Life

All for one, one for all.
人人为我，我为人人。—— [法] Dumas pére大仲马

Other men live to eat, while I eat to live.
别人为食而生存，我为生存而食。—— Socrates 苏格拉底

Easy come, easy go.
易得者亦易失。 —— Hazlitt赫斯特

Love rules his kingdom without a sword.
爱，统治了他的王国，不用一枝利剑。—— Herbert 赫伯特

We soon believe what we desire.
我们欲望中的东西，我们很快就信以为真。—— Chaucer乔叟

The darkest hour is that before the dawn.
黎明前的时分是最黑暗的。—— Fuller 富勒

The longest day has an end.
最难过的日子也有尽头。—— Howell 贺韦尔

Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。—— J. Ruskin 鲁斯金

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
手中的一只鸟胜于林中的两只鸟。—— Heywood 希伍德

One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。—— Taverner 泰维纳

A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink.
一个人可以把马带到河边，但他不能令它饮水。 —— Heywood 希伍德

One cannot eat one’s cake and have it.
一个人不能把他的糕饼吃掉之后还留在手上。 —— Davies 戴维斯

Time is money.
时间就是金钱。—— Benjamin Franklin富兰克林

Time and tide wait for no man.
时间不等人。—— Scott 斯科特

There is no rose without a thorn.
没有玫瑰花是不长刺的。——　Ray 雷

Lookers-on see most of the game.
旁观者清。——　Smedley 斯密莱

Beggars cannot be choosers.
行乞者不得有选择。——　Heywood 希伍德

First catch your hare.
首先必须捕获兔子，然后才能宰之。—— Thackeray 萨克雷

Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it.
胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。—— M. Moore 穆尔

A great man is always willing to be little.
伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。—— R. W. Emerson 爱默生

Cowards die many times before their deaths.
懦夫在未死之前，已身历多次死亡的恐怖了。 —— Julius Caesar 凯撒

Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.
但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能将它实现。 —— Jules Verne 凡尔纳

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聪明。—— Benjamin Franklin 富兰克林

Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.
生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。—— T. Fuller 富勒

Goals determine what you are going to be.
目标决定你将成为为什么样的人。—— Julius Erving欧文

All human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope.
人类所有的智慧可以归结为两个词 — 等待和希望。—— Alexandre Dumas Pére大仲马（法国作家）

It is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are you industrious for?
光勤劳是不够的，蚂蚁也是勤劳的。要看你为什么而勤劳。—— H. D. Thoreau梭罗

You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success.
人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。—— Charles Chaplin卓别林

Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom.
没有什么比独立自由更可宝贵的了。—— [越南] Ho Chi Minh胡志明

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
我不缅怀过去的历史，而致力于未来的梦想。—— T. Jefferson 杰弗逊（美国第3任总统）

Money is round. It rolls away.
圆圆钱币，滚走容易。—— S. Aleichen 阿雷钦

We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.
我们要尽可能为生活增加一些东西，而不是从中索取什么。—— William Osler 奥斯勒

Life itself, without the assistance of colleges and universities, is becoming an advanced institution of learning.
没有学院和大学的帮助，人生本身也正在变成一所高等学府。 ——　Thomas Alva Edison 爱迪生

Work while you work;
Play while you play;
This is the way;
To be cheerful and gay.
工作时工作，
玩乐是玩乐，
依此方法做，
轻松与欢乐。——　A. D. Stoddart 斯道达特

Character

Where there is a will there is a way.
有志者事竟成。—— W. Scott 斯科特

All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them.
我们所有的梦想都能成为现实-只要我们有勇气去追求。—— W. Disney 迪斯尼

You have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success.
人必须相信自己，此乃成功之秘诀。—— C. Chaplin 卓别林

Self-trust is the first secret of success.
自信乃成功之第一秘诀。—— R. Emerson 爱默生

Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
美德是勇敢的，为善永远无所畏惧。—— W. Shakespeare 莎士比亚

Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Besober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.
职业上勤于学习，你就会精通。勤劳俭省，你就会富裕。节制适度，你就会健康。凡事讲德性，你就会幸福。—— B. Franklin 富兰克林

It is better to be faithful than famous.
守信用胜过有名气。—— T. Roosevelt 罗斯福

The path down to evil is easy.
堕落到罪恶的道路上去是很容易的。—— Virgil 维吉尔

Labor is often the father of pleasure.
勤劳常是快乐之父。—— Voltaire 伏尔泰

Diligence is the mother of good luck.
勤奋是幸运之母。—— B. Franklin 富兰克林

Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。—— G. Crabbe 克雷布

A penny saved is a penny gained.
存一分就得一分。—— T. Fuller 富勒

Poverty is no sin.
贫穷并非罪孽。—— G. Herbert 赫伯特

Human pride is human weakness.
骄傲乃人类之弱点。—— M. B. Eddy 艾迪

Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.
骄傲给我们带来的损失超过饥渴和寒冷。—— T. Jefferson 杰弗逊

