1、Be honest rather clever.
诚实比聪明更要紧。
2、Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.
随遇而安。
3、Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。
4、Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。
5、Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不轻诺，诺必果。
6、Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多听少说。
7、Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
8、Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
9、Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
远亲不如近邻。
10、Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功亏一篑。
11、Between two stools one falls to the ground.
脚踏两头要落空。
12、Beware beginnings.
慎始为上。
13、Big mouthfuls ofter choke.
贪多嚼不烂。
14、Bind the sack before it be full.
做事应适可而止。
15、Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
16、Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
17、Bite off more than one can chew.
贪多咽不下。
18、Bite the hand that feeds one.
恩将仇报。
19、Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利于病。
20、Blind men can judge no colours.
不宜问道於盲。
21、Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。
22、Bread is the staff of life.
民以食为天。
23、Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以简洁为贵。
24、Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes.
养虎贻患。
25、Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.
投鼠忌器。
26、Burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
27、Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在后。
28、Business is business.
公事公办。
29、By doing we learn.
经一事，长一智。
30、By falling we learn to go safely.
吃一堑，长一智。
31、By other's faults, wise men correct their own.
他山之石，可以攻玉。
32、By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。
33、pain past is pleasure
过去的痛苦即快乐。
34、All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事必先难后易。
35、Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
心之所愿，无事不成。
36、Where there is life, there is hope.
有生命必有希望。
37、I feel strongly that I can make it.
我坚信我一定能成功。
38、Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
与其诅咒黑暗，不如燃起蜡烛。
39、The shortest answer is doing.
最简短的回答就是行动。
40、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.
成功的秘诀就是四个简单的字：多一点点。
41、All things in their being are good for something.
天生我才必有用。
42、Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.
困难坎坷是人们的生活教科书。
43、Failure is the mother of success. - Thomas Paine
失败乃成功之母。
44、For man is man and master of his fate.
人就是人，是自己命运的主人。
45、The unexamined life is not worth living. -- Socrates
混混噩噩的'生活不值得过。 -- 苏格拉底
46、None is of freedom or of life deserving unless he daily conquers it anew. -Erasmus
只有每天再度战胜生活并夺取自由的人，才配享受生活的自由。
47、Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity. So let us seize it, not in fear, but in gladness. -- R.M. Nixon
命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。因此，梦颐呛廖薹惧，满心愉悦地把握命？- 尼克松
48、Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. -- John Ruskin
生活没有目标，犹如航海没有罗盘。-- 罗斯金
49、What makes life dreary is the want of motive. -- George Eliot
没有了目的，生活便郁闷无光。 -- 乔治 埃略特
50、Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.-- Lincoln
卓越的天才不屑走旁人走过的路。他寻找迄今未开拓的地区。
1 Be honest rather clever.
诚实比聪明更要紧。
2 Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.
随遇而安。
3 Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的`人。
4 Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。
5 Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不轻诺，诺必果。
6 Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多听少说。
7 Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
8 Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
9 Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
远亲不如近邻。
10 Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功亏一
11 Between two stools one falls to the ground.
脚踏两头要落空。
12 Beware beginnings.
慎始为上。
13 Big mouthfuls ofter choke.
贪多嚼不烂。
14 Bind the sack before it be full.
做事应适可而止。
15 Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
16 Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
17 Bite off more than one can chew.
贪多咽不下。
18 Bite the hand that feeds one.
恩将仇报。
19 Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利于病。
20 Blind men can judge no colours.
不宜问道於盲。
21 Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。
22 Bread is the staff of life.
民以食为天。
23 Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以简洁为贵。
24 Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes.
养虎贻患。
25 Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.
