A penny saved is a penny gained.
省壹文是壹文。
Small gains bring great wealth.
積小利,成巨富。
關於坎坷與堅持
The path to glory is always rugged.
光榮之路常坎坷
Constant dropping wears the stone.
滴水不絕可穿石。
關於學習
Learn young, learn fair.
為學趁年青,既學須學好。
關於名譽
A good fame is better than a good face.
美名勝於美貌。
關於信任
It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody.
信任壹切與不信任任何人,同樣是弱點。
If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die.
不經考驗就依賴,不到瞑目便得悔。
關於真理與事實
Truth is the daughter of time.
真理是時間的女兒。
Truth hath a good face, but ill clothes.
真理面目善良;但衣衫襤褸。
關於謊言
The greatest liars talk most of themselves.
最愛自吹自擂的人是最大的說謊者。
關於金錢
Gold will not buy anything.
黃金不能買盡壹切。
The chief aim of man is not to get money.
人的主要目的並不是賺
Little wealth, little care.
財富少,煩惱也少。
關於貧困
Better be poor than wicked.
寧可做窮人,不可做壞人。
Poverty is not a sufficient cause for disgrace, but poverty without resolution to help unselfish a disgrace.
貧窮不足為恥,窮而不能自立方可恥。
關於聰明
He is the wisest man who does not think himself so.
不自作聰明便是最聰明。
Wise men have their mouth in their heart, fools their heart in their mouth.
聰明人嘴在心裏,愚蠢人心在嘴邊。
Few words, many deeds.
少說話,多做事。
Deeds are fruits, words are but leaves.
行動是果實,言語只是葉子。
關於驕傲
Pride goes before a fall.
驕者必敗。
關於誠實
Honesty is the best policy.
誠實為上策。
Life without friend is death.
沒有朋友的生活便等於死亡。
Without a friend, the world is wilderness.
沒有朋友,世界成了荒野。
關於得失
Losses make us more cautious.
損失使人更謹慎。
關於健康
Health is better than wealth.
健康勝於財富。
Health is happiness.
健康便是幸福。
關於書籍
There is no friend so faithful as a good book.
最忠實的朋友莫過於壹本好書。
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.
書籍如朋友,宜少宜精選。
關於光陰
An idle youth, a needy age.
少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
Time flies.
時光易逝。
關於機遇
Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
萬物皆有時,時來不可失。
Take time when time cometh,lest time steal away.
時來必須要趁時,不然時去無聲息。
關於知識
Knowledge is power.
知識就是力量。
Wisdom is more to be envied than riches.
知識可羨,勝於財富。
關於經驗
It is good to learn at another man's cost.
前車可鑒。
Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.
知識之於精神,壹如健康之於肉體。