A great man is always willing to be little.
伟人总愿当个平常人。—— R. Emerson 爱默生

Freedom lies in the being bold.
自由在于勇敢。—— R. Frost 弗罗斯特

All men cannot be first.
不能人人都第一。—— T. Fuller 富勒

The love of money is the root of all evil.
对金钱的爱是万恶之源。—— R. L. Stevenson 斯蒂文生

To err is human, to forgive divine.
失误人皆有之，而宽恕乃超人之举。—— A. Pope 蒲柏

A small leak will sink a great ship.
小漏沉大船。—— T. Fuller 富勒

Kind words are the music of the world.
善言乃人世间的音乐。—— J. H> Fabre 法布尔

Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
雄辩是银，沉默是金。—— T. Carlyle 卡莱尔

Well done is better than well said.
干得好胜于说得好。—— B. Franklin 富兰克林

When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.
生气的时候，先数到十再说话；如果非常生气，就先数到一百
—— T. Jefferson 杰弗逊

Speak not when others speak; sit not when others stand, and walk not when others stop.
他人讲话时不要讲话；他人站立时不要坐着；他人驻足时不要行走。
—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Speak not in an unknown tongue in company, but in your own language; and that as those of quality do, and not as the vulgar.
在别人面前不要用别人听不懂的方言讲话，而要用自己本来的语言；谈吐要像有教养的人，不要像粗俗之辈。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Think before you speak; pronounce not imperfectly, nor bring out your words too hastily, but orderly and distinctly.
先思考后说话；发音要准确，说起话来不要太急，而要有条有理、清请楚楚。
—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him.
匆匆忙忙往往表明力不从心。—— P. Chesterfield 切斯特非尔德

Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.
在我看来，穿着打扮上的任何矫柔造作都意味着其人悟性上的瑕疵。
—— P. Chesterfield 切斯特非尔德

Politeness costs nothing and gains everything.
礼貌无须花钱，却能赢得一切。—— M. W. Montagu 蒙塔古

Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present.
待人接物之一举一动，理应对在场各位表示一些尊重。
—— G. Washington 华盛顿

In the presence of others sing not to yourself with a humming voice, nor drum with your fingers or feet.
在他人面前不要独自哼唱，也不要用手指或脚叩击。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Turn not your back to others, especially in speaking; jog not the table or desk on which another reads or writes; lean not on anyone.
不要转身背对别人，尤其在讲话的时候；别人读书写字的时候，不要碰撞台子或书桌；不要靠在任何人身上。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Be no flatterer, neither play with anyone that delights not to be played with.
不要奉承拍马，也不要去与不喜欢嬉闹的人嬉闹。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Read no letters, books, or papers in company; but when there is necessity for doing it, you must ask leave. Come not near the books or writings of anyone so as to read them unasked; also look not nigh when another is writing a letter.
在客人面前不要读信、读书或读报；有必要这样做时，必须道声失陪。别人在看书或别的东西时不要走近，以免擅自阅读；别人写信时也不要近看。
—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Let your countenance be pleasant, but in serious matters somewhat grave.
要和颜悦色，不过遇到要事则应显得神色庄重。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Gaze not on the marks or blemishes of others, and ask not how they came. What you may speak in secret to your friend deliver not before others.
不要盯住别人的疤痕或斑点看，不要打听这些瑕疵是怎么产生的。可以私下向朋友吐露的不要道与外人听。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Undertake not what you cannot perform; but be careful to keep your promise.
不要承担自己无法履行的事；但要注意言而有信。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; if you speak, speak accordingly.
不要采取有害的欺诈行为。思想要正当无邪，如果要说话，就要说得恰当。
—— B. Franklin 富兰克林

Knowledge

Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。—— F. Bacon 培根

A little learning is a dangerous thing.
浅薄的学识是一件危险的事情。—— Alexander Pope 蒲柏

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
知识是一座宝库，而实践就是开启宝库的钥匙。—— Fuller 富勒

Sure bind, sure find.
确实放置好的东西，找起来也便当。—— Heywood希伍德

Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
天才是一分灵感加九十九分血汗。—— Edison爱迪生

Nothing venture, nothing have.
不进取者无所获。—— Heywood希伍德

Never too old to learn.
求学不嫌年纪老。—— Thomas Middleton 密都尔顿

There is no royal road to learning.
学问之路无捷径。—— Trollope 特勒普

The brighter you are, the more you have to learn.
越聪明的人，越需要学习。—— D. Herold 赫罗尔德

A foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of life.
外语是人生斗争的一种武器。—— K. Marx 马克思

To think is to see.
思考就是明白。—— Balzac 巴尔扎克

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
读好书 — 如同与世上的先杰交谈。——　Descartes 笛卡儿

Choose an author as you choose a friend.
要像选择朋友那样来选择作者。——　Wentworth Dillon Roscommon 罗斯康芒

