Constant dropping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石。
Content is better than riches. 知足常乐。
Content is happiness. 知足常乐。
Conversation makes one what he is. 言如其人。
Councils of war never fight. 主战者不打仗。
Counsel after action is like rain after harvest. 放马后炮。
Counsel must be followed, not praised. 忠告必须照办，而不是赞美。
Count not your chickens before they are hatched. 不要过早乐观。
Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和决心是美德的灵魂。
Courtesy costs nothing. 谦虚恭敬，不用分文。
Cowards are cruel. 懦夫不仁。
morality is not really the doctrine of how to make ourselves happy but of how we are to be worthy of happiness. (immanuel kant, german philosopher)
道德确实不是指导人们如何使自己幸福的教条，而是指导人们如何配享有幸福的学说。(德国哲学家 康德.i.)
morality is the custom of one's country ;cannibalism is moral in a cannibal country. (samuel brttler, british writer)
道德是一个人所在国家的风俗习惯：在吃人的国家里，吃人是合乎道德的。(英国作家 勃特勒.s.)
morality is the herd instinct in the individual. (german philosopher)
道德是个人心目中的群居本能。(德国哲学家 尼采.f.)
morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. (leon nlum, french statesman)
道德可能仅仅在于有勇气作出抉择。(法国政治家 布鲁姆.l.)
mutual forgiveness of each vice, such are the gates of paradise. (william black, british poet)
相互宽容对方的缺点，乃是通向天堂之门。(英国诗人 布莱克.w.)
no mourality can be founded on authority, even if the authouity were divine. (a. j. ayer. usa writer)
道德不可能建立在权威的基础上，即使这种权威是至高无上的。(美国作家 艾尔.a.j.)
nothing is easier than to deceive one's self. (demothenes, ancient greek statesman)
再没有什么比欺骗自己更容易的了。(古然希腊政治家 德摩西尼)
personality is to man what perfume is to a flower. (c c schwab. us a businessman)
品格之于人，犹如芳香之于花。(美国实业家 施瓦布 c .c.)
plain living and high thinking. (william wordsworth, british poet)
生活要朴素，情操要高尚。(英国诗人 德莱顿.， j)
rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind. (william shakewspeare british dramalist)
如果送礼的人不是出于真心，再贵重的礼物也会失去它的价值。(英国剧作家 莎 士比亚. w)
there is , however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue. (e burke, british statesman)
克制也有个限度，超过了限度就不再是美德。(美国政治家 伯克 . e.)
virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. (william shakespeare, british dramatist)
美德是勇敢的，善良从来无所畏惧。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚. w.)
all men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. (john locke, british philosopher)
人都会犯错误，在许多情况下，大多数仍是由于欲望或兴趣的引诱而犯错误的。(英国哲学家 洛克.j.)
character is what you are in the dark. (d. l moody. usa churchman)
暗处最能反映一个人真正品格。(美国教士 穆迪.d.l)
courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. (clare boothe luce, rsa dramatist)
勇气是一架梯子，其他美德全靠它爬上去。(美国剧作家 卢斯.c.b.)
despite all the life danger, with one selfless act from one common person, someone is saved, a hero is made. (norman stephens, usa writer)
不管一切危险，由于一个普通人的无私行动，有人得救了，英雄就应运而生。(美国作家 斯蒂芬斯.n.)
distrust can be contagious. but, so can trust. (robbins stacia, british writer)
不信任有传染性。但是信任也如此。(英国作家 斯达卡.r.)
fame is the chastisement of meit and the punishment of talent. (nicolas chamfort, french writer)
盛名殊誉是德才之忌。(法国作家 尚福尔.n.)
god was constructed out of mankind's need for hope, for purpose, for meaning:an invisible protector and conscientious father. (howards mel. usa writer)
人类出于对希望、目标意义的需要而造出了神：一位冥冥之中的保护者和尽责的养育者。(美国作家 梅尔.h.)
he who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars; general good is the plea of the scoundrel , hypocrite and flatterer. (william black, british poet)
行善总是具体的`、特定的；抽象的、笼统的行善是恶棍、伪君子和献媚者的托辞。(英国诗人 布莱克.w.)
i know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after. (ernest hemingway, usa writer)
我只知道所谓道德是指你事后觉得好的东西，所谓不道德是指你事后觉得不好的东西。(美国作家 海明威.e.)
if you would convince others ,you seem open to conviction yourself. (philip dormer chesterfield, british statesman)
要说服别人，先得说服自己。(英国政治家 切斯特菲尔德.p.d.)
if your morals make you dreary. depend upon it, they are wrong. (robert louis stevenson, british novelist)
如果你的品行使你郁郁寡欢，那么，这些品行无疑是错误的。(英国小说家 斯蒂文森.r.l.)
it is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly. (magaret mead, usa humanist)
一个有待解决的问题是：基于是害怕无休止的惩罚而产生的行为是被视作有道德的呢，还是应该被视作懦弱的？(美国人文学家 米德.m.)
it is not enough to do good; one must do it the right way. (john morley, british statesman)
人不仅要做好事，更要以正确的方式做好事。(英国政治家 莫利.j.)
lying disguises our mortality, our inadequacies, our fears and anxieties, our loneliness in the midst of the crowd. we yearn for the comfort of familiar lies to create a more amenable reality. (howards mel, usawriter)
说谎掩盖了人死的必然性、缺陷、恐惧、焦虑和在熙熙攘攘的人群中所感到的孤独。耳熟能详的谎言会创造一个较易应付的现实。
人渴望从这些谎言中得到安慰。(美国作家 梅尔.h.)
