A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蠟燭照亮別人,卻毀滅了自己。
A close mouth catches no flies. 病從口入。
Actions speak louder than words. 事實勝於雄辯。
Adversity leads to prosperity. 窮則思變。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃壹塹,長壹智。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情。
A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友難,失朋友易。
A good beginning is half done. 良好的開端是成功的壹半。
A good book is a good friend. 好書如摯友。
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 壹本好書,相伴壹生。
A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
All roads lead to Rome. 條條大路通羅馬。
All that ends well is well. 結果好,就壹切都好。
All that glitters is not gold. 閃光的不壹定都是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事總是由難而易。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只會用功不玩耍,聰明孩子也變傻。
A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘,差之千裏。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 壹天壹蘋果,不用請醫生。
As a man sows, so he shall reap. 種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。
A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的精神寓於健康的身體。
Better late than never. 遲做總比不做好;晚來總比不來好。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚,人以群分。
Books and friends should be few but good. 讀書如交友,應求少而精。
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. 讀書使人充實,交談使人精明。
Care and diligence bring luck. 謹慎和勤奮才能抓住機遇。
Caution is the parent of safety. 小心駛得萬年船。
Complacency is the enemy of study. 學習的敵人是自己的滿足。
Content is better than riches. 知足者常樂。
Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奮是成功之母。
Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲,勿施於人。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事,今日畢。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身體好。
Easier said than done. 說得容易,做得難。
East or west, home is best. 東好西好,還是家裏最好。
Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃飯是為了活著,但活著不是為了吃飯。
Every little helps a mickle. 聚沙成塔,集腋成裘。
Every man has his faults. 金無足赤,人無完人。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命運自己掌握。
Fact speak louder than words. 事實勝於雄辯。
Fortune favors those who use their judgement. 機遇偏愛善斷之人。
Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.
四個簡短的詞匯概括了成功的 秘訣:多壹點點!
From small beginning come great things. 偉大始於渺小。
Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. 天才不過是勤奮而已。
God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。
Good advice is beyond all price. 忠告是無價寶。
Good health is over wealth. 健康是最大的財富。
Gold will not buy anything. 黃金並非萬能。
Happiness takes no account of time. 歡樂不覺時光過。
He is wise that is honest. 誠實者最明智。
He laughs best who laughs last. 誰笑到最後,誰笑得最好。
He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟,不進則退。
Honesty is the best policy. 做人誠信為本。
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的願望,做最壞的打算。
It's never too late to mend. 亡羊補牢
It is never too old to learn. 活到老,學到老。
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. 近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
Kill two birds with one stone. 壹箭雙雕。
Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量。
Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. 博學使人謙遜,無知使人驕傲。
Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
Life is not all roses. 人生並不是康莊大道。
Make hay while the sun shines. 良機勿失。
Man proposes, God disposes. 謀事在人,成事在天。
Many heads are better than one. 三個臭皮匠,賽過諸葛亮。
Many hands make light work. 人多力量大
Misfortunes never come alone/single. 禍不單行。
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患難見真情。
Money isn't everything. 錢不是萬能的。
Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是發明的動力。
Never fish in trouble water. 不要混水摸魚。
New wine in old bottles. 舊瓶裝新酒。
No news is good news. 沒有消息就是好消息。
No pains, no gains. 沒有付出就沒有收獲。
No rose without a thorn. 沒有不帶刺的玫瑰。
No smoke without fire. 無風不起浪。
Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. 心之所願,無所不成。
One today is worth two tomorrows. 壹個今天勝似兩個明天。
Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤勞之人不受窮。
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧
Reading makes a full man. 讀書使人完善
Rome is not built in a day. 冰凍三尺,非壹日之寒。
Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood. 磨刀不誤砍柴功。
Seeing is believing. 眼見為實
Speech is silver, silence is gold. 能言是銀,沈默是金。
Success belongs to the persevering. 堅持就是勝利。
The greatest talkers are always least doers. 語言的巨人總是行動的矮子。
Time and tide wait for no man. 時不我待。
Time cures all things. 時間是醫治壹切創傷的良藥。
Truth never fears investigation. 事實從來不怕調查。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty. 美德遠遠勝過美貌。
Well begun is half done. 好的開端是成功的壹半
Where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒。
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有誌者事竟成。
Will is power. 意誌就是力量
Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. 腦中有知識,勝過手中有金錢。
Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it. 智者熱愛真理,愚者回避真理
You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蠟燭不能兩頭點,精力不可過分耗。
You cannot eat your cake and have it. 魚與熊掌,不可得兼。