labor is often the father of pleasure.
french philosopher and historian
劳动常常是快乐之父。
法国哲学家、历史学家伏尔泰
one of the greatest pleasure in life is conversation.
logan peasall smith, americen writer
生活中最大的乐趣之一是交谈。
美国作家史密斯l.p.
perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.
a.e. housman, british scholar and poet
完全的理解有时几乎会使乐趣消失。
英国学者、诗人豪斯曼.a.e.
never less idle than when wholly idle, nor less alone than when wholly alone.
john clare, british poet
要清闲就完全清闲，要清静就完全清静。
英国诗人克莱尔j.
people who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.
john wanamaker,american merchant
腾不出时间娱乐的人，早晚会被迫腾出时间生玻
美国商人 霍梅克.j.
pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain, the enjoying of something i am in great trouble for till i have it.
john selden , british jurist
快乐不过是痛苦的间歇，享受之前要进行艰苦的努力。
英国法学家 塞尔登.j.
praise is ilde sunlight to the human spirit, we cannot flower and grow without it.
graham green, british writer
对于人的精神来说，赞扬就像阳光一样，没有它我们便不能开花生长。
英国作家 格林.g.
rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother.
voltaire, french philosopher
休息是件好事情，无聊却是其兄弟。
a good laugh is sunshine in a house.
william makepeace thackeray.british novelist
令人愉快的欢笑是房间里的阳光。
英国小说家萨克雷。w.m.
a man who is never satisfied with himself and whom therefore nobody can please.
johann wolfgang von goethe , german poet
人要是从来不满意自己，就不会有人能够使他满意。
德国诗人歌德.j.w.
a smile is ever the most bright and beautiful with a tear upon it. what is the dawn without its dew? the tear, by the smile is made precious above the smile itself.
susanne k.langer, american philosopher and educator
笑容带上泪珠总是最鲜艳、最娇美的。正如没有露水，还算什么清晨？而泪珠带上了笑容，就变得甚至比笑容还珍贵。
美国哲学家、教育家兰格。s.k
all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.
james howell, british witer
只工作不娱乐使人愚钝。
英国作家贺维尔.j.
anticipating pleasure is also a pleasure.
friedrich schiller.german dramatist and plet
预期快乐本身也是一种快乐。
德国剧作家、诗人席勒.f.
better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remem-ber and be sad.
chtistina georgina rossetti.british poetess.
笑一笑而忘掉，比愁眉苦脸地记住要好得多。
英国女诗人罗塞蒂.c.g.
but headlong joy is ever on the wing.
john milton,british poet
轻率的'快乐总是瞬息即逝。
英国诗人 弥尔顿.j.
energy is eternal delight.
w.black. american poet and artist
精力充沛是永恒的快乐。
美国诗人、艺术家布莱克.w.
everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
baudelaire charles, french poet
不管怎样，娱乐比工作更令人乏味。
法国诗人 查尔斯.b.
he laughs best who laughs last.
walter scott, british writer
远行者见闻多。
英国科学家雷伊.j.
he who can conceal his joys is greater than he who can hide his griefs.
johnann lavater, seiss writer
能隐藏欢乐的人比能隐藏悲痛的人更了不起。
瑞士作家 拉瓦特.j.
i like the laughter that opens the lips and the heart, that shows at the same time pearls and the soul.
victor hugo, french writer
我喜欢能不开启双唇和心扉的笑声，喜欢能展示皓齿和灵魂的笑声。
法国作家雨果.v.
i never condider ease and joyfulness as the purpose of life itself.
albert einstein, american scientist
我从来不认为安逸和欢乐就是生活本身的目的。
美国科学家爱因斯坦.a.
i wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.
theodore roosevelt, american statesman
我愿宣扬的信条是艰苦奋发的生活，而不是卑微低下的安逸。
美国政治家罗斯福.t.
it is a curious fact that in bad days we can very vividly recall the good time that is now no more; but that in good days we have only a very cold and imperfect memory of the bad.
arthur schopenharer, german philosopher
奇怪得很，人们在倒楣的时候，总会清晰地回忆已经逝去 快乐时光，但是在得意的时候，对恶运时光只保有一种淡漠而不完全的记忆。
德国哲学家叔本华.a.
it is a poor heart that never rejoices.
f rederick marryat, british novelist
永远不快乐的心很可悲。
英国小说家马里亚特.f.
joys are our wings, sorrows are our spurs.
jean paul richter,french writer
欢乐是人们的双翼， 哀愁是人们发愤的动力。
法国作家里克特.j.p
it is better to trust to valour than to luck.
