1. A wise man thinks all that he says; a fool says all that he thinks.
智者思其所言;愚者言其所思。
2. Man proposes, God disposes.
谋事在人,成事在天。
3. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。
4. Each age offers its own men of parts.
江山代有才人出。
5. The grass is greener on the other side of the hill/fence.
这山望见那山高。
6. All happy families resemble one another; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
所有幸福的家庭都是相似的;不幸的家庭各有各的不幸。
7. Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.
美而无德犹如花之五香。
8. Good words are worth much and cost little.
好话不花钱,字字值千金。
9. A man is known by the company he keeps.
凭其友知其人。
10. There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world.
世上没有免费的午餐。
11. History is past politics, and politics is present history.
历史是过去的政治,政治是现在的历史。
12. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
麻烦不来找你,不要自找麻烦。
13. Whoever gossips to you will gossip of you.
对你说闲话之人必定也会说你的闲话。
14. He that seeks trouble never misses.
自找麻烦的人决不会找不到。
15. Fortune never helps the man whose courage fails.
运气永远不会帮助丧失勇气的人。
16. Every time I listen to your advice, I get into trouble.
每次我听从你的意见,我都会陷入困境。
17. Good is not good, where better is expected.
期望着更好,好就不算好了。
18. I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.
我从不抵制诱惑,因为我发现对我不好的东西对我没有诱惑力。
19. As a man lives, so he dies.
人有生必有死。
20. The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.
事越做越能做;人越忙越有空。
21. Life is a flower of which love is honey.
人生是花朵,爱情是花蜜。
22. Nothing is impossible to the person who has the desire to succeed.
对于想成功的人来说无事不可能。
23. Achievers are dreamers and doers.
有成就的人就是有梦想且为之付诸实践的人。
24. The greatest successes frequently begin as far-fetched goals.
最伟大的成功往往始于一些不可信的目标。
25. One of the differences between a great man and the rest of us is that when good fortune comes, a great man knows how to seize the opportunity and take advantage of it.
伟人和我们其他人的区别之一就在于当好运来临之时,伟人知道如何抓住机遇并利用机遇。
26. Friendship is the wine of life.
友谊乃人生之美酒。
27. To be of use in the world is the only way to be happy.
做世上有用之人是快乐唯一的途径。
28. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起使人健康,富有又聪明。
29. An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
重伤易治,恶名难除。
30. A man so difficult to please must be hard to work with.
一个难以取悦的人一定难以与之共事。
31. Someone’s eyes are bigger than his belly.
有的人眼馋肚饱。
32. Better late than never.
迟做总比不做好。
33. Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.
与其言而不得要领,不如不说为妙。
34. Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
与其咒骂黑暗,不如燃起一支明烛。
35. Every bean has its black.
人孰无过。
36. Everything is good when new, but friends when old.
物莫如新,友莫如故。
37. Grasp all, lose all.
欲尽得,必尽失。
38. Jack of all trades, master of none.
样样皆通,样样稀松。
39. Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud.
知识使人谦虚,无知使人骄傲。
40. The good seaman is known in bad weather.
惊涛骇浪,方显英雄本色。(疾风知劲草)
41. He who has never hoped can never despair.
从来没有抱什么希望的人也永远不会失望。
42. Life is not all beer and skittles.
人生并非只是吃喝玩乐。
43. Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow.
进步是今天的活动,明天的保证。
44. A book that remains shut is but a block.
书本不翻犹如木块。
45. A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
46. A man of words and not deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
一个光说不做的人犹如一个长满杂草的花园。
47. The tongue is not made of steel, yet it cuts.
舌头不是钢,一动把人伤。
48. You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success.
你必须相信自己。这是成功的秘诀。
49. Those who insult themselves will be insulted by others.
人必自侮而后人侮之。
50. It is easier to make a hundred watches agree than ten women.
百支手表易统一,十个女人难一致。
51. The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.
爱之深,恨之切。
52. A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
一个人可以失败很多次,但是只要他没有开始责怪别人,他还不是一个失败者。
53. He that is ill to himself will be good to nobody.
不知自爱的人也不会爱别人。
54. All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
55. Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them.
人们在谈论着如何消磨时间,与此同时,时间也在不声不响地销蚀人们的生命。
56. It is a great art to do the right thing at the right season.
在适当的时候做适当的事情是一种伟大的艺术。
57. As the lion is king of beasts, so is the eagle king of birds.
鹰是鸟中之王,正如狮是兽中之王。
58. A home without love is no more than a body without a soul.
没有爱的家无异于一具没有灵魂的躯体。
59. All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
整个世界是座舞台,男男女女,演员而已。
60. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
教育不是注满一桶水,而是点燃一把火。
61. A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
当真理刚刚穿上鞋子,谎言就可能已经走了半个世界。
62. The most effective water power in the world—women’s tears.
世界上最有效的水力—女人的眼泪。
63. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.
