11. 戀愛是非常浪漫的事，但求婚一點也不浪漫。為什麼，因為一個可能會被接受；但一個是，我相信通常是這樣：興奮就全部結束了。浪漫的本質就是不確定性。
It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty.
12. 有些人無論走到哪裡，都會帶來幸福；有些人則是無論他何時走，都會帶來幸福。
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
13. 當一個人以自己的身份說話時，他最不像他自己。給他一個面具，他就會告訴你真相。
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
14. 老年人相信每一件事物；中年人猜疑每一件事物；青年人什麼都懂。
The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
15. 年輕的時候，我以為錢是人生最重要的，現在我老了，我懂了，確實如此。
When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.
16. 努力工作只是無事可做的人的避難所。
Hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing whatever to do.
17. 只要戰爭被視為邪惡，它就永遠具有它的魅力。當它被視為粗俗時，它就不再受歡迎。
As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
18. 生活是世上最罕見的事情，大多數人只是存在，僅此而已。
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
19. 道德，就是我們對自己不喜歡的人所採取的態度。
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
20. 人生有兩個悲劇，第一是想得到的得不到，第二是想得到的得到了。
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
王爾德也曾說：「人生是一件太重要的事，所以不能嚴肅看待。」筆者認為，有時候一些用幽默、毒舌文字說出來的真實，反而更一針見血、也更能說服人心。看完王爾德的毒雞湯之後，是不是反而讓你重新對生活感到有趣，也不禁露出笑容了呢？
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「與其做好人，我寧願做一個完整的人。」15句榮格語錄，教你理解真正的幸福