*运气不如*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。
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。
a 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。
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。
fish begins to stink at the head.
上梁不正下梁歪。
first come, first served.
先来先招待。
easy come, easy go.
来得容易去得快。
more haste, less speed.
欲速则不达。
no pains, no gains.
不劳无获。
nothing venture, nothing gain.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
once bit, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见，心不烦。
well fed, well bred.
衣食足而后知廉耻。
in for a penny, in for a pound.
一不作，二不休。
a brave man risks his life, but not his conscience.
勇敢的`人可用生命冒险，但不以良心冒险。
it is not the fine coat that makes the gentleman.
使人成为君子的并不是讲究的衣着。
pride hurts, modesty benefits.
满招损，谦受益。
a man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
害怕痛苦的人其实已经在承受他所害怕的痛苦了。
adversity is a good disciple.
逆境是锻炼人的最好场所。
art is long, life is short.
人生有涯艺无涯。
well begun, half done.
好的开始是成功的一半。
you can't eat your cake and have it also.
世事两难全。
calamity is man's true touchstone.
患难是人的试金石。
who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
近墨者黑。
constant dropping wears away a stone.
滴水穿石。
the supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
生活中最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们。
the first step is as good as half over.
第一步是最关键的一步。
you never know your luck.
命运好坏不由己。
sow nothing, reap nothing.
春不播，秋不收。
the wealth of the mind is the only wealth.
精神的财富是唯一的财富。
you can't judge a tree by its bark.
人不可貌相。
clothes do not make the man.
人不在衣装。
to be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
既当演说家，又做实干家。
variety is the spice of life.
变化是生活的调味品。
little goods, little care.
钱财少，不烦恼。
man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.
人往高处走，水往低处流。
a little pot is soon hot.
壶小易沸，量小易怒。
no sweet without sweat.
幸福来自汗水。
better the last smile than the first laughter.
宁可最后微笑，不要首先狂喜。
one for all, all for one.
我为人人，人人为我。
truth needs no color.
真理不需要打扮。
every why has a wherefore.
凡事必有因。
keeping is harder than winning.
创业难，守业更难。
never do things by halves.
做事不可半途而废。
no cross, no crown.
未经苦难，得不到荣冠。
the fire is the test of gold; adversity is the test of a strong man.
火对金子是考验，逆境对人是磨练。
bad times make a good man.
艰难困苦出能人。
there is no royal road to learning.
求知无坦途。
doubt is the key to knowledge.
怀疑是知识的钥匙。
sharp tools make good work.
工欲善其事，必先利其器。
wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪费时间就是掠夺自己。
nurture passes nature.
教养胜过天性。
there is no garden without its weeds.
没有不长杂草的花园。
a man is only as good as what he loves.
一个人要用他所爱的东西有多好来衡量。
wealth is the test of a man's character.
财富是对一个人品格的试金石。
the best hearts are always the bravest.
心灵最高尚的人，也总是最勇敢的人。
courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue.
礼貌和美貌是分不开的伴侣。
plain living and high thinking.
生活要朴素，情操要高尚。
good is good, but better carries it.
精益求精，善益求善。
honesty is the best policy.
诚实为上策。
gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
感恩是精神高尚的标志。
it is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
判断自己比判断别人要难得多。
an optimist sees the rose; a pessimist the thorn.
乐观的人看到玫瑰，悲观的人只看到它的刺。
delays are dangerous.
因拖出危险。
let bygones be bygones.
既往宜不咎。
look on both sides of the shield.
看问题要从两面看。
you cannot burn the candle at both ends.
蜡烛不能两头点。
all men can't be first.
不可能人人得冠军。
never is a long word.
