If you wish to succeed, you should use persistence as your good friend, experience as your reference, prudence as your brother and hope as your sentry.
如果你希望成功，当以恒心为良友，以经验为参谋，以谨慎为兄弟，以希望为哨兵。
－Thomas Edison（美国发明家爱迪生）
Health is certainly more valuable than money, because it is by health that money is procured.
健康当然比金钱更为重要，因为我们所赖以获得金钱的就是健康。
－Samuel Johnson（英国作家约翰逊）
Will, work and wait are the pyramidal cornerstones for success.
意志、工作和等待是成功的金字塔的基石。
－Louis Pasteur（法国化学家巴斯勒）
All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.
人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。
－Voltaire（法国思想家伏尔泰）
There is a great different between exposure of the mind and that of the body.
表露思想和展露身体之间存在极大的不同。
－William Hazlitt（英国批评家散文家哈滋里特）
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labor.
怀着希望去旅行比抵达目的地更愉快；而真正的成功在于工作。
－Robert Louis Stevenson（英国作家史蒂文森）
The greater a man is, the more distasteful is praise and flattery to him.
一个人越伟大，对表扬和奉承就越反感。
－John Burroughs（美国博物学家巴勒斯）
I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort.
可以说成功要*三件事才能赢得：努力，努力，再努力。
－Thomas Hardy（英国诗人小说家哈代）
Success often depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
成功常常取决于知道需要多久才能成功。
－Charles Montesquieu（法国思想家孟德斯鸠）
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
只有有耐心圆满完成简单工作的人，才能够轻而易举的完成困难的事。
－Friedrich Schiller（德国剧作家诗人席勒）
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You have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success.
你必须相信自己，这是成功的关键。
－Charles Chaplin（美国演员卓别林）
The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible".
凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说"不可能的"。
－Bonapart Napoleon（法国皇帝拿破仑）
Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow.
进步是今天的活动，明天的保证。
－Emerson（美国思想家爱默生）
Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.
命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。
－Richard Nixon（美国总统尼克松）
Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly for them.
奇迹有时候是会发生的，但是你得为之拼命的努力。
－C. Weizmann（爱尔兰总统魏茨曼）
It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant trees.
天上不会掉下玫瑰来，如果想要更多的玫瑰，必须自己种植。
－G. Eliot（英国小说家艾略特）
If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.
如果你很有天赋，勤勉会使其更加完善；如果你能力一般，勤勉会补足其缺陷。
－Joshuas Reynolds（美国散文家雷诺兹）
Few things are impossible in themselves; and it is often for want of will ,rather than of means, that man fails to succeed.
事情很少又根本做不成的；其所以做不成，与其说是条件不够，不如说是由于决心不够。
－(La Racheforcauld（法国作家罗切福考尔德）
Dare and the world always yields. If it beats you sometimes, dare it again and again and it will succumb.
大胆挑战，世界总会让步。如果有时候你被它打败了，不断地挑战，它总会屈服地。
－W.M Thackeray（英国小说家萨克雷）
All that you do, do with your might; things done by halves are never done right.
做一切事情都应尽力而为，半途而废永远不行。
－R.H. Stoddard（美国诗人斯托达德）
A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
一个人可以失败多次，但是只要他没有开始责怪旁人，他还不是一个失败者。
－J.Burroughs（美国博物学家巴勒斯）
You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.
从一个国家的广告可以看出这个国家的理想。
－Norman Douglas（英国作家道格拉斯）
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。
－Franklin Roosevelt（美国总统罗斯福）
Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important.
人世间的大多数烦恼都是由那些想成为重要人物的人惹出来的。
－George Eliot（英国小说家艾略特）
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
如果你怀疑自己，那么你的立足点确实不稳固了。
－Ibsen（挪威剧作家易卜生）
Ideal is the beacon. Without ideal, there is no secure direction; without direction ,there is no life.
理想是指路明灯。没有理想，就没有坚定的方向；没有方向，就没有生活。
－Leo Tolstory（俄国作家托尔斯泰）
Ideal are like the stars --- we never reach them , but like mariners , we chart our course by them.
理想犹如天上的星星，我们犹如税收水手，虽不能达到天上，但是我们的航程可凭借它指引。
－Carl Schurz（美国政治家舒尔茨）
Have an aim in life, or your energies will all be wasted.
人生应该树立目标，否则你的精神会白白浪费。
－R. Peters（美国法学家彼得斯）
Don't part with your illusions, When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
不要放弃你的幻想。当幻想没有了以后，你还可以生存，但是你虽生犹死。
－Mark Twain（马克?吐温）
Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.
