A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下。
A little knowledge is dangerous.一知半解最危险
A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.一个人可以失败很多次，但是只要他没有开始责怪旁人，他还不是一个失败者。
A strong man will struggle with the storms of fate.强者能同命运的风暴抗争。
All for one, one for all.人人为我，我为人人。
All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事必先难后易。
All things in their being are good for something.天生我才必有用。
An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding. 生活的目标，是唯一值得寻找的财富。
Better late than never.迟做总比不做好。
Look before you leap.三思而后行。
Love me,love my dog.爱屋及乌
good painting is like good cooking; it ca n be tasted, but not explained. (maurice de vlaminck, french painter)
简单地说，伟大的文学就是包涵极其丰富意义的语言。(美国诗人 庞德 e)
great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree (ezra poud, american poet)
幽默被人正确地解释为“以诚挚表达感受，寓深思于嬉笑”。(美国诗人 庞德 e)
humor has been well defined as thinking in fun while feeling in earnest. (mark twain, american novelist)
我写作只是为了增加自身的美。(美国作家 杰克·伦敦)
i write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. (jack london, american writer)
音乐要用心灵去听，用头脑去感觉。(法国作家 雨果 v)
in music one must think with the heart and feel with the brains. victor hugo, french writer jazz tickles your muscles, symphonies stretch your soul. (paulwhiteman, american conductor)
爵士乐使你的肌肉发痒，交响乐能舒展你的灵魂。(美国指挥家 怀特曼 p)
iterature is a kind of intellectual light which, like the light of the sun, may sometimes enable us to see what we do not like. (samuse johnson, british writer and critic)
文学是一种理智之光，它和阳光一样，有时能使我们看到我们不喜欢的东西。(英国作家、批评家 约翰逊 s)
love and scandale the best sweeteners of tea. (henryfielding, british writer)
风流韵事与丑闻是品茶聊天时的'最佳话题。(英国作家 菲尔丁 h)
music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks or bend a knotted oak. (william congreve. british dramatist)
音乐有着抚慰粗野的胸怀、软化顽石或使千年老树弯腰的魅力。(英国剧作家 康格里夫 w)
music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing. (john erskine, american educator)
音乐是唯一不能用及表达卑鄙的或讽刺的事物的语言。(美国教育家 厄斯金 j)
painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a apeaking picture. (simonides, ancient greek writer)
画是无言之诗，诗是有声之画。(古希腊作家 西蒙尼特斯)
rules and modesty destroy genius and art. (william hazlitt, british essayist)
Birds of a feather flock together
物以类聚，人以群分。
He who commences many things finishes but a few
样样都搞，完成者少。
There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see ( Muggeridge )
没有黑暗这种东西，只有看不见而已。(马格里奇)
You cannot step twice into the same river
你不能两次踏入同一条河流。
Anger begins with folly, and ends in repentance
愤怒以愚蠢开始，以后悔告终。
Talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation
天才在于勤奋，知识在于积累。
The greater the man, the more restrained his anger
人越伟大，越能克制怒火。
If there were less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world ( O Wilde )
如果世界上少一些同情，世界上也就会少一些麻烦。(王尔德)
All lay load on the willing horse
人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue
勇气和坚定是美德的'精神与灵魂。
Do not, for one repulse, forgo the purpose that you resolved to effort ( Shakespeare )
不要只因一次挫败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。(莎士比亚)
The man who has made up his mind to win will never say “ Impossible”( Napoleon )
凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能”的。(拿破仑)
One's sin will find one out
坏事终归要败露。
Beware beginning
以谨慎开始。
A day is a miniature of eternity ( Emerson )
一天是永恒的缩影。(爱默生)
Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly for them ( C Weizmann )
奇迹有时候是会发生的，但是你得为之拼命蒂努力。(魏茨曼)
It takes two to make a quarrel
一个巴掌拍不响。
single spark can start a prairie fire
星星之火，可以燎原。
A friend in need is a friend indeed
患难见真情。
Each man is the architect of his own fate
每个人都是自己命运的建筑师。
Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you
麻烦没有来找你，不要去找麻烦。
A good name is better than riches
声誉胜于财富。
Time is a bird for ever on the wing ( T W Robertson )
时间是一只永远在飞翔的鸟。(罗伯逊)
An open enemy is better than a hollow friend
宁有公开的敌人，不要虚伪的朋友。
Speech is the image of actions
语言是行动的反映。
It is always morning somewhere in the world
世界上总是有某个地方可以看到阳光。
If you do not learn to think when you are young, you may never learn ( Edison )
如果你年轻时不学会思考，那就永远不会。(爱迪生)
Strike the iron while it is hot
趁热打铁。
When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice ( L Blum )
品德可能仅仅在于有勇气作出抉择。(布鲁斯)
Haste trips over its own heels
忙易出错。
A watched pot never boils
心急喝不了热粥。
