Aphorism- this is an original complete thought, spoken or written down in a concise, memorable textual form and subsequently repeatedly reproduced by other people.

In this article, we bring to your attention well-known and popular aphorisms, proverbs, as well as quotes from various figures in English with translation into Russian. Such eloquent phrases are increasingly common in everyday life, they are especially loved by users of various social networks, instant messengers and other technological solutions, where a person can describe himself in multiple ways, add his “status”, or simply tell everyone about his favorite aphorism, including on English.

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
Investments in knowledge always give the highest return.
Benjamin Franklin(Benjamin Franklin)

Wisdom is knowing how little we know.
Wisdom is knowing how little we know
Oscar Wilde(Oscar Wilde)

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

Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune.
With a degree, you can earn a living. Self-education will make you a fortune.
Jim Rohn(Jim Rohn)

A dream becomes a goal when action is taken towards its achievement.
A dream becomes a goal when action is taken to achieve it.
Bo Bennett(Bo Bennet)

All would live long, but none would be old.
Everyone wants to live long, but no one wants to be old.
Benjamin Franklin(Benjamin Franklin)

Success is not in what you have, but who you are.
Success is not in what you have, but in what you are.
Bo Bennett(Bo Bennet)

It's easy to quit smoking. I've done it hundreds of times.
Quitting smoking is easy. I myself threw a hundred times.
Mark Twain(Mark Twain)

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

Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.
Abortion is promoted exclusively by those people who themselves have already been born.
Ronald Reagan(Ronald Reagan)

always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them more.
Oscar Wilde(Oscar Wilde)

To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.
To admit one's ignorance is a great step towards knowledge.
Benjamin Disraeli(Benjamin Disraeli)

English is not merely the medium of our thought; it is the very stuff and process of it.
English is not just a means of expressing our thoughts; it is the very essence and basis of thought.
unknown(Author unknown)

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, because, solving it, you mainly have to deal with men.
Conrad(Conrad)

To have another language is to possess a second soul.
To speak another language is like having a second soul.
Charlemagne(Charlemagne)

I am not young enough to know everything.
I'm not young enough to know everything.
Oscar Wilde(Oscar Wilde)

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
The banker is the guy who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining but wants to take it back as soon as it starts to rain.
Mark Twain(Mark Twain)

Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
Lily Tomlin(Lily Tomlin)

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

Money speaks sense in a language all nations.
Money speaks a language that is understood by all nations.
Aphra Behn(Aphra Ben)

A candidate is someone who gets money from the rich and votes from the poor to protect them from each other.
A candidate is someone who gets money from the rich and runs from the poor to protect them from each other.
unknown(Author unknown)

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable.
Facts are stubborn things; statistics are much more flexible.
Mark Twain(Mark Twain)

Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse.
Not knowing is bad, not wanting to know is even worse.
Proverb(Proverb)

Success doesn't come to you…you go to it.
Success doesn't come to you by itself... You go to it.
Marva Collins(Marva Collins)

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

Silence propagates itself, and the longer talk has been suspended, the more difficult it is to find anything to say.
Silence breeds silence, and the longer the pause in the conversation, the more difficult it is to find something to say.
Samuel Johnson(Samuel Johnson)

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

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

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.
Half of Americans have never read newspapers. Half did not participate in the presidential elections. We can only hope that this one and the same half.
Gore Vidal(Gore Vidal)

Every solution breeds new problems.
Each solution creates new problems.
Murphy's law(Murphy's Law)

Wealth is not his that has it, but his who enjoys it.
Wealth does not belong to the one who owns it, but to the one who enjoys it.
Benjamin Franklin(Benjamin Franklin)

An enemy is anyone who tells the truth about you.
Anyone who speaks the truth about you becomes an enemy.
Hubbard Elbert(Hubbard Elbert)

Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
Believe in the fact that there is something to live for, and your faith will help this fact to come true.
James(James)

The absent are always in the wrong.
Those who are absent are always wrong.
Proverb(Proverb)

