1、The first step is as good as half over.

第一步是最關鍵的一步。

2、You never know your luck.

命運好壞不由己。

3、Sow nothing, reap nothing.

春不播，秋不收。

4、The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.

精神的財富是唯一的財富。

5、You can’t judge a tree by its bark.

人不可貌相。

6、Clothes do not make the man.

人不在衣裝。

7、To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.

既當演說家，又做實干家。

8、Variety is the spice of life.

變化是生活的調味品。

9、Bad times make a good man.

艱難困苦出能人。

10、There is no royal road to learning.

求知無坦途。

11、Doubt is the key to knowledge.

懷疑是知識的鑰匙。

12、Sharp tools make good work.

工欲善其事，必先利其器。

13、Wasting time is robbing oneself.

浪費時間就是掠奪自己。

14、Nurture passes nature.

教養勝過天性。

15、There is no garden without its weeds.

沒有不長雜草的花園。

16、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。

17、Wealth is the test of a man’s character.

財富是對一個人品格的試金石。

18、The best hearts are always the bravest.

心靈最高尚的人，也總是最勇敢的人。

19、All things in their being are good for something.

天生我才必有用。

20、Be honest rather clever.

誠實比聰明更要緊。

21、Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.

隨遇而安。

22、Be just to all, but trust not all.

要公正對待所有的人，但不要輕信所有的人。

23、Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.

眼見的不能全信，耳聞的也不能半信。

24、Be slow to promise and quick to perform.

不輕諾，諾必果。

25、Be swift to hear, slow to speak.

多聽少說。

26、Better an empty purse than an empty head.

寧可錢袋癟，不要腦袋空。

27、Better an open enemy than a false friend.

明槍易躲，暗箭難防。

28、Better good neighbours near than relations far away.

遠親不如近鄰。

29、Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.

功虧一簣。

30、Between two stools one falls to the ground.

腳踏兩頭要落空。