful than to be good, and it is better to be ugly than to be good.
69. Democracy means that the people hit the people with the big stick of the people.
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
70. I like political parties. Are they the only place left for us where no one is? Don't talk about politics
I like political parties. They are the only place left for us where people don't talk about politics.
7 1. Nothing is more irritating than being calm.
Nothing is more irritating than being calm.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what you want, and the other is getting it.
There are two tragedies in life: one is not getting what we want; The other one was caught.
73. Music makes people feel so romantic? At least it always gets on the last bus? Nerves, this is the same thing.
Music makes people feel so romantic-at least it always makes people upset, and it still does today.
74. Thirty-five is a very attractive age; London society is full of women who have volunteered to stay 35 for many years.
Thirty-five is a very attractive age; London society is full of women who have volunteered to stay 35 for many years.
75. Women are born smart in many things. They can't hide anything except the obvious.
76. A gentleman is someone who will never hurt anyone? Unintentional feelings.
A gentleman is a person who will never hurt others' feelings unintentionally.
77. No great artist can see things as they really are. If he does, he will no longer be an artist.
Great artists never see the real face of the world. Once he sees through it, he is no longer an artist.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what you want, and the other is getting it.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what we want, and the other is getting what we want.
79. When a person is in love, he always begins by deceiving himself and ends by deceiving others. This is the so-called romance.
Love begins with self-deception and ends with deception. It's called romance.
The advantage of emotion is that it will lead us astray, while the advantage of science is that it has no emotion.
The advantage of emotion is that it leads us astray, and the advantage of science is that it is not emotional.
8 1. Praise will never disarm a woman. Men are always like this. This is the difference between the sexes.
Praise will never disarm a woman. Men are always like this. This is the difference between the sexes.
82. Children begin by loving their parents; As they grow older, they evaluate them; Sometimes, they forgive them
Children love their parents at first, and then judge their parents when they are older; Sometimes they forgive their parents.
83. Women are meant to be loved, not understood. There is no secret sphinx.
Women are meant to be loved, not understood.
84. Rich bachelors should be taxed heavily. It is unfair that some people are happier than others.
Rich bachelors should be taxed heavily. It is unfair to make some people happier than others.
85. There is a notice printed above the piano: Please don't shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.
There is a notice on the piano: Please don't shoot the pianist, he has done his best.
86. I like talking to brick walls, don't I? This is the only thing in the world that won't contradict me.
I like talking to brick walls, which is the only thing in the world that won't contradict me.
87. Dissatisfaction is the first step for a person or a country to make progress.
Dissatisfaction is the first step of personal or national progress.
88. The United States is the only country that has gone from barbarism to decadence without civilization in the middle.
America is the only country that has gone from barbarism to decadence without civilization in the middle.
Whenever people agree with me, I always feel that I must be wrong.
Every time someone agrees with me, I feel that I must be wrong.
90. No great artist can see things as they really are. If he does, he is no longer an artist.
No great artist sees things as they are. If he does, he is no longer an artist.
9 1. Please give my regards to the chef of this restaurant and tell him that this is the worst sandwich in the world, and when I order a watercress sandwich, I don't mean bread with a field in the middle.
Please tell me my respect for the chef in this restaurant. This is the worst sandwich in the world. Besides, I ordered a watercress sandwich, not a vegetable field in bread.
92. Death and vulgarity are the only things that cannot be avoided by clever arguments in the19th century.
93. Bad artists always appreciate each other? Work.
Bad artists always appreciate each other's works.
94. Twenty years of romance makes a woman look like a ruin; But twenty years of marriage made her look like a public building.
Twenty years of love turned women into ruins, and 20 years of marriage turned women into public buildings.
95. In the corner of a well, your heart is bright.
We all live in the gutter, but some people still look up at the stars.
96. most people find that there is only one thing that a person never regrets, but it is too late? The mistake.
Most people find that what they never regret is their mistakes, but it is too late.
97. Women are meant to be loved, not understood.
Women are meant to be loved, not understood.
98. I often exercise. Why did I still have breakfast in bed yesterday?
I often exercise. Why did I still have breakfast in bed yesterday?
99. A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a lot of sincerity is absolutely fatal.
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a lot of sincerity is absolutely fatal.
100. It is necessary to look good and dress well. Have a goal in life. No.
It is necessary to pay attention to dressing up. Life has a purpose. That's not true.
In recent years, the popular poisonous chicken soup has triggered a wave of funeral culture. But if we want to talk about the representative of mourning culture, we have to talk about Wilde. His language is mostly decadent and brings people? Mourning? When I feel it, I can't help but feel an awakening. A person who thinks he is not so much a representative of decadence and loss of culture as a completely realistic realist school. Because after reading him, you will understand that his so-called mourning and decadence are just a more realistic description of this life, people and the world, that's all!