To make pleasures pleasant shorten them.
For pleasures to be pleasant, do not stretch them out.
Buxton(Buxton)

Freedom is only good as a means; it is no end in itself.
Freedom is only good as a means, not an end.
Melville(Melville)

When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
When Nature needs to do something, she creates a genius.
Emerson(Emerson)

A lie begets a lie.
Lies breed lies.
Proverb(Proverb)

When a man makes a woman his wife, it's the highest compliment he can pay her, and it's usually the last.
When a man makes a woman his wife, this is the greatest compliment he can give her, and usually the last.
Rowland(Rowland)

We grow small trying to be great.
Trying to become great, we become small.
Jones(Jones)

Self-conquest is the greatest of victories.
Victory over oneself is the greatest of all victories.
Plato(Plato)

If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one.
If you don't think about the future, you won't have it.
Galsworthy(Galsworthy)

When everything else is lost, the future still remains.
When all is lost, only the future remains.
bovee(Bovie)

Rather go to bed supperless than rise in debt.
It is better to go to bed without supper than to wake up in debt.
Benjamin Franklin(Benjamin Franklin)

Future is purchased by the present.
The future is acquired in the present.
Samuel Johnson(Samuel Johnson)

A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself to keep his friends in countenance.
A magnanimous person must have several flaws in order not to upset his friends.
Benjamin Franklin(Benjamin Franklin)

He that is of opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
A person who claims that money can do anything can be suspected of going to any lengths for money.
Benjamin Franklin(Benjamin Franklin)

We all find it difficult to stay positive from time to time, because life is not an easy thing. If you can't seem to see the glass as half full, reading uplifting life quotes can lift you out of your gloom. These 60 quotes in English will help you see the amazing possibilities that life has to offer.

About success

1. "Success is the child of audacity". (Benjamin Disraeli)

"Success is the child of courage." (Benjamin Disraeli)

2. "Success is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration." (Thomas Edison)

Success is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Thomas Edison, inventor

3. "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm". (Winston Churchill)

“Success is the ability to move from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” (Winston Churchill)

4. "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." (Wayne Gretzky)

“You will miss 100 times out of 100 shots you never make.” (Wayne Gretzky)

Wayne Gretzky is an outstanding Canadian hockey player, one of the most famous athletes of the 20th century.

5. "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." (Charles Darwin)

“It is not the strongest or the smartest who survive, but the one who adapts best to change.” (Charles Darwin)

6. "Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs." (Farrah Grey)

Make your own dreams come true, or someone else will hire you to make theirs come true.

Farrah Gray, American businessman, philanthropist, and writer

7. "The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence." (Confucius)

"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the drive to reach your full potential...these are the keys that will open the door to personal excellence." (Confucius)

8. Fall seven times and stand up eight. (Japanese proverb)

"Fall seven times, get up eight." (Japanese proverb)

9. "There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." (Helen Keller)

"There are no short cuts to a worthy goal." (Helen Keller)

Helen Keller is an American writer, lecturer, and political activist.

10. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” (Herman Cain)

“Success is not the key to happiness. This happiness is the key to success.” (Herman Kane)

Herman Cain is an American businessman and Republican politician.

About personality

1. “The mind is everything. What do you think you become. Buddha

“Mind is everything. What you think, you become." (Buddha)

2. “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light". (plato)

“You can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when adults are afraid of the light.” (Plato)

3. “When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion." (Abraham Lincoln)

“When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad things, I feel bad. This is my religion." (Abraham Lincoln)

4. “Be soft. Don't let the world make you hard. Don't let pain make you hate. Don't let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.” (Kurt Vonnegut)

“Be gentle. Don't let the world harden you. Don't let the pain make you hate. Don't let bitterness steal your sweetness. Be proud that even if the world doesn't agree with you, you still think it's a great place." (Kurt Vonnegut)

5. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” (Stephen Covey)

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

Stephen Covey, American leadership and life management consultant, lecturer

6. "Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent." (Eleanor Roosevelt)

