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Every new spring day gives us warmth, sometimes refreshing with rain; the sun's rays are reflected in the windows of houses, making us think about summer and vacation. At such moments you want to breathe fresh air to the fullest, laugh with friends and, of course, love - enjoy life to the fullest. Native English School is pleased to offer another portion of entertaining information in the form of material on the topic Beautiful quotes in English with translation, which can be combined under the title Live, Love, Laugh. After all, it is the gentle spring and hot summer that awaken in us bright feelings that we want to share. Share in a special way, e.g. express emotions in English : in conversations with loved ones, in letters, and simply on your pages on social networks. Ours will also help you with this.

Beautiful English quotes about life

When emotions are overwhelming and you want to express them verbally, but you don’t know how, turn to wisdom famous personalities. By quoting this or that “alien” phrase, you will be able to fully convey the meaning of your own. And by using the right expression at the right moment, you will thereby demonstrate your erudition. We bring to your attention a small selection of quotes about life in English:

1. All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust. – The whole world is made of faith, trust and fairy dust. (James Matthew Barrie, writer; quotation from the fairy tale "Peter Pan")
2. 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, scientist, public figure)
3. Nothing, everything, anything, something: if you have nothing, then you have everything, because you have the freedom to do anything, without the fear of losing something. – Nothing, everything, anything, something: if you have nothing, then you have everything, because you have the freedom to do anything, without the fear of losing something. (Jarod Kintz, American writer)
4. Everything you can imagine is real. – Everything you can imagine is real. (Pablo Picasso, artist)
5. And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. – When you want something, the entire universe conspires to help you achieve it. (Paolo Coelho, Brazilian novelist and poet)
6. Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. – Promise that you will always remember: you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think. (Alan Alexander Milne, English writer)
7. 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, writer, social activist)

Beautiful quotes about love in English with translation

Love evokes emotions that control a whole range of feelings. They inspire us to do the craziest things and amazing feats. Great artists - connoisseurs of beauty - poets, musicians formulated beautiful lines that we can use for declarations of love, which we mentioned in the article Quotes and phrases in English about love, as well as in the emergence of feelings and their understanding:

1. The heart wants what it wants. There's no logic to these things. You meet someone and you fall in love and that’s that. – The heart wants what it wants. There is no logic in this. You meet someone and you fall in love - that's it. (Woody Allen, American actor, director)
2. Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. “A lot of people want to ride in a limousine with you, but what you really need is that person who will ride the bus with you when the limousine breaks down.” (Oprah Winfrey, American TV presenter, public figure)
3. I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this. – I love you without knowing how, when or from where. I simply love you, without problems or pride: I love you this way because I don't know any other way to love. (Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet)
4. A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea. “A woman knows the face of the man she loves just as a sailor knows the open sea.” (Honoré de Balzac, French writer)
5. Even when love isn’t enough…somehow it is. – Even when love alone is not enough... somehow, it is (enough). (Stephen King, American writer)
6. Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell. – Love is fire. But whether she's going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell. (Joan Crawford, American actress)
7. How do you spell ‘love’?– Piglet – How do you pronounce “love”? – Piglet

You don’t spell it…you feel it. – Pooh – You don’t say it, you feel it. - Winnie the Pooh

(Alan Alexander Milne, English writer; quote from the book “Winnie the Pooh”)

Beautiful quotes in English for social networks

Using beautiful quotes in English in statuses means attracting the attention of friends, with whom it is doubly pleasant to share joyful moments and hundreds of times easier to experience difficult ones. By the way, you can find the most interesting options in our article Statuses in English with translation !

Pay attention to the expressions below about laughter and joy of life. Try to remember them if you suddenly feel sad and see how good words I improve my mood:

1. A day without laughter is a day wasted. – A day without laughter is a day wasted. (Charlie Chaplin, film actor)
2. Laughter is America's most important export. – Laughter is America's greatest export. (Walt Disney, American animator)
3. Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. – Laugh whenever you can. This is the cheapest medicine. (George Byron, English poet)
4. If love is the treasure, laughter is the key. – If love is a treasure, laughter is the key. (Yakov Smirnov, American comedian)
5. Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. – Laughter is the sun that drives winter away from a person’s face. (Victor Hugo, French writer)
6. To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter. “There is nothing worse for jealousy than laughter.” (Françoise Sagan, French writer)
7. As soap is to the body, so laughter is to the soul. “Like soap is for the body, laughter is for the soul.” (Jewish proverb).