－J. Barrymore
001 The sting of a reproach,is the truth of it. 指责带给你刺痛，正是它的忠实之处。
002 Virtue and happiness are mother and daugher. 美德和幸福犹如母女。
003 TAll mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good. 行善者，人人铭记之。
004 It’s the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. 自欺是世上最易之事。
005 ’Tis easier to prevent bad hadits than to breadk them. 防止染上恶习远比消除恶习容易。
006 An old man in a house is a good sign. 家中有老是一个好迹象。
007 Speak with contempt of none,form slave to king,the meanest bee,and will use,a sting. 别用言词贬低任何人，无论国王还是奴隶。最卑戝的蜜蜂也
008 Beware,beware!he’ll cheat’ithout scruple,who can without fear. 当心，当心！行骗而无所畏惧者，也将无所顾虑。
009 How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults.or resolution enough to mend them! 承认并改正错误，需要有足够的勇气和决心
010 If thou dost ill,the joy fades,not the pains;if well,the pain doth fade,the joy remains. 你若作恶，消失的是快乐而非痛苦；你若行善，消失的
011 Trick and treachery are the practice if fools,that have not wit enough to be honest. 傻瓜习惯于诡计和背判的伎俩，他们还没聪明到学会真诚待人
012 Great beauty,great stength,and great riches,are really and truly of no great use;a right heart exceeds all. 貌美，力大，有钱，实无大益；一
013 Let our fathers and garandfathers be valued for their goodness,ourselves for our own. 让父亲和祖辈因他们的善行受到尊重，让我们因我们自己的
014 Thirst after desert,not reward. 渴求美德而非奖赏。
015 If thou injurest conscience,it will have its revenge on thee. 伤害良心，将受到良心的严惩。
016 If thou wouldest live long,live well;for folly and wickedness shorten life. 若欲求长寿，生活须行善，因为蠢行和邪恶会把生命缩短。
017 Each year one vicious habit rooted out,in time minght make the worst man good throughout. 每年根除一恶习，恶根亦会成完人。
018 None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault,or acknowledge himself in an error. 唯有有教养者方知如何承认错误，或意识到自己行为
019 If you do what you should not,you must hear what you would not. 若做了不应做之事，则必然会听见不愿听之语。
020 Let thy vices die before thee. 让恶习先你死去。
021 Act uprightly,and despise calumny.Dirt may stick to a mud wall,but not polish’d marble. 为人正直的就不惧诽谤：污物可以沾到泥墙上，却附不
022 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，也不接受他人的奉承，这些都不是他应得的
023 The honest man takes pains,and then enjoys pleasure,the knave takes pleasure,and then suffers pains. 正直的人先经历痛苦，然后享受欢乐；无赖
024 He that doth what he should not,shall feel what he would not. 若做了不应该做的事，则将产生自己所不希望有的感觉。
025 The goodwill of the governed will be starv’d,if not fed by the good deeds of the governors. 被统治者的良好愿望，若无统治者的善待，亦会饿死
026 The brave and the wise can both pity and excuse,when cowards and fools shew no mercy. 勇者和智者均有同情谅解之心，而懦夫和愚者则毫无怜悯之
027 Calamity and prisperity are the touchstones of integrity. 不幸与幸运都是正直的试金石。
028 Who judges best of a man,his enemies or himself? 谁能最恰当地评价一个人，他的敌人还是他自己？
029 Cunning proceeds from want of capacity. 狡诈出自于能力的缺乏。
030 You may be too cunning for one,but not for all. 蒙骗得了一人，但蒙骗不了所有的人。
031 Clean your finger,before you point at my spots. 先洗浄你的手指，再指出我的污迹。
032 He that can bear a reproof,and mend by it,if he is not wise,is in a fair way of being so. 能承受责备并据此改过者，若不算是智者，也距之不远
033 Tis hard to be poor and honest:An empty sack can hardly stand upright,but if it does,’tis a stout one! 要做到贫穷而又诚实实在不容易
034 Keep conscience clear,then never fear. 问心无愧，永无畏惧。
035 When you’re good to others,you are best to yourself. 善待他人，即是最善待自己。
036 What is serving God?’Tis doing good to man. 什么才算是为上帝奉献？即对人行善。
037 A quite conscience sleeps in thunder,but rest and guilt live far adunder. 平静的良心能在雷声中入睡，而安宁和负罪则无法毗邻。
038 There is no man so bad,but he secretly respects the good. 再坏的人都会暗自敬重好人。
039 A true great man will neither trample on a worm,nor sneak to an emperpor. 真正的伟人既不大肆践踏小人物，也不会在皇帝面前奴颜卑膝。
040 Do me the favour to deny me at once. 立即把我拒绝，以此给我恩惠。
041 You may be more happy than pinces,if you will be more virtuous. 如果你能多做善事，你会比王子还要幸福。
042 Who has deceiv’d thee so oft as thy self? 欺骗你的莫过于自己。
043 Nothing so popular as goodness. 最的欢迎的是善行。
044 Don’t misinform your doctor nor your lawyer. 别向医生和律师提供错误的消息。
045 A good lawyar a bad neighbour. 好律师坏邻居。
046 The excellency of hogs is fatness,of men virtue. 猪的优点在于肥壮，人的优点在于美德。
047 Don’t throw stones at your neightbours,if your own windows are glass. 假如你家的窗户是玻璃做的，别用石头打你的邻居。
048 Keep flax from fire,youth from gaming. 亚麻远离火苗，青年远离赌博。
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
相聚爱益切，离别情更深。
A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
Accidents will happen.
