A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. 口若悬河，不能证明真有才智。

It is easy to be wise after the event. 事后的诸葛亮容易做。

The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all. 聪明人自认一无所知，愚笨人自负无所不晓。

Fools learn nothing from wise men; but wise men learn much from fools. 愚人不能从智者那里学到什么；而智者却能从愚人那里学到很多。

A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常短于心计。

A fool's heart dances on his lips. 愚人的心挂在唇边。

A fool always finds a greater fool than himself. 愚人总以为旁人比自己更傻。

A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool. 一个人可能说话如智者，而行为象愚人。

The more riches a fool has, the greater fool he is. 愚人越富越蠢。

Never challenge a fool to do wrong. 不要怂恿愚人干错事。

It is better to please a fool than to anger him. 对愚人最好是使他高兴，而不是惹他发怒。

He is a fool who cannot be angry, but he is a wise man who will not. 不会发怒是蠢人，不愿发怒是聪明人。

Wit without learning is like a tree without fruit. 没有学识的机智，犹如没有果实的树。

No man is wise at all times. 世上无一贯明智的人。

Many heads are better than one. 几个脑袋总比一个脑袋强；三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。

Virtue never grows old. 美德永不老。

Virtue is the only true nobility. 万事不如美德高。

Virtue is a jewel of great price. 美德乃是无价宝。

To be virtuous is to do good. 行善即是有德。

Glory is the shadow of virtue. 荣誉是美德的影子。

No good building without a good foundation. 基础不良的好建筑物是没有的。

One good turn deserves another. 善行应有善报；善良的行为应得善良行为的报答。

He that returns good for evil obtains the victory. 胜利属于以德报怨的人。

We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received. 我有德于人不应记；人有德于我不可忘。

If they say you are good,ask yourself if it be true. 若有人称赞，自问对不对。

He who avoids temptation avoids the sin. 不受诱惑就免于罪恶。

A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 问心无愧，打雷也能睡。

Never be weary of well doing. 不要厌倦做好事。

Of evil grain,no good seed can come. 坏谷无好种。

That which is evil is soon learnt. 恶行易学。

No vice goes alone. 恶事不单行。

An evil lesson is soon learned. 恶习易染。

A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。

Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches. 罪恶于人，尺进寸退。

The maintaining of one vice costs more than ten virtues. 保持一桩恶事的代价超过于十件好事。

They that do nothing learn to do ill. 游手好闲，容易学坏。

A wicked man is his own hell. 坏人作恶，自造地狱。

Those who eat best and drink best often do worst. 吃得好，喝得好，坏事常常免不了。

He who has done ill once will do it again. 一次干坏事，便有第二次。

There is no going heaven in a sedan. 坐轿上天堂，从来无此事。

An ill life,an ill end. 恶有恶报。

All is not gold that glitters. 闪光未必尽黄金。

Business is the salt of life. 事业是生命之盐。

Business before pleasure. 事业在先，享乐在后。

Business makes a man as well as tries him. 事业可以考验人，也可以造就人。

Business neglected is business lost. 忽视职业便是放弃职业。

Never think yourself above business. 勿自视过高；不要眼高手低；永远不要认为自己是大才小用。

He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business. 自命大才小用，往往眼高手低。

Do business,but be not a slave to it. 要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。

Everybody's business is nobody's business. 众人的事就是无人过问的事。

Work makes the workman. 勤工出巧匠。

Better master one than engage with ten. 会十事，不如精一事。

A work ill done must be twice done. 首次做不好，必须重新搞。

They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can. 不能如愿而行，也须尽力而为。

If you would have a thing well done,do it yourself. 想把事情来做好，就得亲自动手搞。

He that doth most at once doth least. 什么都想一次做完，结果一件也做不完；贪多嚼不烂。

Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee. 照大多数人那样干，人们会把你称赞。

What may be done at any time will be done at no time. 在任何时候都可做的事情，总是在任何时候都不做的事情。

Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. 凡是值得做的事，就值得做好。

The shortest answer is doing the thing. 最简短的回答就是一个“干”字。

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识之佳果。

It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil. 没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。

It is right to put everything in its proper use. 凡事都应用得其所。

Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 按部就班，事情很快就做完。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明小孩也变傻。

Work bears witness who does well. 工作能证明谁做的好。

It is not work that kills,but worry. 工作不会伤身，伤身乃是忧虑。

He that will not work shall not eat. 不工作者不得食。

Business is business. 公事公办。

Deliberate slowly,execute promptly. 慢慢酌量，快快行动。

Put your shoulder to the wheel. 努力工作。

Never do things by halves. 做事不要半途而废。

Many hands make quick work. 人多干活快。

Many hands make light work. 众擎易举。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 技术拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。

Diligence is the mohter of success. 勤奋是成功之母。

Idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰乃万恶之源。

Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋带来好运。

Diligence is the mother of good fortune. 勤勉是好运之母。

Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸运的右手，世俭是幸运的左手。

Idleness is the key of beggary. 懒惰出乞丐。

The secret of wealth lieth in the letters SAVE. 节俭是致富的秘诀。

An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。