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

We present to your attention best Oscar Wilde quotes in English. For all quotes there is translating to Russian language. The quotes are so different that I think everyone will find lines among this set that are close only to them. For example, I liked these ones.

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

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

Oscar Wilde. Quotes in English with translation

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about life (in English)

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

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about friendship (in English)

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. Quotes about friendship (translation into Russian)

• Everyone sympathizes with the misfortunes of their friends, and only a few rejoice at their successes.
• I don't want to go to heaven, my friends aren't there (my translation)

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about people (in English)

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 disingenuous 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 other people's judgments; our life is an imitation of someone, our passions are a copying of other people’s passions.
• I am always very friendly towards those with whom I do not care.
• Being selfish does not mean living the way you want. This means asking others to live the way you would like.
• Some things are valuable only because they don't last. (my translation)
• It is easy to convince others, but it is much more difficult to convince yourself.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about work (in English)

It is awfully hard work doing nothing.

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

Oscar Wilde. About work (translation into Russian)

• It's terribly hard work to do 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 refuge of the complex.

Oscar Wilde. About myself (translation into Russian)

• I suppose I will have to die beyond my means. (my translation)
• I can resist everything except 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 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 love talking to a brick wall - it’s the only person I’m talking to who doesn’t argue with me. (my translation)
• I love simple pleasures. This is the last refuge of complex natures.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about love (in English)

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 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 our intelligence.
• Women are created 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 a man's last love.
• Men marry out of fatigue, women marry out of curiosity. Both are disappointed.
• You must always be in love. This is 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 his eyes.
• I am happy in the prison of my passions.
• At first the woman resists the man. However, it ends with her not wanting him to leave.

Oscar Wilde. Quotes about wine (in English)

I drink to separate my body from my soul.

Oscar Wilde. About wine (translation into Russian)

• I drink to separate my body from my soul.

We all find it difficult to stay positive from time to time, because life is not an easy thing. If you can't see the glass half full, reading inspirational quotes about life can pull you out of the depths of despondency. These 60 quotes in English will help you see the amazing opportunities 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 perception.” (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 take.” (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 best adapts to change.” (Charles Darwin)

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

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 desire 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 shortcuts 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

“The mind is everything. What you think is what 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, I feel bad. This is my religion." (Abraham Lincoln)

4. “Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not 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 make you bitter. Don't let 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 consider it 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, teacher

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 during 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 going to happen inside first.” (Jim Morrison)

“The most important freedom is the freedom to be yourself. You exchange your reality for a role, you exchange common sense for a performance. You refuse to feel and instead put on a mask. No large-scale revolution is possible without a personal revolution, a revolution at the personal level. It must first happen 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 your 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 Swindoll)

Charles Swindoll is a Christian pastor, radio preacher and author.

7. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, I’m possible!” (Audrey Hepburn)

"Nothing is impossible. This very word contains possibility*!” (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 the limit of your capabilities. Don't set out 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 most important thing in life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote: “A happy person.” 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 happened." (Dr. Seuss)

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

About love

1. "You yourself, as much as anybody 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 an 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 romantic relationships 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, with last look, from the eternal view." (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 true meaning to life.” (Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle)

Nicholas Sparks is a famous American writer.

7. “When love is not madness it is not love.” (Pedro Calderon de la Barca)

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

Pedro Calderon 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 with the crowd watching." (J. R. R. Tolkien)

“Love everyone, trust your chosen ones 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, but 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 boundaries of my language are the boundaries 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 those who possess it everywhere.” (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.” (Geoffrey Willans)

Geoffrey Willans is an English writer and journalist.

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

To speak 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 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 as if you will die tomorrow. Study 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 achieve 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 I'm not sure about the Universe.

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 follow.” (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, can it be considered 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 pleasant. Death is serene. The whole problem is in the transition from one to the other.” (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. Unless you're 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 everyone is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.” (George Bernard Shaw)

“A pessimist is a person who considers 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." ()

Quotes from great people are already a stable expression, almost a meme. It would not have become like this if it were not for our strong love and literally irresistible desire to repeat beautiful words and expressive images. Some metaphors, born from the minds of talented writers, are so impressive that they are etched in the memory for a long time. I would like to write down other quotes about people, relationships and life so that at the right time I can turn to them and draw inspiration, and even answers to important questions.

