Interesting quotes in English with translation. Beautiful quotes in English with translation

Calamities are of two kinds. Misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

“Disasters come in two varieties: the failures that we suffer and the successes that accompany others.”

Destroy what destroys you.

“Destroy what destroys you.”

Do not squander time – this is stuff life is made of.

“Don’t waste time – it’s what life is made of.”

Enjoy every moment.

"Enjoy every moment."

Everyone is the creator of one’s own fate.

“Everyone is the creator of his own destiny.”

Remember who you are.

"Remember who you are."

Stretching his hand out to catch the stars, he forgets the flowers at his feet.

“Stretching out his hand to catch the stars, he forgets about the flowers under his feet.”

Success is not in what you have, but who you are.

“Success is not what you have, but what you are.”

The more you give the more you love

“The more you give, the more you love.”

You can't make your heart feel something it won't.

"You can't make your heart feel what it doesn't feel."

Your life is not a problem to be solved but a gift to be opened.

“Your life is not a problem to be solved, but a gift to be revealed.”

Live without regrets.

"Live without regrets."

Lost time is never found again.

"Lost time will never come back."

Love is my religion.

"Love is my religion."

Love is not finding someone to live with, its finding someone you can’t live without.

"Love is finding someone you can't live without."

Money often costs too much

“Money often costs too much.”

Never look back.

"Never look back."

Never stop dreaming.

"Never stop dreaming."

Everyone sees the world in one's own way

“Everyone sees the world differently.”

Everyone experienced something that changed him.

“Everyone has gone through something that changed them.”

Failure does not mean I have disgraced; It does mean I have dared to try

“Failure does not mean I am disgraced; It means I had the courage to take risks."

A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.

“The slightest drop of hope is enough to create love.”

All we need is love.

"All we need is love."

Be careful with your thoughts – they are the beginning of deeds.

“Be attentive to your thoughts - they are the beginning of actions.”

Be loyal to the one who is loyal to you.

"Be faithful to those who are faithful to you."

Beauty is an outward gift which is rarely despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.

“Beauty is a gift that few people despise, except those who are denied this gift.”

Beauty is only skin deep, but it’s a valuable asset if you are poor or haven’t any sense.

"Beauty is deceiving, but she valuable quality, if you are poor or not very smart."

Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.

“Beauty is strength, and a smile is its sword.”

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted

“Kindness, no matter how small, is never wasted.”

No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, would not make you cry.

“No person deserves your tears, and those who do will not make you cry.”

Not the power to remember, but it’s very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence.

“It is not the ability to remember, but quite the opposite, the ability to forget that is a necessary condition for our existence.”

Nothing is beautiful from every point of view.

“Nothing can be beautiful from all points of view.”

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love.

“One word frees us from all the hardships and pains of life: this word is love.”

Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

“He who cannot change his views cannot change anything.”

To get anywhere, strike out for somewhere, or you will get nowhere

“To get somewhere, move in some direction or you won’t get anywhere.”

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

"We don't remember days, we remember moments."

When in doubt, tell the truth

“When in doubt, tell the truth.”

While I’m breathing - I love and believe.

“As long as I breathe, I love and believe.”

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

“It’s easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.”

A life is a moment.

"One life - one moment."

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

“Fall seven times, get up eight.”

Fools grow without watering

“Fools grow without watering.”

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.

“Happiness is not a goal, but a way of life.”

Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it

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And when you quote one of the greats, it is always appropriate to say something like this - my mother/sister/grandmother often repeated to me her observation from life. Or my father/brother/grandfather tells/told me, and so on.

Or say - I have often heard the phrase: "...... here we write this phrase......"
And add your opinion - whether you agree, or are thinking about it, or you don’t understand the meaning of the phrase, but it stuck in your mind and you would like to discuss it with him.

