2. one today is worth two tomorrows.一個今天勝似兩個明天。
3. the morning sun never lasts a day.好景不常;朝陽不能光照全日。
4. pleasant hours fly past.快樂時光去如飛。
5. happiness takes no account of time.歡娛不惜時光逝。
6. time tames the strongest grief.時間能緩和極度的悲痛。
7. the day is short but the work is much.工作多,光陰迫。
8. never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today. 今日事須今日畢,切勿拖延到明天。
9. have you somewhat to do tomorrow,do it today.明天如有事,今天就去做。
10. to save time is to lengthen life.節省時間就是延長生命。
11. he that will not work shall not eat.不工作者不得食。
12. business is business.公事公辦。
13. 81.deliberate slowly,執行 promptly.慢慢酌量,快快行動。
14. put your shoulder to the wheel.努力工作。
15. .never do things by halves.做事不要半途而廢。
16. in for a penny,in for a pound.做事一開頭,就要做到底;一不做,二不休。
17. many hands make quick work.人多幹活快。
18. many hands make light work.眾擎易舉。
19. a bad workman quarrels with his tools.技術拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。
20. diligence is the mother of success.勤奮是成功之母。
21. idleness is the root of all evil.懶惰乃萬惡之源。
22. care and diligence bring luck.謹慎和勤奮帶來好運。
23. diligence is the mother of good fortune.勤勉是好運之母。
24. industry is fortune’s right hand,and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸運的右手,世儉是幸運的左手。
25. idleness is the key of beggary.懶惰出乞丐。
26. no root,no fruit.無根就無果。
27. idle people (folks) have the most labour (take the most pains). 懶人做工作,越懶越費力。
28. sloth is the key of poverty.惰能致貧。
29. sloth turneth the edge of wit.懶散能磨去才智的鋒芒。
30. an idle brain is the devil’s workshop.懶漢的頭腦是魔鬼的工廠。
31. the secret of wealth lieth in the letters save.節儉是致富的秘訣。
32. an idle youth,a needy age.少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
33. a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.淺學誤人。
34. a handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning. 少量的常識,當得大量的學問。
35. knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.知識隻能循序漸進,不能躍進。
36. learn wisdom by the follies of others.從旁人的愚行中學到聰明。
37. it is good to learn at another man’s cost.前車可鑒。
38. wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body. 知識之於精神,一如健康之於肉體。
39. 43.experience is the best teacher.經驗是最好的教師。
40. experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. 經驗是知識之父,記憶是知識之母。
41. dexterity comes by experience.熟練來自經驗。
42. practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
43. experience keeps a dear school,but fools learn in no other. 經驗學校學費高,愚人旁處學不到。
44. experience without learning is better than learning without experience. 有經驗而無學問,勝於有學問而無經驗。
45. wit once bought is worth twice taught.由經驗而得的智慧,勝於學習而得的智慧;一次親身的體會,勝過兩次的教師教導。
46. seeing is believing.百聞不如一見。
47. business is the salt of life.事業是生命之鹽。
48. business before pleasure.事業在先,享樂在後。
49. business makes a man as well as tries him.事業可以考驗人,也可以造就人。
50. never think yourself above business.勿自視過高;不要眼高手低;永遠不要認為自己是大才小用。
51. business may be troublesome,but idleness is pernicious.事業雖擾人,懶惰害更大。
52. he that thinks his business below him will always be above his business. 自命大才小用,往往眼高手低。
53. do business,but be not a slave to it.要做事,但不要做事務的奴隸。
54. everybody’s business is nobody’s business.眾人的事就是無人過問的事。
55. work makes the workman.勤工出巧匠。
56. better master one than engage with ten.會十事,不如精一事。
57. a work ill done must be twice done.首次做不好,必須重新搞。
58. they who cannot do as they would,must do as they can. 不能如願而行,也須盡力而為。
59. if you would have a thing well done,do it yourself. 想把事情來做好,就得親自動手搞。
60. he that doth most at once doth least.
61. 什麼都想一次做完,結果一件也做不完;貪多嚼不爛
62. do as most men do and men will speak well of thee. 照大多數人那樣幹,人們會把你稱讚。
63. what may be done at any time will be done at no time.
64. 在任何時候都可做的事情,總是在任何時候都不做的事情。
65. time flies.時光易逝。
66. time is money.一寸光陰一寸金。
67. time and tide wait for no man.歲月無情;歲月易逝;歲月不待人。
68. time tries all.時間檢驗一切。
69. time past cannot be called back again.光陰一去不複返。
70. all time is no time when it is past.光陰一去不複返。