1. Life is a horse, and either you ride it or it rides you.人生像一匹马,你不驾驭它,它便驾驭你。
2. Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人,成事在天。
3. The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.世界上对勇气的最大考验是忍受失败而不丧失信心。
4. Difficult the first time, easy the second.一回生,二回熟。
5. Do not change horses in mid-stream.别在河流中间换马。
6. Life is real, life is earnest.人生真实,人生诚挚。
7. applaud英 [Y'plT衐]美 [Y'plT衐]
8. commend 英 [kY'mend]美 [kY'mend]
9. Rome was not built in a day.罗马不是一日建成的。(伟业非一日之功。)
10. Life would be too smooth if it had no rubs in it.生活若无波折险阻,就会过于平淡无奇。
11. Sharp tools make good work.工欲善其事,必先利其器。
12. It is never too late to mend.亡羊补牢,犹未为晚。
13. There is no royal road to learning.求知无坦途。
14. He that promises too much means nothing.轻诺者寡信。
16. Keep something for a rainy day.未雨绸缪。
17. compliment 英 ['kRmpljmYnt]美 ['kɑ衜pljmYnt]
20. He who has an art has everywhere a part.一招鲜,吃遍天。
22. A guest should suit the convenience of the host.客随主便。
23. Virtue never grows old.美德常青。
24. One who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of mere rivers.曾经沧海难为水。
25. Clumsy birds have to start flying early.笨鸟先飞。
26. There is no garden without its weeds.没有不长杂草的花园。
27. Time tries all things. 时间检验一切。
28. Business is business.公事公办。
29. A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
30. Do one thing at a time, and do well.一次只做一件事,做到最好!
31. Nurture passes nature.教养胜过天性。
32. A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast.知足常乐。
33. A man is only as good as what he loves.一个人要用他所爱的东西有多好来衡量。
34. Some thing is learned every time a book is opened.开卷有益。
35. The worse luck now, the better another time.风水轮流转。
36. Bad luck often brings good luck.塞翁失马,安知非福。
37. The reason why a great man is great is that he resolves to be a great man.伟人之所以伟大,是因为他立志要成为伟大的人。
38. Mind acts upon mind.心有灵犀一点通。
39. Faith can move mountains.精诚所至,金石为开。
40. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
41. You can't judge a tree by its bark.人不可貌相。
42. East or west, home is the best.东奔西跑,还是家里好。
43. Custom makes all things easy.习惯成自然。
44. Wealth is the test of a man's character.财富是对一个人品格的试金石。
46. Life is but a hard and tortuous journey.人生即是一段艰难曲折的旅程,人生无坦途。
47. Doubt is the key to knowledge.怀疑是知识的钥匙。
48. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑,长一智。