The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.

逢场作戏和终身不渝之间的区别只在于逢场作戏稍微长一些。

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiveing one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what would calls a romance.

爱，始于自我欺骗，终于欺骗他人。这就是所谓的浪漫。

——恋爱总是以自欺开始，以欺人结束。

The very essence of romance is uncertainty¹.

浪漫的精髓就在于它充满种种可能。

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates² of reason.

人是理性动物，但当他被要求按照理性的要求行动时，可又要发脾气了。

My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel³ to the death. One or other of us has to go.

墙纸越来越破，而我越来越老，两者之间总有一个要先消失。——1900年11月30日，于左岸旅店，他的遗言。No man is rich enough to buy back his own past.

-An Ideal Husband (1895)

没有人富有到可以赎回自己的过去。

--改编自《理想的丈夫》

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

-The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)

真相很少纯粹，也决不简单。

——《不可儿嬉》

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

爱自己是终身浪漫的开始。

——爱自己就是开始延续一生的罗曼史。

We are all in the gutter⁴, but some of us are looking at the stars.

我们都生活在阴沟里，但仍有人仰望星空。

Most people discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.

大多数人发现他们从未后悔的事情只是他们的错误，但发现时已经太晚了。

What is the chief cause of divorce? Marriage.

什么是离婚的主要原因？结婚。

When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love and wise already had one in reserve.

当爱情走到尽头，软弱者哭个不停，有效率的马上去寻找下一个目标，而聪明的早就预备了下一个。

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.

伟大的艺术家所看到的，从来都不是世界的本来面目。一旦他看透了，他就不再是艺术家。

I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit.

我给你们讲述的是所有你们没勇气去犯的罪孽。

One can always be kind to people one cares nothing about.

一个人总是可以善待他毫不在意的人。