"Remember: no one can make you feel humiliated without your consent." (Eleanor Roosevelt)

7. “It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years". (Abraham Lincoln)

"It's not the number of years you live that matters, but the quality of your life in those years." (Abraham Lincoln)

8. "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." (Benjamin Franklin)

9. "There are people who have money and people who are rich." (coco chanel)

"There are people who have money and there are rich people." (Coco Chanel)

10. “The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can't be any large-scale revolution until there's a personal revolution, on an individual level. It's got to happen inside first." (Jim Morrison)

“The most important freedom is the freedom to be yourself. You trade your reality for a role, you trade common sense for a performance. You refuse to feel and put on a mask instead. No large-scale revolution is possible without a personal revolution, a revolution at the level of the individual. It must first take place within.” (Jim Morrison)

About life

1. "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." (Mae West)

“We live once, but if you manage life correctly, then once is enough.” (Mae West)

Mae West is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol, one of the most scandalous stars of her time.

2. "Happiness lies in good health and a bad memory". (Ingrid Bergman)

"Happiness is good health and bad memory." (Ingrid Bergman)

3. "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." (Steve Jobs)

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." ()

4. "The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." (Mark Twain)

The two most important days in your life: the day you were born and the day you realized why.

Mark Twain, writer

5. "If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough." (Oprah Winfrey)

“If you look at what you already have in life, you will gain even more. If you look at what you don't have, you will always be missing something." (Oprah Winfrey)

6. "Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it." (Charles Swindoll)

"Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it." (Charles Swindall)

Charles Swindoll is a Christian pastor, radio evangelist and writer.

7. "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, I'm possible!" (Audrey Hepburn)

"Nothing is impossible. There is a possibility in the very word!” (Audrey Hepburn)

* The English word impossible ("impossible") can be written as I'm possible (literally "I'm possible").

8. "Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. (William Faulkner)

Always dream and strive to exceed your limits. Don't aim to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Strive to be better than yourself.

William Faulkner, writer

9. “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” (John Lennon)

“When I was five years old, my mother always said that happiness is the main thing in life. When I went to school, they asked me what I want to be when I grow up. I wrote: "Happy man." Then they told me that I didn’t understand the question, and I answered that they don’t understand life.” (John Lennon)

10. "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." (Dr Seuss)

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it was." (Dr. Seuss)

Dr. Seuss is an American children's writer and cartoonist.

About love

1. "You yourself, as much as anyone in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." (Buddha)

"You yourself, no less than anyone else in the universe, deserve your love." (Buddha)

2. "Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired." (Robert Frost)

"Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired." (Robert Frost)

3. "The very essence of romance is uncertainty." (Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays)

"The whole point of a romantic relationship is uncertainty." (Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays)

4. "It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight." (Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita)

"It was love at first sight, at last sight, at eternal sight." (Vladimir Nabokov, "Lolita")

5. "You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." (Dr Seuss)

"You know you're in love when you can't sleep because reality is finally more beautiful than your dreams." (Dr. Seuss)

6. "True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning." (Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle)

"True love is rare, and only it gives life a true meaning." (Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle)

Nicholas Sparks is a famous American writer.

7. "When love is not madness it is not love." (Pedro Calderón de la Barca)

If love is not crazy, then it is not love.

Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish playwright and poet

8. "And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many." (J. R. R. Tolkien)

"And he hugged her and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he didn't care that they were standing high on the wall under the eyes of the crowd." (J. R. R. Tolkien)

"Love all, trust the elect, and do no harm to anyone." (William Shakespeare, "All's well that ends well")

10. “Never compare your love story with those in the movies, because they are written by scriptwriters. Yours is written by God. (Unknown)

“Never compare your love story to movies. They were invented by screenwriters, yours was written by God himself. (Author unknown)

About study and education

1. "The limits of my language are the limits of my world." (Ludwig Wittgenstein)

"The limits of my language are the limits of my world." (Ludwig Wittgenstein)

Ludwig Wittgenstein - Austrian philosopher and logician of the first half of the 20th century.