天有不测风云。
A clean hand wants no washing.
身正不怕影子斜。
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
问心无愧，高枕无忧。
A clear conscience is a sure card.
光明磊落，胜券在握。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
宁为清贫，不为浊富。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入，祸从口出。
A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
夜郎自大。
A common danger causes common action.
同仇敌忾。
A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜於雄辩。
Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.
在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
人不可貌相。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友难得。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
After a storm comes a calm.
否极泰来。
After black clouds, clear weather.
否极泰来。
After death, the doctor.
放马后炮。
A good appetite is a good sauce.
饥不择食。
A good example is the best sermon.
身教胜似言教。
A good face is a letter of recommendation.
好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。
A good fame is better than a good face.
好的名望胜於好的相貌。
A good friend is my nearest relation.
良友如近亲。
A good marksman may miss.
智者千虑，必有一失。
A good maxim is never out of season.
至理名言不会过时。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口，忠言逆耳。
A good winter brings a good summer.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
心花怒放，笑逐颜开。
A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
时势造英雄。
A lazy youth, a lousy age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Ale will make a cat speak.
酒后吐真言。
A little is better than none.
聊胜於无。
A little leak will sink a great ship.
千丈之堤溃於蚁穴。
A little neglect may breed great mischief.
小不忍则乱大谋。
A little spark kindles a great fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.
适可而止，过犹不及。
All covet, all lose.
贪多必失。
All is fair in war.
兵不厌诈。
All is not gold that glitters.
闪光的东西并不都是黄金。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条道路通罗马。
All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.
有情人终成眷属。
All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.
机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回。
All things are easy that are done willingly.
做事乐意，诸事容易。
All things are obedient to money.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.
少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。
A man apt to promise is apt to forget.
轻诺者易忘。
A man can not spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time.
一心不能二用。
A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little.
人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。
A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.
路遥知马力，日久见人心。
A man may dig his grave with his teeth.
祸从口出。
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.
牵马到河易，强马饮水难。
A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge.
有宝何必人前夸。
A match will set fire to a large building.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Ambition never dies until there is no way out.
不到黄河心不死
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
远亲不如近邻。
An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well.
狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
An evil chance seldom comes alone.
祸不单行。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在於晨。
An old physician, and a young lawyer.
医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防胜於治疗。
Answer a fool according to his folly.
以其人之道，还治其人之身。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
省钱就是赚钱。
Apparel makes the man.
马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。
Appearances are deceitful.
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
千里之行始於足下。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A secret between more than two is no secret.
两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。
A servant is known by his master's absence.
主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。
A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth.
缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
塞翁失马，焉知非福。
Be honest rather clever.
诚实比聪明更要紧。
Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.
随遇而安。
Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。
Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不轻诺，诺必果。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多听少说。
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
远亲不如近邻。
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功亏一篑。
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
脚踏两头要落空。
Beware beginnings.
慎始为上。
Big mouthfuls ofter choke.
贪多嚼不烂。
Bind the sack before it be full.
做事应适可而止。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
Bite off more than one can chew.
贪多咽不下。
Bite the hand that feeds one.
恩将仇报。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利於病。
Blind men can judge no colours.
不宜问道於盲。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓於水。
Bread is the staff of life.
民以食为天。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以简洁为贵。
Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes.
养虎贻患。
Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.
投鼠忌器。
Burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在后。
Business is business.
公事公办。
By other's faults, wise men correct their own.
他山之石，可以攻玉。
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美
（1）If you lie upon rose when young, you lie up on thorns when old.
少壮不努力, 老大徒伤悲…………………………………谚语与学习和工作有关
（2）Better die standing than live kneeling
宁愿站着死, 不愿跪着生…………………………………与镇定及人际关系有关
（3）He who keeps company with a wolf will learn to howl.
近墨者黑 …………………………………与家庭和社会有关
（4）Books, like friends, should be few and
well chosen.
书籍如朋友, 宜少宜精选明………………………………………………………………喻通过将生活中最普通的事物进行对比, 生动地表达深奥的
意义。
（5）Fact speaks louder than words.( 事实胜于雄辩。)
……………………拟人实际上也是一种比喻。拟人是把非人的事物或抽象概念比拟为人, 当人来描写, 拟人的运用人化
了动物, 从而产生了如画的生动的效果。
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