To win you have to risk loss.
要想胜利就得冒失败的风险。——　Jean-ClaudeKilly基里

Boys, be ambitious.
年轻人应胸怀大志。——　William Smith Clark克拉克

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
唯一好的是知识，唯一坏的是无知。——　Caesar 恺撒

Knowledge is power, that knowledge is safety, that knowledge is happiness.
知识就是力量，知识就是安全，知识就是幸福。——　Thomas Jefferson 杰弗逊

It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything.
对每件事知道一些是容易的，对任何一件事详细知道是困难的。——　Emmons 艾蒙斯

The first step to knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.
获得知识的第一步是要知道自己无知。——　Cecil 塞西尔

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
有热情而无知识，犹如有火焰而无光芒。——　Thomas Fuller 富勒

If we would have new knowledge, we must get a whole world of new questions.
要想获得新知识，就必须提出大量的新问题。——　Susannek K. Langer 兰格

There are only two powers in the world, the sword and the pen, and in the end the former is always conquered by the latter.
世界上只有两种力量：剑和笔；而其结果，后者总是战胜前者。——　Bonaparte Napoleon 拿破伦

Friendship

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
挚友如异体同心。——　Aristotle 亚里士多德

Love your neighbor as yourself.
爱邻如己。——　Jesus Christ 耶稣

One good turn deserves another.}
好心得好报。——　Heywood 希伍德

A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难朋友才是真朋友。——　Ray 雷

Good words cost nothing, but are worth much.
良言不费分文，但价值甚大。——　T. Fuller 富勒

When you are at Rome do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗。——　Penn 班

Hearts may agree, though heads differ.
意见总有分歧，但其心则仍可能一致。——　T. Fuller 富勒

Birds of a feather flock together.
同声相应，同气相求。——　Cicero 西塞罗

Like to like.
物以类聚。——　Cicero 西塞罗

Slow help is no help.
迟助等于无助。—— Trench 特兰芝

It takes two to make a quarrel.
必须有两个人，才有争吵。——　Henry Kingsley金斯莱

Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.
择友宜慎，弃之更宜慎。——　Benjamin Franklin富兰克林

Never judge from appearance.
不要以貌取人。——　Tindale 巅岱

A man should keep his friendship in constant repair.
一个人应当让他的友谊常新。——　Samuel Johnson 琼生

Sometimes the best helping hand you can get is a good, firm push.
有时侯，及时有力的鼓励是对你最好的帮助。——　John Thomas 托马斯

A friend is a present which you give yourself.
朋友是你送给自己的一份礼物。——　Robert Louis Stevenson 史蒂文森

Fate chooses your relatives, you choose your friends.
亲戚乃命定，朋友靠选择。——　Abbe Jacques Delille 德力尔

A faithful friend is the medicine of life.
忠实的朋友是人生的良药。—— William Shakespeare 莎士比亚

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
鸟儿有巢，蜘蛛有网，人类有友谊。—— William Blake布莱克

He makes no friends who never made a foe.
从来没有敌人的人也不会有朋友。—— Alfred Tennyson丁尼生

We choose our friends by instinct, but we keep them by judgment.
我们选择朋友靠的是本能，但保持友谊靠的是判断。—— Alfred Capus 卡皮

Friendship is love without his wings.
友谊是没有羽翼的爱。—— George Gordon Byron 拜伦

Suspicion is the poison of true friendship.
猜疑是真诚友谊的一副毒剂。—— St. Augustine奥古斯丁

True friendship is a plant of slow growth.
真正的友谊像生长缓慢的植物。—— George Washington 华盛顿

A hedge between keeps friendship green.
朋友间适当保持距离，可使友谊常青。—— J. A. Charles 查尔斯

Health

The first wealth is health.
健康是人生第一财富。—— Emerson 爱默生

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.
快乐首先在于有健康的身体。—— G. W. Curtis柯蒂斯

Cleanliness is next to godliness.
清洁仅次于圣洁。—— Francis Bacon 培根

Care killed the cat.
忧伤足以致命。—— William Shakespeare 莎士比亚

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起，使人健康、富有、明智。—— Benjamin Franklin 富兰克林

Health is better than wealth.
健康尤胜于财富。—— Ray 雷

A healthy mind is in a healthy body.
健全的精神，寓于健全的体格。—— Juvenal 朱文奴

One hour’s sleep before midnight is worth three after.
午夜前一小时的睡眠等于午夜后睡三小时。—— Herbert 赫伯特

Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。—— Dickens 狄更斯

Sickness is felt, but health not at all.
疾病是可以感觉到的，但健康则完全不觉得。—— T. Fuller 富勒

Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year.
健康是这样一个东西，它使你感到现在是一年中最好的时光。—— Franklin P. Adams 亚当斯

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health.
快乐最利于健康。—— Thomas Alva Addison 爱迪生

One cannot help being old, but one can resist being aged.
一个人无法不变老，但是他可以抵制衰老。—— H. L. Samuel 塞缪尔

A man needs a purpose for real health.
一个人需要有一个目标来达到真正健康。—— Sherwood Anderson 安德森