读书足以怡情,足以博采,足以长才。
. We can gain knowledge, by reading, by reflection, by observation or by practice.
求知门径很多,或阅读,或回忆,或观察,或实践。
65. A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back again when it begins to rain.
银行,是在天晴时借伞给你,到了下雨之时就催你还回去的地方。
66. Talents come from diligence and knowledge is gained by accumulation.
天才在于勤奋,知识在于积累。
67. Faith will move mountains.
精诚所至,金石为开。
68. Laziness in youth spells regret in old age.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
69. Never do things by halves.
做事不可半途而废。
70. Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.
天才无非是劳动加勤勉。
71. Nothing seek, nothing find.
无所求则无所获。
72. In wanting nothing, we lack nothing.
无所求则无所缺。
73. Diligence redeems stupidity.
勤能补拙。
74. No pleasure without pains.
乐中必有苦。
75. Pride hurts, modesty benefits.
满招损,谦受益。
76. Plain living and high thinking.
生活要朴素,情操要高尚。
77. He laughs best who laughs last.
笑到最后,笑的最好。
78. I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
我走得很慢,但我从来不后退。
79. A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。
80. Make hay while the sun shines.
良机莫失。
81. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑,长一智。
82. Every minute counts.
分秒必争。
83. Better master one than engage with ten.
会十事不如精一事。
84. Four eyes see more than two.
集思广益。
85. Pride goes before a fall.
骄兵必败。
86. After a storm comes a calm.
雨过天晴,苦尽甘来。
87. Respect yourself or no one else will respect you.
尊重你自己,否则难以得到别人的尊重。
88. What makes life dreary is the want of motive.
没有了目标,生活便郁闷无光。
. Sweet are the uses of adversity.
逆境之苦可变甜。
90. Don’t waste your precious time for youth, once spent, will never come again.
光阴勿虚度,青春不再来。
91. There is no royal road to learning.
在学习上没有康庄大道好走。
92. Idleness is the root of all evils.
懒惰是万恶之源。
93. Deliberate slowly, execute promptly.
思虑要慢,行动要快。
94. Through hardship to the stars.
成功之路,艰难崎岖。
95. Learning English well is the first step on the road to success.
学好英语是成功的第一步。
96. Important principles may and must be flexible.
重要的原则可以是而且必须是灵活的。
97. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man.
没有健康的身体就尝不到生活的乐趣。
98. Govern your passions, otherwise they will govern you.
要控制你的感情,不然你将受感情的控制。
99. One cannot put back the clock.
时光不能倒流。
100. Real friendship must share everything.
真正的友谊应该分享一切。
101. Unless it goes hand in hand with science, democracy will have no future.
民主只有和科学携手并行,才会有未来。
102. The true art of memory is the art of attention.
记忆的妙诀在于全神贯注。
103. What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul?
如果一个人得到了整个世界而失去了他的灵魂,那对他有什么好处呢?
104. United we stand, divided we fall.
合则存,分则亡。
105. Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never tastes of death but once.
胆小鬼没有死却已死了多次,而勇敢的人死只有一回。
106. Take nothing for granted. Know that the harder you work, the luckier you’ll get.
没有事情是理所当然的,要知道越努力就越幸运。
107. Wonders will never cease.
天下无奇不有。
108. Not just be a problem solver, but a problem seeker.
不要只去解决问题,还要学会找出问题。
109. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
好处着想,坏处准备。
110. A stitch in time saves nine.
防微杜渐。(一针不补,十针难缝。)