Here are these phrases of the sages in English, various reflections on life in English:

The wit is free to think about everything that it is necessary for it, but it is a sign of freedom of thought, instead of freedom of the person.
The mind is free to think about whatever it wants, but this is a sign of freedom of thought, not freedom of man.
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My mum spoke to me: Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.
My mother told me: Live your life to the fullest and fight for your dreams.
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Every man should so lead his life that no pain is caused by him to any living being. Only then will others reciprocate your love and respect.
Every person should live his life in such a way as not to cause pain to any living beings. Only then will other people reciprocate your love and respect.

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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. (Dalai Lama)

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"Even a chance meeting is due to the fate of a previous life..." Even a chance meeting occurs due to the fate of a previous life..."

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We must carefully consider the consequences of our speech and action. In whichever way we want others to love and respect ours, in the same way we should first love and respect them.
We must carefully weigh our words and actions. In the same way that we want other people to love and respect us, in the same way we must love and respect them first.
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If instead, without loving and respecting others we complain that others are not treating well, it is a wrong conclusion.
If instead, without love and respect for other people, we complain that they treat us badly, then we are mistaken.
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Every person is likely to commit mistakes without being aware of it. However bright the fire, black smoke is bound to emanate from it. So also, whatever good deeds a man may perform, there will be mixed with it, a trace of evil. Efforts should be made to minimize the evil so that the good is progressively more...

Every person can make mistakes without realizing it. No matter how bright the fire is, it is accompanied by black smoke. Like this, no matter what good deeds No matter what a person does, a share of evil will be mixed in with them. Efforts must be made to minimize evil so that there is more and more good...
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Trying about happiness of others, we find our own happiness.
By trying for the happiness of others, we find our own. (Plato)
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To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken. But I am sure the greatest nonsense in life is to risk nothing.
Trying means risking failure, but you have to take risks! But I'm sure greatest stupidity in life it means not taking risks at all.

Here you can replace the word nonsense (stupidity) with any other word, choose and replace, do not repeat the many who copy this text for themselves! Experiment! A man won’t give you a bad grade for making a mistake, but he’ll also want to teach you the language! Therefore, be bold, be creative and with a sparkle, do not be afraid of anything.
Here are words to replace the word nonsense:
risk - risk
oversee - oversight
hazard - danger
mistake - error
And so on, choose another word in the dictionaries that in your opinion may be most suitable in meaning.
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Experience is the name every one people gives to their mistakes. But I think, it is right.
Experience is what everyone calls their mistakes. But I think it's right.
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Never rejoice when you are praised or get dejected when you are blamed; be a spiritual lion unaffected by both.
Never rejoice if you are praised, and do not be discouraged when you are criticized or condemned, be a spiritual lion who is not affected by either one or the other.
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Be cheerful and smiling under all circumstances.
Rejoice and smile in the face of any circumstances.
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My father spoke to me:: "Do the right thing at all times - even when you feel no one is observing." So I expect it of myself and I seek it in others.
My father told me: "Always do the right thing, even when you feel like no one is watching." So I strive for this myself and I look for it in others.
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Life is not about finding the right person, but creating the right relationship.
It's not about how we care in the beginning, but how much we grow and nourish one another in a relationship.
Life is not about searching the right person, but also in creating the right relationships.
It's not about how much we care in the beginning, but how much we grow and give to each other in the relationship.
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Some people always throw stones in your path. It depends on you what you do with them – build a wall or a bridge? Remember you are the architect of your life.
Some people always throw stones in your way. It's up to you what you do with them - build a wall or a bridge? Remember that you are the architect of your life.
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Search a beautiful heart, not a beautiful face, because beautiful things won’t last forever, but a golden heart does and will prosper you and add value to yourself.
Look for a beautiful heart, not a beautiful face, because beautiful things will not last forever, but a heart of gold does and will be good, and adds value to oneself.
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It’s not important to hold all the good cards in life. But it’s important how well you play the cards which you hold...
It doesn't matter to fit all the good cards in life. But what matters is how well you play the cards you hold...
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life as the box of chocolate candies!)) Life is like a box of chocolates!))
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Life is full of beauty. I notice it every day. I smell the rain, and feel the wind. So I am happy.)
Life is full of beauty. Every day I notice this. I smell the rain and feel the wind. So I'm happy.)
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If you rid yourself of worry, your peace can never be disturbed.
If you free yourself from worry, nothing can disturb your peace.
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I know trusting nature can make any people gullible.
I know that a gullible nature can make any people gullible.
This reflection is best used in writing. In this English phrase, you can replace trusting nature and gullible with something completely opposite, for example:

Hot temper ( hot temper) irritable (Irritable)

Here's what happened:
I know Hot temper can make any people irritable.
I know that heat can make anyone irritable.
or like this:
Haste (haste) - intolerable (unbearable, unbearable)
Haste can make any people intolerable.
Haste can make any people obnoxious.