But since we are so greedy for beautiful words and figurative formulations, is it not possible to get not only pleasure from this hobby, but also benefit? For example, learn English using quotes? Moreover, we are not just talking about useful expressions in English (you can find them in the extensive), but about quotes from books in English (english quotes), from songs and/or other works of art.

Quotes in English from books and folklore

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that's all. (Oscar Wilde). To live is the rarest phenomenon in the world. Most people just exist. (Oscar Wilde).

All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust. (James Matthew Barrie). The whole world is made of faith, trust and fairy dust. (James Matthew Barry).

When they are preparing for war, those who rule by force speak most copiously about peace until they have completed the mobilization process. (Stefan Zweig). While preparing for war, despotic rulers increasingly talk about peace; This continues until the mobilization process ends. (Stefan Zweig).

Now I have done what I can, he thought. Let him begin to circle and let the fight come. (Ernest Hemingway).“Now I have done everything I could,” he thought. This was the beginning of the struggle. Ernest Hemingway.

I don"t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. (Tolkien J.R.R.). I know half of you half as much as I would like to know, and I love the other half half as much as you are worth. J.R.R. Tolkien.

When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. (Jonathan Swift) When a true genius is born, you can recognize him if only because all the slow-witted people unite in the fight against him. (Jonathan Swift).

This is only a small part of the wonderful statements of writers, and even short quotes in English, coming from their pens, are full of deep meaning. Try not to read, but listen to quotes in audiobooks in English. Good.

Quotes in English about love and friendship

Quotes about love, friendship and other strong emotions are great inspiration, especially if you are busy with creative work. On the other hand, both sad and motivational quotes in English were created when their authors were also inspired by someone or something. For example, these cool quotes in English from films will be useful both for Instagram and for showing off your erudition among friends.

The more people you love, the weaker you are. (The Game of Thrones). The more people you love, the weaker you are. (Game of Thrones).

“My Dearest Allie. I couldn’t sleep last night because I know that it’s over between us. I’m not bitter anymore, because I know that what we had was real. And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, I’ll smile at you with joy and remember how we spent a summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love. The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that’s what you’ve given me. That's what I'd hoped to give to you forever. I love you. I'll be seeing you. Noah.” (The Notebook). “My dear Ellie. Last night I couldn't sleep because I know it's over between us. I'm not bitter anymore because I know that what happened between us was real. And if somewhere in remote place in the future we will meet in our new lives, I will smile at you with joy and remember how we spent the summer under the trees, getting to know and falling in love with each other. The best love is the one that awakens the soul and motivates us to achieve more, the one that puts fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And this is what you gave me. This is what I hoped to give you forever. I love you. I will remember you. Noah". (Diary of member).

Houston, we have a problem. (Apollo 13). Houston, we have a problem. (Apollo 13).

I "m gonna make him an offer he can"t refuse. (The Godfather). I'll make him an offer he can't refuse. (Godfather).

Quotes from songs are another inexhaustible source of apt phrases for photo captions and statuses on social networks. For example, Relax. Take it easy or Who run the world have become popular expressions.

Translated quotes in English

We are accustomed to texts from foreign languages ​​being translated into Russian. But for foreigners this process looks the same, only for their language. For example, the works of Russian writers are translated into English. And this is not surprising, because Pushkin’s poems about autumn or Brodsky’s about life are real masterpieces that have enriched world culture. For example, here is a fragment of “Eugene Onegin” translated by Julian Lowenfeld:

I loved you once, and still, perhaps, love’s yearning
Within my soul has not quite burned away.
But may it nevermore be concerning;
I would not wish you sad in any way.
My love for you was wordless, hopeless cruelly,
Drowned now in shyness, now in jealousy,
And I loved you so tenderly, so truly,
As God grant by another you may be.

These and other translations of Pushkin into English were included in Lowenfeld’s collection “My Talisman”. One of those books that help you relax your soul and thoughts, think about travel, about the sea, about dreams and deep feelings. And at the same time expand your English vocabulary by learning it in new forms.

