請喝,你的好友王爾德送了一碗毒雞湯!
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誰人不愛王爾德? 人人都愛王爾德!
他是無數同性戀者的精神偶像,甚至成為了Gay的代名詞;他是維基百科詞條【英國唯美主義藝術運動的倡導者】;表面上看,他不羈放縱,才華橫溢,出口成金;作為一個唯美主義者,他當然厭惡丑的東西,一切一切丑的不美好的東西。
作為這樣一個承載了這樣特殊意義的又如此愛美厭丑的才華橫溢的矛盾綜合體,誰人不愛王爾德?
奧斯卡·王爾德(Oscar Wilde),在1854年10月16日出生於愛爾蘭都柏林,也是19世紀英國(準確來講是愛爾蘭,但是當時由英國統治)最偉大的作家與藝術家之一。
他以其劇作、詩歌、童話和小說聞名,是唯美主義代表人物,19世紀80年代美學運動的主力和90年代頹廢派運動的先驅。
可能很多人喜愛他的憂鬱,也有人為他對同性戀人的愛而感動,為他極度入獄的坎坷經歷而感到惋惜。
但今天,東方君想來給大家介紹一下他的經典「扎心」語錄。每次看到這些話在微博上拚命轉載,都會有「哇,果然是真理永流傳」之類的想法。
也許是因為看透了人生,所以這些話語確實藏有很多的人生哲理。
關於愛
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiveing ones self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what would calls a romance.
戀愛總是以自欺開始,以欺人結束。
The very essence of romance is uncertainty.
浪漫的精髓就在於它充滿種種可能。
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
愛自己是終身浪漫的開始。
What is the chief cause of divorce? Marriage.
什麼是離婚的主要原因?結婚。
When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love and wise already had one in reserve.
當愛情走到盡頭,軟弱者哭個不停,有效率的馬上去尋找下一個目標,而聰明的早就預備了下一個。
The heart was made to be broken.
心是用來碎的。
All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction
我想所有迷人的人都是被寵愛著的,這是他們吸引力來源的秘密。
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
不夠真誠是危險的,太真誠則絕對是致命的。
Hatred is blind, as well as love.
恨是盲目的,愛亦然。
I like men who have a future and women who have a past.
我喜歡有未來的男人和有過去的女人。
關於人生
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
我們都生活在陰溝里,但仍有人仰望星空。
No man is rich enough to buy back his own past.
沒有人富有到可以贖回自己的過去。
Only the shallow know themselves.
只有淺薄的人才了解自己。
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
悲觀主義者是這種人:當他可以從兩種罪惡中選擇時,他把兩種都選了。
A true friend stabs you in the front.
真朋友才會當面中傷你。
Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.
每個人犯了錯誤,都自稱是經驗。
Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friends success.
任何人都能對朋友的不幸感到同情,但要消受一個春風得意的朋友,則需要非常優良的天性。
Dont be afraid of the past. If people tell you that it is irrevocable, dont believe them.
不要懼怕過去。如果人們告訴你說過去的事情無可挽回,別相信他們。
The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
世上只有一件事比被人議論更糟糕,那就是沒有人議論你。
關於自己
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.
偉大的藝術家所看到的,從來都不是世界的本來面目。一旦他看透了,他就不再是藝術家。
I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit.
我給你們講述的是所有你們沒勇氣去犯的罪孽。
Why was I born with such contemporaries
為什麼我會和這樣同時代的人一塊出生呢?
I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.
我喜歡自言自語,因為這樣節約時間,而且不會有人跟我爭論。
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.
夢想家只能在月光下找到前進的方向,他為此遭受的懲罰是比所有人提前看到曙光。
I have nothing to declare except my genius.
除了我的天才,我沒什麼好申報的。
I dont want to earn my living; I want to live.
我不想謀生;我想生活。
Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
沒有比冷靜更讓人惱火的。
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.
我年青時以為金錢至上,而今年事已邁,發現果真如此。
An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.
一個思想若稱不上危險,那麼它就不值得被稱作思想。
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
每次人們贊同我的時候,我都覺得自己一定錯了。
Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.
經驗是一個人給自己所犯的錯誤取的名字。
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