makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。

said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

there is a will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。

and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

fall into the pit,a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。

work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

hasty,less speed. 欲速则不达。

never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。

journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

before you leap. 三思而后行。

16.Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。

minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

begun,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。

is hard to please all. 众口难调。

of sight,out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。

speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。

things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。

news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

not to eat,but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。

or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。

will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

and like make good friends. 趣味相投。

older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。

as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。

idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

live is to learn,to learnistobetterlive.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着without an aim is like sailing without a compass.(生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针)is money. (时间就是金钱)determine what you are going to be.(目标决定你将成为为什么样的人Time and tide wait for no man. (时间不等人)spent on the brain is never spent in vain. (智力投资绝不会白花。

)dropping wears the stone. (滴水穿石。

)is the mother of wisdom.（经验是智慧之母。

）man is his own worst enemy.(一个人最大的敌人就是他自己。

)and doing are two different things. (说和做是迥然不同的两回事。

)speak louder than words. (行动比语言更响亮。

)small beginnings comes great things. (伟大始于渺小。

)in the mind is better than money in the hand.（脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。

）voice of one man is the voice of no one. (一个人的声音没有力量。

)great ship asks for deep waters.（大船要走深水。

）there is life, there is hope.（有生命便有希望/留得青山在,哪怕没柴烧） company on the road is the shortest cut. (行路有良伴就是捷径。

)takes all sorts to make a world. (世界是由各种不同的人所组成的。

)great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.(无热情成就不了伟业。

)works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.(没有恒心只有力量是完不成伟业。

)is never too late to learn. (活到老，学到老。

)is never too late to mend. (亡羊补牢，犹时未晚。

)secret of success is constancy of purpose.（成功的秘诀在于持之于恒。

） never come alone/single.(祸不单行。

)come on wings and depart on foot.(遭祸容易脱祸难。

)tell us what fortune is.(不经灾难不知福。

)an optimist every change is a change for the better.(对于乐观者总是越变越好。

)never fears investigation.(事实从来不怕调查。

)good medicine tasks bitter.（良药苦口。

）minds think alike. （英雄所见略同。

）make trees take deeper roots.（风暴使树木深深扎根。

）and let live. (自己生活也让别人生活。

)late than never. (迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来强。

)contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.（知足是人生在世最大的幸事）you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.（要想知道钱的价值，就想办法去借钱试试）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）one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.（有时候一个人为不花钱得到的东西付出的代价最高）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）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"）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）only means hard-working all one's life.（天才只意味着终身不懈的努力） 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）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）man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.（具有新想法的人在其想法实现之前是个怪人）important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.（人生重要的事情是确定一个伟大的目标，并决心实现它）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）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）'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）not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.（不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想要达到的目的）。