Sweep before your own door. 正人先正已。
A hero is nothing but a product of his time. 时势造英雄。
It is better to trust to valour than to luck. 靠运气不如靠勇气。
Ignorance is the mother of impudence. 无知是鲁莽之源。
One careless move may lose the whole game. 一步不慎，满盘皆输。
Words are like bees, they have honey and a sting. 言语象蜜蜂，有蜜也有刺。
It's only the idle will be tired. 只有闲人才会感到疲倦。
A lazy youth,a lousy age. 少时懒惰老来苦。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse. 知识能使好人更好，坏人更坏。
There needs a long apprenticeship to understand the mystery of the world’s trade.要知世事奥秘多，须要长期作学徒。
You cannot step twice into the same river. 你不能两次踏入同一条河流。
It is always morning somewhere in the world. 世界上总是有某个地方可以看到阳光。
Beware beginning.以谨慎开始。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
Strike the iron while it is hot. 趁热打铁。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
Talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation. 天才在于勤奋，知识在于积累。
An open enemy is better than a hollow friend. 宁有公开的敌人，不要虚伪的朋友。
A still tongue makes a wise head. 沉默者有智慧。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响。
Anger begins with folly, and ends in repentance. 愤怒以愚蠢开始，以后悔告终。
He who commences many things finishes but a few. 样样都搞，完成者少。
Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇气和坚定是美德的精神与灵魂。
Patience and application will carry us through. 忍耐和专心会使我们度过难关。
Agood healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.健康的身体贵於黄金铸成的皇冠。
Idleness is the root of all evils. 懒惰是万恶之源。
Diligence redeems stupidity. 勤能补拙。