Are you smart, well-read, erudite, but don’t read English classics and contemporaries in the original? Do you have a subtle sense of humor, are well versed in the meaning of puns and appreciate clever wordplay? Then you will definitely pay tribute to the selection containing aphorisms in English with translation.

Mentality is a concept inseparable from culture and human intelligence. Living in different socio-cultural and historical conditions, people experience the same emotions, find themselves in similar situations, suffer common problems. An assessment of events given by a person from a different cultural environment or ethnic community is always interesting, new and original. And if we add the touch of time to the difference in mental perception, then such a phrase is undoubtedly a most valuable aphorism.

It would be an unforgivable mistake to miss such an opportunity for interethnic communication, which is why we have made for you a selection of aphorisms in English with translation.

English-language literature contains a treasure trove of worldly wisdom in high concentration. Sayings of writers, poets, writers, politicians and just famous people You can find speakers and speakers of English with us. A phrase borrowed from the great English, skillfully inserted into the dialogue, will add weight to your words and increase the confidence of your interlocutors. Unforgettable aphorisms in English with translation will be an excellent help for communicating with native speakers, and your compatriots among your friends and acquaintances will appreciate them.

Having discovered the world of English aphorisms, you will most likely be captivated by the subtlety and wit of English humor, the causticity of sarcasm and the sophistication of thought. By decorating your speech and thoughts with popular sayings, train your memory, remember the authors of imperishable words. Here you will find statements by Winston Churchill, Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, Jane Austen, Evelyn Waugh, Bernard Shaw, Mark Twain and many others about life, love, friendship, politics and other equally important aspects of human existence. Our website presents the best thematic and author's aphorisms in English with translation.

Success doesn't come to you…you go to it.
Success does not come to you on its own... You go to it.
Marva Collins
Marva Collins

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

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

Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune.
With a diploma you can earn a living. Self-education will make you a fortune.
Jim Rohn
Jim Rohn

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

If anything is worth trying at all, it’s worth trying at least 10 times.
If something is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least 10 times.
Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter

The possession of unlimited power will make a despot of almost any man. There is a possible Nero in the gentlest human creature that walks.
Possessing unlimited power, almost any person becomes a tyrant. Nero can be hidden in even the kindest human being alive.
Thomas Bailey
Thomas Bailey

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
Being completely honest with yourself is not an easy task.
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud

The great Breakthrough in your life comes when you realize it that you can learn anything you need to learn to accomplish any goal that you set for yourself.This means there are no limits on what you can be, have or do.
The greatest breakthrough in life comes when you realize that you can learn everything you need to achieve any goal you set. This means there is no limit to who you can become, have and do.
Brian Tracy
Brian Tracy

Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them.
Every English poet must master the rules of grammar before attempting to change or break them.
Robert Graves
Robert Graves

To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves.
To restrict the press is to insult the nation; to prohibit the reading of certain books is to declare the people either fools or slaves.
Claude-Adrian Helvetius
Claude Adrian Helvetius

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 a newspaper. Half did not participate in the presidential elections. We can only hope that this is the same half.
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal

Everything takes longer than you think.
Any task takes longer than you expect.
Murphy's law
Murphy's Law

Every solution breeds new problems.
Every decision creates new problems.
Murphy's law
Murphy's Law

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde
Always forgive your enemies, nothing irritates them more.
Oscar Wilde

If you want to be somebody, somebody really special, be yourself!
If you want to be someone, someone truly special, be yourself!
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Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.
Oscar Wilde
A portrait painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not the sitter.
Oscar Wilde

At twilight, nature is not without loveliness, though perhaps its chief use is to illustrate quotes from the poets.
Oscar Wilde
At dusk, nature is not without its charm, but, perhaps, its main purpose is to illustrate the sayings of poets.
Oscar Wilde

Genius is born--not paid.
Oscar Wilde
Genius must be born, not paid.
Oscar Wilde

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
Oscar Wilde
Fashion is a form of imperfection so unbearable that we have to change it every six months.
Oscar Wilde

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
Oscar Wilde
Illusion is the highest pleasure.
Oscar Wilde

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

Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace.
Oscar Wilde
Morality is like art - you need to draw the line in the right place.
Oscar Wilde