1、There needs a long apprenticeship to understand the mystery of the world’s trade。要知世事奧秘多,須要長期作學徒。
2、Strong in action,gentle in method。行動要堅強,方式要溫和。
3、Keep conscience clear,then never fear。問心無愧,永無畏懼。
4、Sloth turneth the edge of wit。懶散能磨去才智的鋒芒。
5、It is always morning somewhere in the world。世界上總是有某個地方可以看到陽光。
6、Birds of a feather flock together。物以類聚,人以群分。
7、A good maxim is never out of season。至理名言不會過時。
8、Strike the iron while it is hot。趁熱打鐵。
9、How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults。or resolution enough to mend them! 承認並改正錯誤,需要有足夠的勇氣和決心
10、It’s the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself。自欺是世上最易之事。
11、He that doth what he should not,shall feel what he would not。若做了不應該做的事,則將產生自己所不希望有的感覺。
12、A happy heart makes a blooming visage。心花怒放,笑逐顏開。
13、Ambition never dies until there is no way out。不到黃河心不死
14、All mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good。行善者,人人銘記之。
15、Let the vices die before thee。讓惡習先你死去。
16、A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit。吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。
17、While there is life,there is hope。有生命便有希望/留得青山在,哪怕沒柴燒
18、Virtue and happiness are mother and daugher。美德和幸福猶如母女。
19、He who mistrusts most should be trusted least。最不信任別人的人最不應該得到信任。
20、Virtue never grows old。美德永遠不會過時。
21、A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little。人有兩隻耳朵一張嘴,就是為了多聽少說話。
22、A good medicine tastes bitter。良藥苦口,忠言逆耳。
23、Constant dropping wears the stone。滴水穿石。
24、When you're good to others,you are best to yourself。善待他人,即是最善待自己。
25、A watched pot never boils。心急喝不了熱粥。
26、Haste trips over its own heels。忙易出錯。
27、Who has deceiv'd thee so oft as thy self?欺騙你的莫過於自己。
28、Tis easier to prevent bad hadits than to breadk them。防止染上惡習遠比消除惡習容易。
29、From small beginnings comes great things。偉大始於渺小。
30、A good example is the best sermon。身教勝似言教。
31、One mend-fault is worth two find-faults,but one find-fault is better than two make-faults。一個改正之錯相當於兩個發現之錯,但一個發現之錯好
32、The voice of one man is the voice of no one。一個人的聲音沒有力量。
33、Don't misinform your doctor nor your lawyer。別向醫生和律師提供錯誤的消息。
34、Ale will make a cat speak。酒後吐真言。
35、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,是人生的兩大悲劇。
36、Thirst after desert,not reward。渴求美德而非獎賞。
37、It is but a step from the sublime to the ridiculous。從崇高到荒謬隻有一步之遙。
38、Good company on the road is the shortest cut。行路有良伴就是捷徑。
39、It is better to trust to valour than to luck。靠運氣不如靠勇氣。
40、A good marksman may miss。智者千慮,必有一失。
41、One careless move may lose the whole game。一步不慎,滿盤皆輸。
42、Anger begins with folly,and ends in repentance。憤怒以愚蠢開始,以後悔告終。
43、All covet,all lose。貪多必失。
44、TAll mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good。行善者,人人銘記之。
45、A bad workman always blames his tools。拙匠總怪工具差。
46、All things are easy that are done willingly。做事樂意,諸事容易。
47、You cannot step twice into the same river。你不能兩次踏入同一條河流。
48、A man may lead a horse to the water,but he cannot make him drink。牽馬到河易,強馬飲水難。
49、All is not gold that glitters。閃光的東西並不都是黃金。。
50、It is never too late to learn。活到老,學到老。
51、Diligence redeems stupidity。勤能補拙。
52、All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment。機會失去不再來,千貫萬貫難贖回。
53、A good winter brings a good summer。瑞雪兆豐年。
54、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錢財,也不接受他人的奉承,這些都不是他應得的。
55、Speak with contempt of none,form slave to king,the meanest bee,and will use,a sting。別用言詞貶低任何人,無論國王還是奴隸。最卑戝的蜜蜂也會用它的毒針蜇人。
56、Live and let live。自己生活也讓別人生活。
57、Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you。麻煩沒有來找你,不要去找麻煩。
58、Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain。智力投資絕不會白花。
59、A good face is a letter of recommendation。好的相貌就是一封推薦的介紹信。
60、None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault,or acknowledge himself in an error。唯有有教養者方知如何承認錯誤,或意識到自己行為。
61、What is done by night appears by day。若要人不知,除非已莫為。
62、Patience and application will carry us through。忍耐和專心會使我們度過難關。
63、A little is better than none。聊勝於無。
64、Words are like bees,they have honey and a sting。言語象蜜蜂,有蜜也有刺。
65、All shall be well,Jack shall have Jill。有情人終成眷屬。
66、Who judges best of a man,his enemies or himself?誰能最恰當地評價一個人,他的敵人還是他自己?
67、A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit。吃一塹,長一智。
68、Wise men learn by other men's mistakes;fools by their own。聰明人從別人的錯誤中學得教訓;笨人則自己付出代價。他山之石可以攻玉。
69、If you do what you should not,you must hear what you would not。若做了不應做之事,則必然會聽見不願聽之語。
70、Each man is the architect of his own fate。每個人都是自己命運的建築師。
71、Great minds think alike。英雄所見略同。
72、A good name is better than riches。聲譽勝於財富。
73、Thirst after desert,not reward。渴求美德而非獎賞。
74、Virtue and happiness are mother and daughter。美德和幸福猶如母女。
75、A good fame is better than a good face。好的名望勝於好的相貌。
76、He that can bear a reproof,and mend by it,if he is not wise,is in a fair way of being so。能承受責備並據此改過者,若不算是智者,也距之不遠
77、A good medicine tasks bitter。良藥苦口。
78、This is courage in a man:to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends。真正的勇氣是:無所畏懼地接受上天給你的一切。
79、Life is a pure flame,and we live by an invisible sun within us。生命是一束純淨的火焰,我們依靠自己內心看不見的太陽而存在。
80、A great ship asks for deep waters。大船要走深水。
81、A man may dig his grave with his teeth。禍從口出。
82、Each year one vicious habit rooted out,in time minght make the worst man good throughout。每年根除一惡習,惡根亦會成完人。
83、Nothing so popular as goodness。最受歡迎的是善行。
84、An old man in a house is a good sign。家中有老是一個好跡象。
85、Every man should marry。After all,happiness is not the only thing in life。再快樂的單身漢遲早也會結婚,幸福不是永久的嘛。
86、All roads lead to Rome。條條道路通羅馬。
87、It’s easier to prevent bad habits than to break them。防止染上惡習遠比消除惡習容易。
88、All things are obedient to money。有錢能使鬼推磨。
89、All lay load on the willing horse。人善被人欺,馬善被人騎。