我年轻时以为金钱至上，而今年事已迈，发现果真如此

For each man kills the thing he loves, yet each man does not die. 人人必杀所爱，因此人人得以苟活。

— 王尔德 《雷丁监狱之歌》

如果欢愉就是快乐的话，那我真是快乐无比。我就这么活着，也这么死去。

— 王尔德 《快乐王子》

I can write no stately proem As a prelude to my lay; From a poet to a poem I would dare to say. For if of these fallen petals Once to you seem fair, Love will waft it till it settles On your hair. And when wind and winter harden All the loveless land, It will whisper of the garden, You will understand

— 王尔德 《我年妻子》

最伟大的德行也补救不了半冷不热的汤菜。（吃货真可怕）

— 王尔德 《道连格雷的画像》