One should eat to live,not live to eat. 人生應(yīng)為生而食,不應(yīng)為食而生.
Labour is often the father of pleasure. 勞動常常是幸福之父.
Life is long if you know how to use it. 只要你善于利用它,生命就是長久的.
I would rather be right than President. 我寧可正確而不愿當總統(tǒng)。
Morale should be boosted, not dampened. 氣可鼓而不可泄.
Better master one than engage with ten. 十事半通,不如一事精通.
Better to be alone than in bad company. 寧可孤單也不交壞朋友.
Better pay the butcher than the doctor. 花錢看病不如出錢買肉。
Beware of a silent dog and still water. 提防不吠的狗，小心平靜的水。/ 不叫的狗咬人痛，無浪的水淹死人。
Credit keeps the crown of the causeway. 守信譽的人不怕走在大街中央。
Cloudy mornings turn to clear evenings. 早見云霧晚見晴。
Diffidence is the poison of friendship. 躊躇是友誼的毒藥.
Do not put all your eggs in one basket. 不要把全部雞蛋放在一只籃子里。
Diseases are the interests of pleasures. 疾病是為享樂付出的債息。
Choose an author as you choose a friend. 擇書如擇友.
Children learn to creep ere they can go. 小孩走路先學爬.
Coming events cast their shadows before. 未來之事，必有征兆。
Cross the stream where it is shallowest. 渡河要挑最淺處. /從易處著手.
Men leap over where the hedge is lowest. 欲躍籬笆者,必選低矮處.
I eat merely to put food out of my mind. 我吃東西只是為了不再去想食物.
Life is but a hard and tortuous journey. 人生即是一段艱難曲折的旅程. /人生無坦途.
Let patience grow in your garden always. 讓忍耐之心在你的花園里永不凋謝。
Lean liberty is better than fat slavery. 寧自由而貧困,毋奴于人而富足.
Learning without thought is labour lost. 學而不思,白費力氣
Little intermeddling makes good friends. 朋友的事情不介入,友誼長存情誼深.
Little pigeons can carry great messages. 小小的信鴿能帶重要的信息.
One of these days in none of these days. 拖延時日,終難實現(xiàn). /終久要做,等于不做.
One man's fault is another man's lesson. 一個人的過失是另一個人的教訓.
One loses by pride and gains by modesty. 滿招損，謙受益。
One thing I know, that is, know nothing. 有一件事我很清楚那,就是我無知
Problems can best be tackled by experts. 萬事怕行家.
It's hard sailing when there is no wind. 無風難駛船.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open. 多看少講.
Fools never know when they are well off. 愚人總是身在福中不知福。
Fall not out with a friend for a trifle. 別為小事與朋友爭吵.
God made the country; man made the town. 上帝創(chuàng)造了鄉(xiāng)村，人類建造了城鎮(zhèn)