2. "Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere." (Chinese Proverb)

"Knowledge is a treasure that follows everywhere the one who possesses it." (Chinese proverb)

3. "You can never understand one language until you understand at least two." (Geoffrey Willans)

"You will never understand one language until you understand at least two." (Jeffrey Willans)

Geoffrey Willans is an English writer and journalist.

4. "To have another language is to possess a second soul." (Charlemagne)

To have a second language means to have a second soul.

Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor

5. "Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow." (Oliver Wendell Holmes)

"Language is the blood of the soul, into which thoughts flow and from which they grow." (Oliver Wendell Holmes)

6. "Knowledge is power". (Sir Francis Bacon)

"Knowledge is power". (Francis Bacon)

7. “Learning is a gift. Even when pain is your teacher. (Maya Watson)

“Knowledge is a gift. Even when pain is your teacher." (Maya Watson)

8. "You can never be overdressed or overeducated." (Oscar Wilde)

"You can't be too well dressed or too well educated." (Oscar Wilde)

9. “Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language. (H. Jackson Brown, Jr.)

“Never laugh at a person who speaks broken English. This means that he also knows another language.” (H. Jackson Brown Jr.)

H. Jackson Brown Jr. is an American writer.

10. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. (Mahatma Gandhi)

Live like you'll die tomorrow. Learn as if you will live forever.

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian political and public figure

With humor

1. “Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it." (Salvador Dali)

“Don't be afraid of perfection; you will never reach it." (Salvador Dali)

2. "Only two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." (Albert Einstein)

Two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity, but about the universe I'm not sure.

Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist, one of the founders of modern theoretical physics

3. "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure." (Mark Twain)

"Have only ignorance and self-confidence in life, and success will not keep you waiting." (Mark Twain)

4. "If a book about failures doesn't sell, is it a success?" (Jerry Seinfeld)

“If a book about failure doesn’t sell, is it a success?” (Jerry Seinfeld)

Jerry Seinfeld is an American actor, stand-up comedian and screenwriter.

5. “Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome." (Isaac Asimov)

“Life is nice. Death is serene. The whole problem is in the transition from one to another. (Isaac Asimov)

6. “Accept who you are. Unless you're a serial killer." (Ellen DeGeneres, Seriously... I'm Kidding»

“Accept yourself for who you are. Only if you're not a serial killer." (Ellen DeGeneres, "Seriously... I'm kidding")

Ellen DeGeneres is an American actress, television host and comedian.

7. "A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it." (George Bernard Shaw)

"A pessimist is a person who finds everyone as unbearable as himself and hates them for it." (George Bernard Shaw)

8. "Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them more.” (Oscar Wilde)

Always forgive your enemies - nothing irritates them more.

Oscar Wilde, English philosopher, writer and poet

9. "If you would like to know the value of money, try to borrow some." (Benjamin Franklin)

“Do you want to know the value of money? Try borrowing." (Benjamin Franklin)

10. "Life would be tragic if it weren't funny." (Stephen Hawking)

"Life would be tragic if it weren't so funny." ()

Probably no one is the author of more quotations than an 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. A lot of Oscar Wilde's works are simply disassembled into quotes.

We bring to your attention best oscar wilde quotes in english. All quotes have translation into Russian. The quotes are so different that, I think, everyone will find lines close to him among this multitude. For example, I liked these.

