唯美主义代表人物，19世纪80年代美学运动的主力和90年代颓废派运动的先驱，用现在的一句话来总结，就是反鸡汤的鼻祖，以下是他的经典名言：

　　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。

　　What is the chief cause of divorce? Marriage.

　　什么是离婚的主要原因？结婚。

　　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。

　　"Life is never fair...And perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not."

　　生活从来不是公平的……而且，或许对我们大多数人来说，这是件好事。

　　When I was young , I used to think that money was the most important thing in life , now that I am old , I know it is.

　　我年青时以为金钱至上，而今年事已迈，发现果真如此。

　　The first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible. What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered.

　　人生的首要责任是尽量虚伪。至于第二责任是什么，至今尚无人发现。

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

　　生活中只有两种悲剧:一个是没有得到我们想要的，另外一个是得到我们想要的。