1.A bad workman always blames his tools.拙匠总怪工具差.
2.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足长乐.
3.A good beginning is half the battle.好的开端等于成功一半.
4.A little pot is soon hot.壶小易热,量小易怒.
5.All lay loads on a willing horse.好马重负.
6.A merry heart goes all the way.心情愉快,万事顺利 .
7.Bad excuses are worse than none.狡辩比不辩护还糟 .
8.Character is the first and last word in the success circle.
人的品格是事业成功的先决条件.
9.Cleanliness is next to godliness.整洁近于美德 .
10.Courtesy costs nothing.彬彬有礼,惠而不费 .
11.Doing nothing is doing ill.无所事事,必干坏事.
12.Early to bed,early to rise,make a man healthy,wealthy,and wise.
睡得早,起得早,聪明、富裕、身体好 .
13.Empty vessels make the most noise.满瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡 .
14.Every man hath his weak side.人皆有弱点 .
15.Everything ought to be beautiful in a human being:face,dress,soul and idea.
人的一切都应当是美丽的：容貌、衣着、心灵和思想.
16.Extremes are dangerous.凡事走向极端是危险的 .
17.Good advice is harsh to the ear.忠言逆耳 .
18.Grasp all,lose all.欲尽得,必尽失 .
19.Great hopes make great men.伟大的理想造就伟大的人物.
20.Handsome is he who does handsomely.行为美者才真美.