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

• Time is a waste of money.
• We're all in the gutter, but some of us are stargazing.
• Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys 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 unbearable that we have to change it every six months.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes in English with translation

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about life

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 keeps 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 already all satisfied.
• Being natural is the most difficult posture to hold.
• 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 this, as always, was hushed up.
• Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
• No matter what they say about you, only one thing can be worse than this - when they don’t talk about you.
• Society is remarkably tolerant. It forgives everything except genius. (my translation)
• Questions are never indiscreet. Unlike answers.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about friendship

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. Friendship quotes (translation into Russian)

• All sympathize with the misfortunes of their friends, and few rejoice in their successes.
• I don't want to go to heaven, my friends are not there (my translation)

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about people

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 cunning 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 the judgments of others; our life is an imitation of someone, our passions are copying of other people's passions.
• I'm always very friendly to those I don't care about.
• Being selfish does not mean living the way you want. It means asking others to live the life you want.
• Some things are valuable only because they are short-lived. (my translation)
• It is easy to convince others, it is much more difficult to convince yourself.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about work

It is awfully hard work doing nothing.

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

Oscar Wilde. About work (translation into Russian)

• It's terribly hard work doing 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 refugee of the complex.

Oscar Wilde. About myself (translation into Russian)

• I guess I'll have to die beyond my means. (my translation)
• I can resist everything but 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 for 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 like to talk to a brick wall - this is the only interlocutor who does not argue with me. (my translation)
• I love simple pleasures. This is the last refuge of complex natures.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about love

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 is 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 the mind.
• Women are made 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 the last love of a man.
• Men marry out of fatigue, women marry out of curiosity. Both are disappointed.
• You must always be in love. That's 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 her eyes.
• I am happy in the prison of my passions.
• At first, the woman resists the man. However, she ends up not wanting him to leave.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about wine

I drink to separate my body from my soul.

Oscar Wilde. About wine (translation into Russian)

• I drink to separate the body from the soul.

• Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I "m not sure about the universe. - Two things are endless: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe yet.
• 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. (Wayne Miller)
• When you start thinking a lot about your past, it becomes your present and you can "t see your future without it. - When you start thinking a lot about the past, it becomes present, and you no longer see the future without it.
• Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans. – Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans. (Allen Saunders)
• It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - What matters is not the number of years lived, but the quality of your life in these years. (Abraham Lincoln)

The best quotes about life in English with translation

• Life is short, there is no time to leave important words unsaid. Life is short, there is no time to leave important words unsaid.
• A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it or offer your own version in return. The book is a copy of the world. If you don't like her, ignore her or come up with your own version. (Salman Rushdie)
• life is beautiful. - Life is Beautiful.
• I hate clocks. Hate to see my life go by. - I hate watches. I hate to see my life go by.
• Quotes about life in English with translation- Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. Life is meant not to find oneself, but to create oneself. (George Bernard Shaw)
• life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it. Life is like a foreign language, everyone pronounces it wrong.
• People in your life may appear closer than they are. The people in your life may seem closer than they really are.
• Variety "s the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor. - Variety is the very spice to life that gives it all the flavor. (William Cowper)
• Where there is love there is life. “Where there is love, there is life.” (Mahatma Gandhi)
• There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. “There are only two ways to live your life. The first is to believe that nothing is a miracle. The second is to believe that everything is a miracle. (Albert Einstein)
• May you live every day of your life. May God give you every day of your life. (Jonathan Swift)
• Respect the past, create the future! – Respect the past, create the future!
• When life gives you lemons, drink tequila! - When life gives you only lemons, drink tequila!
• Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. (Steve Jobs)
• A life is a moment. One life, one moment.
• Nobody dies virgin cause life fucks everyone. “No one dies virgin, for life has everyone.
• The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. - The two most important days in your life: the day you were born and the day you realized why. (Mark Twain)
• The Life has taught me one important belongings - allow the people on distance of the extended hand only. So their more simply delete… - Life has taught me one important thing - let people in only at arm's length. This makes it easier to push them away.
• To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that "s all. - Living is the rarest phenomenon in the world. Most people simply exist.
• To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. – Loving yourself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. (Oscar Wilde)
• Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. (Charles Swindall)
• Life would be tragic if it weren't funny. Life would be tragic if it weren't so funny. (Stephen Hawking)
• When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life. - When I was five years old, my mother always said that happiness is the main thing in life. When I went to school, they asked me what I want to be when I grow up. I wrote: "Happy man." Then they told me that I did not understand the question, and I answered that they do not understand life. (John Lennon)
• Beautiful quote about life in English with translation- Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. – Life is not measured by the number of breaths, but by the number of moments that take your breath away.
• This world, where much is to be done and little to be known. – This is a world in which much must be done and little must be known. (Samuel Johnson)

Currently, tattoos made in the form of a phrase in English are very popular. This trend is not accidental, because the English language has a rich history, unique features and characteristics, and it is also common and understandable anywhere in the world.

