1、Truth and roses have thorns about them.
真理和玫瑰，身旁都有刺。
2、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谅解之心，而懦夫和愚者则毫无怜悯之。
3、Calamity and prisperity are the touchstones of integrity.
不幸与幸运都是正直的.试金石。
4、Who judges best of a man,his enemies or himself?
谁能最恰当地评价一个人，他的敌人还是他自己?
5、All things are difficult before they are easy.
万事开头难。
6、Cunning proceeds from want of capacity.
狡诈出自于能力的缺乏。
7、You may be too cunning for one,but not for all.
蒙骗得了一人，但蒙骗不了所有的人。
8、Where there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴少。
9、Clean your finger,before you point at my spots.
先洗浄你的手指，再指出我的污迹。
10、He that can bear a reproof,and mend by it,if he is not wise,is in a fair way of being so.
能承受责备并据此改过者，若不算是智者，也距之不远。
11、Keep conscience clear,then never fear.
问心无愧，永无畏惧。
12、Equivocation is first cousin to a lie.
含糊其词是谎话的近亲。
13、A great talker is a great liar.
最会夸夸其谈的人也最会说谎。
14、When you're good to others,you are best to yourself.
善待他人，即是最善待自己。
15、What is serving God?'Tis doing good to man.
什么才算是为上帝奉献?即对人行善。
1、A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
恶其始者必恶其终。
2、A bad bush is better than the open field.
有胜于无。
3、A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。
4、A bad conscience is a snake in one''s heart.
做贼心虚。
5、A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.
坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。
6、A bad padlock invites a picklock.
开门揖盗。
7、A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.
一本好书，莫逆之交。
8、A bad thing never dies.
坏事传千年。
9、A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常怨工具差（人笨怨刀钝）。
10、A bargain is a bargain.
达成的协议不可撕毁。
11、A beggar''s purse is bottomless.
乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。
12、A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
13、A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。
14、A bird may be known by its song.
什么鸟唱什么歌。
15、A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.
略有胜于全无。
16、A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it''s the boundary of the world.
坐井观天。
17、A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
秋波送盲，白费痴情。
18、A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.
一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。
19、A book that remains shut is but a block.
有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。
20、A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.
借来的`斗篷不暖身。
21、Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
相聚爱益切，离别情更深。
22、A burden of one''s choice is not felt.
自己选的担子不嫌重。
23、A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
24、A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。
25、A cat may look at a king.
猫也有权晋见国王。
26、A cat has nine lives.
猫有九条命。
27、Accidents will happen.
天有不测风云。
28、A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。
29、A change of work is as good as a rest.
调换一下工作是很好的休息。
30、A cheerful wife is the joy of life.
快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。
31、A clean hand wants no washing.
身正不怕影子斜。
32、A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
问心无愧，高枕无忧。
33、A clear conscience is a sure card.
光明磊落，胜券在握。
34、A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
35、A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
宁为清贫，不为浊富。
36、A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，
祸从口出。
37、A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
夜郎自大。
38、A common danger causes common action.
同仇敌忾。
39、A constant guest is never welcome.
久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。
40、A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
一、勤奋、意志与成功
1. Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。
2. No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。
3. Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
4. Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
5. Genius is nothing but labor anddiligence.天才不过是勤奋而已。
6. Great hopes make great man.伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
7. Industry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母。
8. No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的.玫瑰。
9. There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
10. No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。
11. Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。
12. The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。
13. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。
二、学习方法与态度
14. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
15. It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
16. Readingis to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。
17. A man becomes learned by askingquestions.不耻下问才能有学问。
18. Learn and live.活着，为了学习。
19. Knowledge starts with practice.实践出真知。
20. Books and friends should be few butgood.读书如交友，应求少而精。
21. Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。
22. Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makesproud.知识使人谦虚，无知使人傲慢。
23. Knowledge advances by steps and not byleaps.知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。
24. A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。
25. A man cannot spin and reel at the sametime.一心不能二用。
三、健康与心态
26. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果，不用请医生。
27. Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。
28. All work and no play makes Jack a dullboy.只工作,不玩耍,聪明小伙也变傻。
29. Health is not valued till sicknesscomes.病时方知健康可贵。
30. A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。