Anger begins with folly, and ends in repentance.
愤怒以愚蠢开始，以后悔告终。
All lay load on the willing horse.
人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
He who commences many things finishes but a few.
样样都搞，完成者少。
Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.
勇气和坚定是美德的精神与灵魂。
Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
麻烦没有来找你，不要去找麻烦。
You cannot step twice into the same river.
你不能两次踏入同一条河流。
It is always morning somewhere in the world.
世界上总是有某个地方可以看到阳光。
Beware beginning.以谨慎开始。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
Strike the iron while it is hot. 趁热打铁。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响。
When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。
One's sin will find one out. 坏事终归要败露。
A good name is better than riches. 声誉胜于财富。
Haste trips over its own heels. 忙易出错。
A watched pot never boils. 心急喝不了热粥。
The greater the man, the more restrained his anger. 人越伟大，越能克制怒火。
Speech is the image of actions. 语言是行动的反映。
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Each man is the architect of his own fate. 每个人都是自己命运的建筑师。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
Talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation. 天才在于勤奋，知识在于积累。
An open enemy is better than a hollow friend. 宁有公开的敌人，不要虚伪的朋友。
A still tongue makes a wise head. 沉默者有智慧。
It is but a step from the sublime to the ridiculous. 从崇高到荒谬只有一步之遥。
Ordinary people think merely of how they will spend time, a man of intellect tries to use it.
常人只想如何消磨时间，智者则努力利用时间。
This is courage in a man: to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.
真正的勇气是：无所畏惧地接受上天给你的一切。
He that does what he should not, shall feel what he would not.
若做了不应该做的事，则将产生自己所不希望有的感觉。
All mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good. 行善者，人人铭记之。
It’s the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. 自欺是世上最易之事。
It’s easier to prevent bad habits than to break them. 防止染上恶习远比消除恶习容易。
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults. or resolution enough to mend them!
承认并改正错误，需要有足够的勇气和决心。
Trick and treachery are the practice if fools；they have not wit enough to be honest.
傻瓜习惯于诡计和背判的`伎俩，他们还没聪明到学会真诚待人。
Thirst after desert, not reward. 渴求美德而非奖赏。
If thou injure conscience, it will have its revenge on thee. 伤害良心，将受到良心的严惩。
None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault, or acknowledge himself in an error.
唯有有教养者方知如何承认错误，或意识到自己行为。
If you do what you should not, you must hear what you would not.
若做了不应做之事，则必然会听见不愿听之语。
An honest man will receive neither money nor praise； that is not his due.
正直的人既不收受他人的钱财，也不接受他人的奉承，这些都不是他应得的。
The honest man takes pains, and then enjoys pleasure. 正直的人先经历痛苦，然后享受欢乐。
Virtue and happiness are mother and daughter. 美德和幸福犹如母女。
A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。
Sloth turneth the edge of wit.懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。
Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us.
生命是一束纯净的火焰,我们依靠自己内心看不见的太阳而存在。
Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.
在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。
Virtue never grows old. 美德永远不会过时。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 每一个人都是自身幸福的建筑师。
A lazy youth,a lousy age. 少时懒惰老来苦。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.
知识能使好人更好，坏人更坏。
There needs a long apprenticeship to understand the mystery of the world’s trade.
要知世事奥秘多，须要长期作学徒。
Patience and application will carry us through.
忍耐和专心会使我们度过难关。
A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.
健康的身体贵於黄金铸成的皇冠。
Behind every successful man, there is a woman. And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.
每个成功男人的背后,都有一个女人. 每个不成功男人的背后, 都有两个。
Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.
再快乐的单身汉迟早也会结婚,幸福不是永久的嘛。
The wise never marry, And when they marry they become otherwise.
聪明人都是未婚的,结婚的人很难再聪明起来。
Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives.
成功是一个相关名词,他会给你带来很多不相关的亲戚。
Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today.
不要等明天交不上差再找借口, 今天就要找好。
The more you learn, the more you know, The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn.
学的越多,知道的越多, 知道的越多,忘记的越多, 忘记的越多,知道的越少, 为什么学来着?
Barking dogs don't bite. 吠狗不咬人。
What is done by night appears by day. 若要人不知，除非已莫为。
It's never too late to mend. 改过不嫌晚。
Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。
Running water does not get stale; a door-hinge is never worm-eaten. 流水不腐，户枢不蠹。
Sweep before your own door. 正人先正已。
A hero is nothing but a product of his time. 时势造英雄。
It is better to trust to valour than to luck. 靠运气不如靠勇气。
Ignorance is the mother of impudence. 无知是鲁莽之源。
One careless move may lose the whole game. 一步不慎，满盘皆输。
Words are like bees, they have honey and a sting. 言语象蜜蜂，有蜜也有刺。
It's only the idle will be tired. 只有闲人才会感到疲倦。
There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire, the other is to gain it.
失去心中所欲的和得到心中所欲的，是人生的两大悲剧。
Strong in action, gentle in method. 行动要坚强，方式要温和。
He who mistrusts most should be trusted least. 最不信任别人的人最不应该得到信任。
Idleness is the root of all evils. 懒惰是万恶之源。
Diligence redeems stupidity. 勤能补拙。
Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in an advanced age; and if we do not plant it when young, it will give us no shade when we grow old.
学识可使老年时舒适地退隐和有所寄托；但如果年青时不使它扎下根，老年就得不到它的庇护。
