002 Virtue and happiness are mother and daugher. 美德和幸福猶如母女。

003 TAll mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good. 行善者，人人銘記之。

004 It＇s the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. 自欺是世上最易之事。

005 ＇Tis easier to prevent bad hadits than to breadk them. 防止染上惡習遠比消除惡習容易。

006 An old man in a house is a good sign. 家中有老是一個好跡象。

007 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

008 Beware,beware!he＇ll cheat＇ithout scruple,who can without fear. 當心，當心！行騙而無所畏懼者，也將無所顧慮。

009 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

010 If thou dost ill,the joy fades,not the pains;if well,the pain doth fade,the joy remains. 你若作惡，消失的是快樂而非痛苦；你若行善，消失的

011 Trick and treachery are the practice if fools,that have not wit enough to be honest. 傻瓜習慣於詭計和背判的伎倆，他們還沒聰明到學會真誠待人

012 Great beauty,great stength,and great riches,are really and truly of no great use;a right heart exceeds all. 貌美，力大，有錢，實無大益；一

013 Let our fathers and garandfathers be valued for their goodness,ourselves for our own. 讓父親和祖輩因他們的善行受到尊重，讓我們因我們自己的

014 Thirst after desert,not reward. 渴求美德而非獎賞。

015 If thou injurest conscience,it will have its revenge on thee. 傷害良心，將受到良心的嚴懲。

016 If thou wouldest live long,live well;for folly and wickedness shorten life. 若欲求長壽，生活須行善，因為蠢行和邪惡會把生命縮短。

017 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。

018 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

019 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。

020 Let thy vices die before thee. 讓惡習先你死去。

021 Act uprightly,and despise calumny.Dirt may stick to a mud wall,but not polish＇d marble. 為人正直的就不懼誹謗：汙物可以沾到泥牆上，卻附不

022 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

023 The honest man takes pains,and then enjoys pleasure,the knave takes pleasure,and then suffers pains. 正直的人先經曆痛苦，然後享受歡樂；無賴

024 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。

025 The goodwill of the governed will be starv＇d,if not fed by the good deeds of the governors. 被統治者的良好願望，若無統治者的善待，亦會餓死

026 The brave and the wise can both pity and excuse,when cowards and fools shew no mercy. 勇者和智者均有同情諒解之心，而懦夫和愚者則毫無憐憫之

027 Calamity and prisperity are the touchstones of integrity. 不幸與幸運都是正直的試金石。

028 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？

029 Cunning proceeds from want of capacity. 狡詐出自於能力的缺乏。

030 You may be too cunning for one,but not for all. 蒙騙得了一人，但蒙騙不了所有的人。

031 Clean your finger,before you point at my spots. 先洗浄你的手指，再指出我的汙跡。

032 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

033 Tis hard to be poor and honest:An empty sack can hardly stand upright,but if it does,＇tis a stout one! 要做到貧窮而又誠實實在不容易

034 Keep conscience clear,then never fear. 問心無愧，永無畏懼。

035 When you＇re good to others,you are best to yourself. 善待他人，即是最善待自己。

036 What is serving God?＇Tis doing good to man. 什麼才算是為上帝奉獻？即對人行善。

037 A quite conscience sleeps in thunder,but rest and guilt live far adunder. 平靜的良心能在雷聲中入睡，而安寧和負罪則無法毗鄰。

038 There is no man so bad,but he secretly respects the good. 再壞的人都會暗自敬重好人。

039 A true great man will neither trample on a worm,nor sneak to an emperpor. 真正的偉人既不大肆踐踏小人物，也不會在皇帝麵前奴顔卑膝。

040 Do me the favour to deny me at once. 立即把我拒絕，以此給我恩惠。

041 You may be more happy than pinces,if you will be more virtuous. 如果你能多做善事，你會比王子還要幸福。

042 Who has deceiv＇d thee so oft as thy self? 欺騙你的莫過於自己。

043 Nothing so popular as goodness. 最的歡迎的是善行。

044 Don＇t misinform your doctor nor your lawyer. 別向醫生和律師提供錯誤的消息。

045 A good lawyar a bad neighbour. 好律師壞鄰居。

046 The excellency of hogs is fatness,of men virtue. 豬的優點在於肥壯，人的優點在於美德。

047 Don＇t throw stones at your neightbours,if your own windows are glass. 假如你家的窗戶是玻璃做的，別用石頭打你的鄰居。

048 Keep flax from fire,youth from gaming. 亞麻遠離火苗，青年遠離賭博。

049 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

050 The sun never repents of the good he does,nor does he ever demand a recompence. 太陽絕不為它所做的善事後悔，也從不指望任何報酬。