111. Constant dripping wears the stone.
滴水穿石。
112. Behind bad luck comes good luck.
塞翁失马,焉知非福。
113. Man will conquer nature.
人定胜天。
114. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
情人眼里出西施。
115. A little leak will sink a great ship.
千里之堤溃于蚁穴。
116. Let’s cross the bridge when we come to it.
既来之,则安之。
117. Misfortunes test the sincerity of friends.
患难见真情。
118. None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault, or acknowledge himself in an error.
唯有有教养之人方知如何承认错误,或意识到自己的行为。
119. If you do what you should not, you must hear what you would not.
若做了不应该做之事,则必然会听见不愿听之话。
120. An honest man will receive neither money nor praise; that is not his due.
正直的人既不收受他人的钱财,也不接受别人的奉承,这些都不是他应得的。
121. The honest man takes pains, and then enjoys pleasure.
正直的人先经历痛苦,然后享受欢乐。
122. Virtue and happiness are mother and daughter.
美德和幸福犹如母女。
123. A bad workman always blames his tools.
拙匠总怪工具差。
124. Sloth turns the edge of wit.
懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。
125. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
126. Learn from the past, look to the future, and live in the present.
总结过去,放眼未来,把握现在。
127. Be happy! It is a way of being wise.
快乐起来吧!快乐才是明智的。
128. Do not scorn the person who is perpetually happy. He does know something you don’t.
不要轻视那无论何时总显得快乐无忧的人,有些事情是你所不懂的,而他懂。
129. I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.
我是一个理想主义者,我不知道将往何处,但我正在赶路。
130. Truth is fiction when spilled from the lips of a man.
真理一从人的嘴里说出来就走了样。
131. If only bad habits could be broken as easily as hearts.
但愿坏习惯像心一样易碎。
132. Imagination is more important than knowledge.
想象力比知识更重要。
133. Work while you work; Play while you play; This is the way; To be cheerful and gay.
工作时工作,玩乐时玩乐,以此方法做,轻松与快乐。
134. The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
为把明天的工作做好,最好的准备是把今天的工作做好。
135. We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine cases out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.
我们常常听人说,人们因工作过度而垮下来,但是实际上十有是因为饱受担忧或焦虑的折磨。
136. The secret of man’s being is not only to live but to have something to live for.
人类生存的秘密,不但是要活,而且是要有活的目标。
137. I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
我所能奉献的没有其他,只有热血,辛劳,眼泪和汗水。
138. All the bright precious things fade so fast and they don’t come back.
美好的事物总是转瞬即逝,一去不返。
139. You can go as far as you want to go.
心有多远,你就能走多远。
140. Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.
艺术就是试图在混乱中找到秩序。
141. A goal is a dream with a deadline.
目标就是给梦想一个期限。
142. Sometimes your whole life boils down to one insane move.
人一辈子有时就靠一次疯狂的举动扭转乾坤。
143. If you don’t think about your future, you cannot have one.
如果你不思考自己的未来,你就不会有未来。
144. Every man loves what he is good at.
每个人都喜欢做其擅长的事。
145. Adventure may hurt you, but monotony will kill you.
也许冒险会让你受伤,但一成不变会使你灭亡。
146. Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.
切记:无论成败,皆非定局。
147. Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
事在人为。
148. Don’t follow the crowd; let the crowd follow you.
不要随波逐流,要引领潮流。
149. Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
没有痛苦和牺牲,就没有收获。
150. A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
只要一个人还有追求,他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想,一个人才算老。
151. To treat yourself better, you should give up those meaningless desires and worthless friends.
想对自己好一点,就放弃那些无谓的欲望,放弃那些不该交往的朋友。
152. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
脑中有知识,胜过手中有金钱。
153. The most amazing things in life tend to happen right at the moment you are about to give up hope.
生活中最神奇的事往往发生在你准备放弃希望的那一刻。
154. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well.
如果事情值得做,就值得做好。
155. Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.
对于一个有决心的人无事不可能。
156. There is no stage of life that does not contain some lessons. As long as you live, there will be something more to learn.
无学习,不人生。 只要你活着,学习就不会停。
157. It is not our abilities that show what we truly are; it is our choices.
决定我们成为什么样人的,不是我们的能力,而是我们的选择。
158. A pessimist is a man with a bright future behind him, and a terrible past ahead of him.
悲观主义者将光明的未来置之脑后,眼前只有糟糕的过去。
159. When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window.
贫穷进门来,爱情飞窗外。
160. When the fruit is scarcest, its taste is sweetest.
物以稀为贵。
161. When the heart is full, the tongue will speak.
胸有成竹,口若悬河。
162. When the wound is healed, the pain is forgotten.
好了伤疤忘了疼。
163. When two friends have a common purse, one sings and the other weeps.
两友合用一钱包,一个悲来一个笑。
1. To a great mind nothing is little.
对于一个伟大的头脑而言,没有什么事是小事。
165. Winners never quit and quitters never win.
胜者永不放弃,放弃者永不得胜。
166. Don’t judge a book by its cover only.
不要仅仅通过封面去评判一本书。不要以貌取人。
167. Don’t ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance and my kindness for weakness.
永远不要错把我的沉默当成无知,把我的平和当成接受,把我的好心当成软弱。
168. Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you anywhere.
逻辑可以把你从A带到B,而想象力可以把你带去任何地方。
169. Nothing is easier than to deceive oneself.
没有什么比欺骗自己更容易的了。
170. We have so many needs in our life, but at the end of the day, all we need is to be needed.
人生中我们总是有那么多的需要。然而归根结底,我们最需要的不过是被别人需要。