不要轻易说“决不”。
the overturned cast ahead is a warning to the carts behind.
前车之覆，后车之鉴。
spare the rod and spoil the child.
不打不成器。
too many cooks spoil the broth.
厨师太多烧坏汤。
standers-by see more than gamesters.
旁观者清，当局者迷。
self-praise is no recommendation.
自夸不足为自荐。
they brag most who can do least.
本领最小的人最会吹牛。
the good is the enemy of the best.
过得去是精益求精的敌人。
politeness costs nothing and gains everything.
礼貌不用花一分钱，却能赢得一切。
a man can't ride your back unless it is bent.
你的腰不弯，别人就不能骑在你的背上。
conceit is the quicksand of success.
自负是成功的流沙。
he that makes a good war makes a good peace.
正义的战争创造持久的和平。
there is no disputing about tastes.
人各有所好。
it is easy to be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮容易当。
patience is the ability to put up with people you'd like to put down.
能容忍你想羞辱的人，便是忍耐。
be able to be alone. lose not the advantage of solitude.
要有单独自处的能力，不要放过孤寂的好处。
great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.
伟大的思想需要起落架，也需要双翼。
fair words make fools fain.
甜言蜜语会使愚者得意忘形。
please all and you please none.
要面面俱到者，面面不到。
the noblest vengeance is to forgive.
最高尚的复仇是宽容。
a soft answer turneth away wrath.
温和的回答可以息怒。
advice when most needed is least heeded.
最容易忽视的建议往往是最重要的。
be just before you are generous.
要慷慨必先求公正。
make the best of a bad bargain.
已知吃亏，尽力而为。
he that makes a thing too fine, breaks it.
做事过于苛求，反把事情弄坏。
when all else is lost the future still remains.
就是失去了一切别的，也还有未来。
the world is his who enjoys it.
活着感到快乐，世界就属于你。
a little labor, much health.
适量的劳动有益于健康。
laugh and grow fat.
心宽体胖。
work won't kill but worry will.
劳动无害，忧愁伤身。
he is rich that has few wants.
寡欲者富。
every man at forty is a fool or a physician.
人到四十，如果不是傻子，就该知道保养身体。
a bow long bent grows weak.
常拉满弓无力。
A lifetime of happiness ! No man alive could bear it ; it would be hell on earth .(G. Bernard Shaw ,British dramatist )
终身幸福!这是任何活着的人都无法忍受的，那将是人间地狱。(英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G.)
Happiness is form courage .( H. Jackson , British writer )
幸福是勇气的一种形式。 (英国作家 杰克逊. H.)
Happy is the man who is living by his hobby .(G. Bernard Shaw , British dramatist)
醉心于某种癖好的人是幸福的。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G .)
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money ; it lies in the joy of achievement , in the thrill of creative effort .(Franklin Roosevelt , American president )
幸福不在于拥有金钱，而在于获得成就时的喜悦以及产生创造力的激情。(美国总统 罗斯福. F.)
Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen , as by little advantages that occur every day .(
Benjamin Franklin ,American president).
与其说人类的幸福来自偶尔发生的鸿运，不如说来自每天都有的小实惠。(美国总统 富兰克林. B.)
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be .(Abraham Lincoln ,American president )
对于大多数人来说，他们认定自己有多幸福，就有多幸福。(美国总统 林肯. A.)
The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not . (George Bernard Shaw , British dramatist )
痛苦的秘密在于有闲功夫担心自己是否幸福。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳 . G .)
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved .(
Victor Hugo , French novelist )
生活中最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们。( 法国小说家 雨果. V .)
There is no paradise on earth equal to the union of love and innocence .(Jean Jacques Rousseau, French thinker )
人间最大的幸福莫如既有爱情又清白无暇。( 法国思想家 卢梭. J . J. )
To really understand a man we must judge him in misfortune .(Bonaparte Napoleon , French emperor )
要真正了解一个人，需在不幸中考察他。 (法国皇帝 拿破仑. B .)
We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it . (George Bernard Shaw , British dramatist)
正像我们无权只享受财富而不创造财富一样，我们也无权只享受幸福而不创造幸福。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G. )