Or, on the contrary, let’s talk about it in a good way. the boldness (courage) - great (great)
I know the boldness can make any people great.
I know that courage can make anyone great.

I know that honesty can make any people counterbalanced.
I know that honesty can make any people balanced.
(In general, look for the words that suit you in your opinion.)

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Aphorisms and sayings famous people in translation
from English into Russian.

Always forgive your enemies — nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde
Always forgive your enemies, nothing irritates them more.
Oscar Wilde

I am not young enough to know everything.
Oscar Wilde
INotsoyoung, toknowAll.
Oscar Wilde
Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
Oscar Wilde
Illusion — higherpleasure.
Oscar Wilde

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Oscar Wilde
A person is least like himself when he speaks on his own behalf. Giveto himmask, AndHewill tellallthe truth.
Oscar Wilde

Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse.
African Proverb
Not knowing is bad, not wanting to know is even worse.
African proverb

Success doesn’t come to you…you go to it.
Marva Collins
Success does not come to you on its own... You go to it.
Marva Collins

Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
Bernard Shaw
He who cannot change his views cannot change anything.
Bernard Shaw

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.
Albert Einstein
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe yet.
Albert Einstein

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
Sigmund Freud
Being completely honest with yourself is not an easy task.
Sigmund Freud

Every solution breeds new problems.
Murphy's law
Every decision creates new problems.
Murphy's Law

Everything takes longer than you think.
Murphy's law
Anything takes longer than you think.
Murphy's Law

If you want to be somebody, somebody really special, be yourself!
Author unknown
If you want to be someone, someone truly special, be yourself!
Author unknown
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that’s all.
Oscar Wilde
To live is the rarest phenomenon in the world. Most people just exist.
Oscar Wilde

Wisdom is knowing how little we know.
Oscar Wilde
Wisdom — Thisknow, how muchfewWewe know.
Oscar Wilde

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
Oscar Wilde
Experience is simply the word we use to describe our mistakes.
Oscar Wilde

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Aesop
Kindness, eventhe mostsmall, neverNotdisappearsfor nothing.
Aesop

It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters.
Aesop
Our passions are like fire and water - they are good servants, but bad masters.
Aesop

The only thing in life achieved without effort is failure.
Unknown
The only thing in life that comes without effort is failure.
Author unknown

A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.
Bo Bennett
A dream becomes a goal when action is taken to achieve it.
Beau Bennett

Success is not in what you have, but who you are.
Bo Bennett
Success is not what you have, but what you are.
Beau Bennett

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel,
and that gentleness is to be expected
only from the strong.
Leo Rosten
I learned that those who are weak are cruel, nobility is the lot of the strong.
LeoRosten

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.
Confucius
We are glorious not because we never fall, but because we get up whenever we do.
Confucius

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
Confucius
No matter how slow you go, the main thing is not to stop.
Confucius

Music is the soul of language.
Max Heindel
Music — Thissoullanguage.
Max Handel

Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it.
Christopher Morley
Life is like a foreign language, everyone pronounces it wrong.
Christopher Morley

The rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart.
Unknown
Rose speaks of love without a sound, in a language known only to the heart.
Author unknown

Beautiful phrases about love in English

If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliché that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that’s his problem. Love and peace are eternal.
John Lennon
If anyone thinks love and peace is a cliché that should have been left in the sixties, then that's their problem. Love and peace are eternal.
John Lennon

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love.
Sophocles
OnewordfreesusfromeveryoneheavinessAndpainlife: Thisword — Love.
Sophocles

Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.
Dale Evans
Whenever we love and whenever we give, it's Christmas.
Dale Evans

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
Barbara De Angelis
Love and kindness are never wasted. They always change lives for the better. They bless the one who receives them and bless you, the giver.
Barbara De Angelis

Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.
Kahlil Gibran
Wake up at dawn with a lifted heart and give thanks for another day of love.
Kahlil Gibran

Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.
Diane Arbus
Love is made up of a strange, incomprehensible combination of understanding and disagreement.
Diane Arbus

No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.
Mark Twain
No man or woman will know what ideal love is until they have been married for a quarter of a century.
Mark Twain

The best love affairs are those we never had.
Norman Lindsay
The best love affairs are the ones we never had.
Norman Lindsay

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.
Arthur Pinero
Those who truly love never grow old; they may die at an old age, but they go away young.
Arthur Pinero

The collection includes statements and quotes in English with translation into Russian:

Always forgive your enemies — nothing annoys them so much. Oscar Wilde. Translation - Always forgive your enemies, nothing irritates them more. Oscar Wilde
I will get everything I want. Translation - I will get everything I want.
The most dangerous demons live in our hearts. Translation - The most dangerous demons live in our hearts.
Feel the rain on your skin. Translation: Feel the rain on your skin.
Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas. Dale Evans. Translation - Every time we love, and every time we give, it's Christmas. Dale Evans

Fall down seven times, stand up eight. Translation: Fall seven times, get up eight.
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. Oscar Wilde. Translation - Experience is simply the word we use to describe our mistakes. Oscar Wilde
Respect the past, create the future! Translation - Respect the past, create the future!
I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong. Leo Rosten. Translation - I learned that those who are weak are cruel, nobility is the lot of the strong. Leo Rosten
Everyone has one's own path. Translation - Everyone has their own path.
If you want to be somebody, somebody really special, be yourself! Translation - If you want to be someone, someone really special - be yourself!
Only having descended the gulf, you can acquire treasure. Translation - Only by going down into the abyss can you find treasure.
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Confucius. Translation - No matter how slow you go, the main thing is not to stop. Confucius
Follow your heart. Translation - Follow your heart.
Life is a foreign language - all men mispronounce it. Christopher Morley. Translation - Life is a foreign language, all people pronounce it incorrectly. Christopher Morley
Let it be. Translation - Let it be.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. Oscar Wilde. Translation - A person is least like himself when he speaks in his own name. Give him a mask and he will tell you the whole truth. Oscar Wilde
Remember who you are! Translation - Remember who you are!
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop. Translation - Kindness, even the smallest, is never wasted. Aesop
While I’m breathing — I love and believe. Translation - As long as I breathe, I love and believe.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do. Confucius. Translation - We are glorious not because we never fall, but because we rise whenever we do. Confucius
The flame has burned away, the ash remained, the joy has gone, the sadness remained. Translation - The flame went out, ashes remained, joy was gone, sadness remained.
Success is not in what you have, but who you are. Translation - Success is not what you have, but what you are.
The memory warms you up inside, but it also breaks your soul apart. Translation - Memory warms you from the inside and at the same time tears your soul apart.
The rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart. Translation - Rose speaks of love without a sound, in a language known only to the heart.
A life is a moment. Translation - Life is a moment.
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that’s all. Oscar Wilde. Translation - To live is the rarest phenomenon in the world. Most people just exist. Oscar Wilde
Never look back. Never look back.
Wisdom is knowing how little we know. Oscar Wilde. Translation - Wisdom is knowing how little we know. Oscar Wilde
Never say never. Translation - Never say never.
Endless love. Translation - Endless love.
The inevitable price we pay for our happiness is eternal fear to lose it. Translation - The inevitable price we pay for happiness is the eternal fear of losing it.
Fighting for life. Translation - Fight for life.
We hate the ones we love because they can cause the deepest suffering. Translation - We hate those we love because they are the ones who can cause us the most suffering.
Forever young. Forever young.
My guardian is always with me. Translation - My guardian is always with me.
If you let your past go, it doesn’t mean that your past will let you go. Translation - If you let go of the past, it does not mean that the past has let you go.
Only my dream keeps me alive. Translation - Only my dream warms me.
Live without regrets. Translation - Live without regrets.
The love of my life. Translation - The love of my life.
To live forever. Translation - Live forever.
The earth is my body. My head is in the stars. Translation - The Earth is my body. My head is in the stars.
Everyone is the creator of one’s own fate. Translation: Everyone is the creator of their own destiny.
Everyone experienced something that changed him. Translation - Everyone has gone through something that has changed them.

