王尔德语录（3）

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。

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。

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.

梦想家只能在月光下找到前进的方向，他为此遭受的惩罚是比所有人提前看到曙光。