The first step is as good as half over.
第一步是最關鍵的一步。

You never know your luck.
命運好壞不由己。

Sow nothing, reap nothing.
春不播，秋不收。

The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.
精神的財富是唯一的財富。

You can't judge a tree by its bark.
人不可貌相。

Clothes do not make the man.
人不在衣裝。

To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
既當演說家，又做實幹家。

Variety is the spice of life.
變化是生活的調味品。

Bad times make a good man.
艱難困苦出能人。

There is no royal road to learning.
求知無坦途。

Doubt is the key to knowledge.
懷疑是知識的鑰匙。

Sharp tools make good work.
工欲善其事，必先利其器。

Wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪費時間就是掠奪自己。

Nurture passes nature.
教養勝過天性。

There is no garden without its weeds.
沒有不長雜草的花園。

A man is only as good as what he loves.
一個人要用他所愛的東西有多好來衡量。

Wealth is the test of a man's character.
財富是對一個人品格的試金石。

The best hearts are always the bravest.
心靈最高尚的人，也總是最勇敢的人。

Courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue.
禮貌和美貌是分不開的伴侶。

Plain living and high thinking.
生活要樸素，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.
誠實為上策。

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
感恩是精神高尚的標誌。

Politeness costs nothing and gains everything.
禮貌不用花一分錢，卻能贏得一切。

A man can't ride your back unless it is bent.
你的腰不彎，別人就不能騎在你的背上。

Conceit is the quicksand of success.
自負是成功的流沙。

He that makes a good war makes a good peace.
正義的戰爭創造持久的和平。

There is no disputing about tastes.
人各有所好。

It is easy to be wise after the event.
事後諸葛亮容易當。 

He that makes a thing too fine, breaks it.
做事過於苛求，反把事情弄壞。

When all else is lost the future still remains.
就是失去了一切別的，也還有未來。

The world is his who enjoys it.
活著感到快樂，世界就屬於你。

A little labor, much health.
適量的勞動有益於健康。

Laugh and grow fat.
心寬體胖。

Work won't kill but worry will.
勞動無害，憂愁傷身。

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，就該知道保養身體。