We frequently die in our own dreams. Translation - Often, we die in our own dreams.
The best thing in our life is love. Translation - The best thing in our life is love.
Life is wonderful. Life is beautiful.
People rejoice at the Sun, and I’m dreaming of the Moon. — Translation — People rejoice in the sun, but I dream of the moon.
If I ever surrender, it’ll happen only in mercy to the winner. Translation - If I ever give up, it will be out of mercy for the winner.
My dreams come true. Translation - My dreams are coming true.
All we need is love. Translation - All we need is love.
Music creates the feelings which you can’t find in life. Translation - Music creates feelings that do not exist in life.
That be or not to be. Translation - To be or not to be.
Enjoy every moment. Translation - Enjoy every moment.
Be loyal to the one who is loyal to you. Translation - Be faithful to those who are faithful to you.
God never makes errors. Translation - God doesn't make mistakes.
My angel is always with me. Translation - My angel is always with me.
Never look back. Translation I never look back.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein. Translation - Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe yet. Albert Einstein
By doing nothing we learn to do ill. Translation - By doing nothing, we learn bad deeds.
Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. Bernard Shaw. Translation - He who cannot change his views cannot change anything. Bernard Shaw
Dad, I love you. Translation: Dad, I love you.
Success doesn’t come to you…you go to it. Marva Collins. Translation - Success does not come to you on its own... You go to it. Marva Collins
Wait and see. Translation - Let's wait and see.
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love. Sophocles. Translation - One word frees us from all the hardships and pains of life: this word is love. Sophocles
I'll get everything I want. Translation - I'll get everything I want.
Music is the soul of language. Max Heindel - Music is the soul of language. Max Handel
Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver. Barbara De Angelis. Translation - Love and kindness are never wasted. They always change lives for the better. They bless the one who receives them and bless you, the giver. Barbara De Angelis
Now or never. Translation - Now or never.
It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters. Aesop. Translation - Our passions are like fire and water - they are good servants, but bad masters. Aesop
Illusion is the first of all pleasures. Oscar Wilde. Translation - Illusion is the highest pleasure. Oscar Wilde.
He, who makes a beast of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man. Translation - He who becomes a beast gets rid of human pain.
If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliché that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that’s his problem. Love and peace are eternal. John Lennon. Translation - If anyone thinks that love and peace are a cliché that should have been left in the sixties, then that's their problem. Love and peace are eternal. John Lennon

Probably no one is the author of more quotes than the English writer Oscar Wilde. Quotes This writer touches on all aspects of life: there is about life, about friendship, about love, about work, about society. Many of Oscar Wilde's works are simply disassembled into quotes.

We present to your attention best Oscar Wilde quotes in English. For all quotes there is translation into Russian. The quotes are so different that I think everyone will find lines among this set that are close only to them. For example, I liked these ones.

Quotes by Oscar Wilde

Time is a waste of money.

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

Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much.

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.

And here it is translation of these Oscar Wilde quotes into Russian. If you do not know English, then the order of quotes in English coincides with the order of the same quotes in Russian!

Time is a waste of money.
We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
Always forgive your enemies, nothing irritates them more.
In the beginning, children love their parents; then, when they get older, they begin to judge them; sometimes they forgive them.
Fashion is a form of ugliness and is so intolerable that we have to change it every six months.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes in English with translation

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about life (in English)

Life is a nightmare that prevents one from sleeping.

I beg your pardon I didn’t recognize you — I’ve changed a lot.

