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。

We Irish are too poetical to be poets;we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since the Greeks.
我们爱尔兰人太诗意以至不能做诗人，我们的国家里充满才华横溢的失败者，可我们是自希腊人以来最伟大的说空话之人。

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.
看似痛苦的试炼的往往是伪装的祝福。

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
情感的好处就是让我们误入歧途。

Over the piano was printed a notice: Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.
Personal Impressions of America (Leadville) (1883)
钢琴上贴着一条告示：请不要枪杀钢琴师，他已经尽力了。

The heart was made to be broken.
心是用来碎的。

The public is wonderfully tolerant. Itforgives 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。

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.-Phrases and Philosophies for the use of the Young (1894)
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。