投鼠忌器。
26 Burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
27 Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在後。
28 Business is business.
公事公办。
29 By doing we learn.
经一事，长一智。
30 By falling we learn to go safely.
吃一堑，长一智。
31 By other's faults, wise men correct their own.
他山之石，可以攻玉。
32 By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。
Happy is he that is happy in childhood. 童年时代快乐的人是幸福的。
Happy is he that is happy in his children. 对自己孩子感到高兴的，才是幸福的人。
Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth. 记得青年时所做的愚笨事的人是幸福的。
Hasty love is soon hot and soon cold. 草草率率谈恋爱，热得快也冷得快。
Hasty love, soon cold. 匆忙的爱情冷得快。
Idle folks have most labour. 懒汉总嫌活太多。
Idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉辩解，何患无词。
Idle folks have most labour. 懒汉总嫌活太多。
Idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉辩解，何患无词。
Joy put heart into a man. 人逢喜事精神爽。
Judge not a book by its cover. 人不可貌相。
Judge not according to the appearance. 不要以貌取人。
Keep your breath to cool your porridge. 少管闲事。
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open. 要多看少说。
Kill the goose that laid the golden egg. 杀鸡取蛋。
Knowledge is long, life is short. 吾生有涯，而知无涯。
Laugh before breakfast you'll cry before supper. 乐极生悲。
Law makers should not be law breakers. 正人先正己。
Laws catch flies but let hornets go free. 法网只捉苍蝇，不捉黄蜂。
Learn to creep before you leap. 循序渐进。
Learn to say before you sing. 按部就班。
Make hay while the sun shines. 趁热打铁。
Make the best of a bad business (or job or bargain) 身处山穷水尽，力争柳暗花明。
Man is a tool-using animal. 人是用器之兽。
Man is mortal. 人生谁无死。
Mills of God grind slowly but sure. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Money is the root of all evil. 金钱是万恶之源。
Money is the sinews of war. 无钱莫打仗。
Money makes the mare to go. 钱可通神。
No man (or one) is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之者。
No man is content. 人心是不满足的。
No man loves his fetters be they made of gold. 即使脚镣黄金铸，无人爱上这刑具。
No money, no honey. 没有金钱，就没有爱情。
No way is impossible to courage 勇敢面前没有通不过的路。
No wisdom like silence. 智者寡言。
Now or never. 机不可失，失不再来。
Old birds are not caught with new nests. 新巢捉不到老鸟。
Old birds are not to be caught with shaft. 老谋是不会失算的。
Old love will not be forgotten. 旧情永难忘。
Old vessels must leak. 旧船必漏。
Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一种美德。
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. 忍耐是苦痛的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。
Patience is the best remedy (or medicine). 忍耐是最好的药物。
Penny wise and pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂。
People do not lack strength; they lack will. 人们不缺力量，缺的是决心。
Quality is better than quantity. 质重于量。
Quality matters more than quantity. 质量比数量重要。
Quarrels of lovers but renew their love. 情人争争吵吵，自会言归于好。
Quick at meal, quick at work. 吃得快，做得快。
Read not books alone, but men. 不要光是读书，还要识人。
Ready money is a ready medicine. 现钱等于成药。
Rest breeds rust. 停止须生锈。
Riches do not always bring happiness. 富未必永远带幸福。
Save a thief from gallows and he will help hang you. 放虎归山。
Save while you may, no morning sun lasts a whole day. 能节俭时就节俭，朝阳难照一整天。
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. 朋比为奸。
Second thoughts are best. 三思而行，再思可也。
Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。
Take one thing with another. 由此及彼。
Take the rough with the smooth. 既能享乐也能吃苦。
Take the world as it is. 随遇而安。
Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。
Tastes differ. 众口难调。
Teaching others teaches yourself. 教学相长。
Time reveals all things. 时间会揭露一切。
Time tames the strongest grief. 时间可以冲淡最强烈的悲伤。
Time tries all. 时间检验一切。
Time tries truth. 时间考验真理。
Union is strength. 团结就是力量。
Until all is over one's ambition never dies. 不到黄河心不死。
Use a book as a bee does flowers. 读书如蜜蜂采花，吸取其中之精华。
Virtue is a jewel of great price. 美德是无价之宝。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty. 美德远比美丽更美好。
Virtue is her (or its) own reward. 为善最乐。
Virtue is the only true nobility. 唯有美德是真正高贵的。
Wash a dog, comb a dog, Still a dog, remains a dog. 本性难移。