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about life (translation into Russian)

Life is a nightmare that prevents us from sleeping.
I apologize for not recognizing you - I have changed a lot.
Our life contains only two tragedies. The first is that you cannot satisfy all your desires, the second is when they are all already satisfied.
Being natural is the most difficult pose to maintain.
Be yourself - all other roles are already taken.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about society (in English)

America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.

Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genuis.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about society (translation into Russian)

America was discovered more than once before Columbus, but as always it was hushed up.
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
No matter what they say about you, the only thing worse than this is when they don’t talk about you.
Society is surprisingly tolerant. It forgives everything except genius. (my translation)
Questions are never indiscreet. Unlike the answers.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about friendship (in English)

Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend’s success.
I don't want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about friendship (translation into Russian)

Everyone sympathizes with the misfortunes of their friends, and only a few rejoice at their successes.
I don't want to go to heaven, my friends are not there (my translation)

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about people (in English)

If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else`s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

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

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.

Some things are more precious because they don’t last long.

It is so easy to convince others; it is so difficult to convince oneself.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about people (translation into Russian)

If you want to tell people the truth, then make them laugh, otherwise they will kill you.
A person is most disingenuous when he speaks on his own behalf. Give him a mask and he will tell you the truth.
Most of us are not us. Our thoughts are other people's judgments; our life is an imitation of someone, our passions are a copying of other people’s passions.
I am always very friendly towards those with whom I do not care.
Being selfish does not mean living the way you want. This means asking others to live the way you would like.
Some things are valuable only because they don't last. (my translation)
It is easy to convince others, but it is much more difficult to convince yourself.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about work (in English)

It is awfully hard work doing nothing.

Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do.

Oscar Wilde. About work (translation into Russian)

It's terribly hard work to do nothing.
Work is the refuge of those who can’t do anything else. (or a more accurate translation Work is the salvation of those who have nothing else to do.)

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about myself (in English)

I suppose that I shall have to die beyond my means.

I can resist anything but temptation.

I am not young enough to know everything.

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do — the day after.

I like talking to a brick wall- it’s the only thing in the world that never contradicts me!

I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex.

Oscar Wilde. About myself (translation into Russian)

I suppose I will have to die beyond my means. (my translation)
I can resist everything except temptation.
I'm not young enough to know everything. (my translation)
Whenever people agree with me, I feel like I'm wrong.
I have nothing to declare except my genius. (words by O. Wilde at customs)
I am not picky: the best is enough for me.
Self-love is the beginning of a romance that lasts a lifetime.
I never put off until tomorrow what I can do the day after tomorrow.
I love talking to a brick wall - it’s the only person I’m talking to who doesn’t argue with me. (my translation)
I love simple pleasures. This is the last refuge of complex natures.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about love (in English)

Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our intellects.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Men always want to be a woman’s first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We women have a more subtle instinct about these things. What women like to be a man’s last romance.

Men marry because they are tired, women, because they are curious: both are disappointed. (From "The Picture of Dorian Gray")

One should always be in love. That's the reason one should never marry

The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one’s heart-hearts are made to be broken-but that it turns one’s heart to stone.

We women, as some one says, love with our ears, just as you men love with your eyes..

I am happy in my prison of passion.

Woman begins by resisting a man’s advances and ends by blocking his retreat.

Oscar Wilde. About love (translation into Russian)

Women love us for our flaws. If there are a fair amount of these shortcomings, they are ready to forgive us everything, even our intelligence.
Women are created to be loved, not to be understood.
A man always wants to be a woman's first love. Women are more sensitive in such matters. They would like to become last love men.
Men marry out of fatigue, women marry out of curiosity. Both are disappointed.
You must always be in love. This is why you should never get married.
The worst thing happens not when the heart is broken - hearts are made for this - but when the heart turns to stone. (my translation)
A woman loves with her ears, and a man with his eyes.
I am happy in the prison of my passions.
At first the woman resists the man. However, it ends with her not wanting him to leave.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about wine (in English)

I drink to separate my body from my soul.

Oscar Wilde. About wine (translation into Russian)

I drink to separate my body from my soul.