Modern English was formed over 1000 years ago by the fusion of two languages ​​(ancient Anglo-Saxon and Norman French). Over the past millennium, this language has conquered the whole world. Now it is used as a native or second language by about 700 million people on earth, it is also official in 67 countries. It is impossible to imagine a single corner of the planet where an English-speaking person could remain misunderstood.

Without a doubt, people who choose phrases in English for tattoos are bright and open personalities, boldly declaring their beliefs and principles to the whole world.

The meaning and meaning of tattoos made in English

Today, English is one of the richest languages ​​in the world, with approximately 800,000 words, four times as many as Russian.

An incredible number of synonyms makes this language very informative, allowing you to fit your favorite philosophical thought or life credo into a very precise and capacious phrase. However, you need to be careful when choosing an inscription for a tattoo; when translating an expression, it is best to turn to reliable and trusted sources.

A feature of English speech is a large number of ambiguous words, the wrong translation of which can fundamentally change the original meaning of a favorite phrase.

It is interesting! The most ambiguous word in the English language is the word "set", it can be used as a noun, adjective and verb and has more than 50 meanings, depending on the context and form of use.

Themes for inscriptions in English

The living and plastic English language is constantly in development, having been born many centuries ago, it has absorbed the styles and forms of each lived era.

Having set the goal of choosing a phrase in English with a translation, you can easily find your favorite beautiful saying belonging to Shakespeare's pen or Winston Churchill's sarcastic thought, John Lennon's call for peace or a gloomy aphorism from Tim Burton's films. The choice of topics and styles of statements is endless, everyone can find something that reflects exactly his inner world.

Did you know? William Shakespeare introduced many words that are used in everyday speech to this day. The words "addiction" (dependence), "eventful" (filled with events), "cold-blooded" (cold-blooded) belong to the writer's fantasy. In addition, the word "eyeball" (eyeball) has become an anatomical term and is actively used in modern medicine.

Tattoo styles in English

A large selection of phrases and expressions belonging to people from different countries, eras, classes, related to various fields of science, politics, culture, art and pop, opens up inexhaustible possibilities for the stylistic design of a tattoo.

Fancy monograms or simple graceful lines, good old gothic or simple typographic type, sophisticated floral ornaments or modern graffiti. Which style to use, the selected phrase in English will best tell.

You can come up with your own philosophical thought, and a professional tattoo artist will help you choose a font and decorative design, you can use ready-made templates from the catalog, you can supplement the saying with some image.

The location of the tattoo-inscription on the body

The location of the tattoo primarily depends on the desire of the customer himself. Some people like to have tattoo images on the most visible and open places: on the forearm, wrist, neck, chest. Others prefer to apply the image in such a way that, if desired, it can always be hidden under clothing: on the shoulder blades, on the back, feet, in the lumbar region.

It happens that the application of any inscription in English is more of a sacred meaning, in this case, people choose images that are small in size and place them on the body in such a way that the tattoos are invisible even in open summer clothes. Before starting to apply a tattoo, its stylistic decision, volume and location are discussed with the master. A professional in his field will always select and suggest the best accommodation option.

A tattoo on the body is a very important and responsible decision. A beautiful and high-quality image will delight its owner for many years, while an unsuccessfully made tattoo is very difficult to remove from the body. To achieve the best result and excellent image quality, following some rules will help.

Subject to all the above rules, your favorite phrase in English will please the eye for a long time with a deep meaning and good quality of performance.