Diligence redeems stupidity. 勤能補拙。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情。
Strike the iron while it is hot. 趁熱打鐵。
A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。
A good name is better than riches. 聲譽勝於財富。
A watched pot never boils. 心急喝不了熱粥。
Each man is the architect of his own fate. 每個人都是自己命運的建築師。
Talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation. 天才在於勤奮，知識在於積累。
More haste, less speed. 欲速則不達。 No pains, no gains. 不勞無獲。
Nothing venture, nothing gain. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
A brave man risks his life, but not his conscience. 勇敢的人可用生命冒險，但不以良心冒險。 Pride hurts, modesty benefits. 滿招損，謙受益。
Adversity is a good disciple. 逆境是鍛煉人的最好場所。
Well begun, half done. 好的開始是成功的壹半。
Calamity is man's true touchstone. 患難是人的試金石。
Constant dropping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石。
The first step is as good as half over. 第壹步是最關鍵的壹步。
The wealth of the mind is the only wealth. 精神的財富是唯壹的財富。
You can't judge a tree by its bark. 人不可貌相。
Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards. 人往高處走，水往低處流。
Truth needs no color. 真理不需要打扮。
Keeping is harder than winning. 創業難，守業更難。
Never do things by halves. 做事不可半途而廢。
No cross, no crown. 未經苦難，得不到榮冠。
The fire is the test of gold; adversity is the test of a strong man. 火對金子是考驗，逆境對人是磨練。
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。
Wealth is the test of a man's character. 財富是對壹個人品格的試金石。
Good is good, but better carries it. 精益求精，善益求善。
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. 感恩是精神高尚的標誌。
It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. 判斷自己比判斷別人要難得多。
An optimist sees the rose; a pessimist the thorn. 樂觀的人看到玫瑰，悲觀的人只看到它的刺。
Look on both sides of the shield. 看問題要從兩面看。 回答人的補充 2009-05-28 21:01 The overturned cast ahead is a warning to the carts behind. 前車之覆，後車之鑒。
Standers-by see more than gamesters. 旁觀者清，當局者迷
Advice when most needed is least heeded. 最容易忽視的建議往往是最重要的。
When all else is lost the future still remains. 就是失去了壹切別的，也還有未來。
The world is his who enjoys it. 活著感到快樂，世界就屬於妳。
A little labor, much health. 適量的勞動有益於健康。
He is wise that knows when he is well enough. 知足為智者。
Good order is the foundation of all things. 良好的秩序是壹切的基礎。
Where there is unity, there is victory. 有團結就有勝利。
It is better to give than to take. 施比受更有福
Diligence is the mother of success. 勤勉是成功之母。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 烏雲背後有陽光。
Adversity is the first path to truth. 逆境是通向真理的第壹條道路。
Behind an able man there are always other able men. 山外有山，人外有人。
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善終。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 每壹個人都是自身幸福的建築師。
A lazy youth,a lousy age. 少時懶惰老來苦。
Patience and application will carry us through. 忍耐和專心會使我們度過難關。