"A word or a nod from the good has more might than the eloquent speeches of others. "善人之一言一诺胜于他人之千言万语.--Plutarch (普卢塔克 )A word or a nod from the good has more might than the eloquent speeches of others.--Plutarch善人之一言一诺胜于他人之千言万语。
--普卢塔克Those who live in GLASS houses shouldnt throw stones自己有短处，不要揭别人的短处。
解释：住在玻璃房子里的人最好不要向他人投掷石头，否则后果自负。
因为别人也可以向玻璃房投掷石头，从而自食其果。
意指不要说他人的是非长短，因为自己也有缺点。
投鼠忌器。
正人先正己a workman is known by his workIt is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are you industrious for? 光勤劳是不够的，蚂蚁也是勤劳的。
要看你为什么而勤劳。
—— H. D. Thoreau梭罗You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success. 人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。
——Charles Chaplin卓别林Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom. 没有什么比独立自由更可宝贵的了。
—— [越南] Ho Chi Minh胡志明I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. 我不缅怀过去的历史，而致力于未来的梦想。
—— T. Jefferson 杰弗逊（美国第3任总统）Money is round. It rolls away. 圆圆钱币，滚走容易。
—— S. Aleichen 阿雷钦We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it. 我们要尽可能为生活增加一些东西，而不是从中索取什么。
—— William Osler 奥斯勒Life itself, without the assistance of colleges and universities, is becoming an advanced institution of learning. 没有学院和大学的帮助，人生本身也正在变成一所高等学府。
—— Thomas Alva Edison 爱迪生Work while you work; Play while you play; This is the way; To be cheerful and gay. 工作时工作，玩乐是玩乐，依此方法做，轻松与欢乐。
——A. D. Stoddart 斯道达特Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小别胜新婚。
Actions speak louder than words 行动胜於空谈（事实胜於雄辩）。
Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。
After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。
All good things come to an end. 花无百日红（天下无不散之筵席）。
All is well that ends well. 结果佳者方佳。
All roads lead to Rome. 条条大道通罗马（行行出状元）All that glitters is not gold. 闪砾者未必都是金（人不可貌相）。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不消遣，使人迟钝。
All's well that ends well. 善终为善。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
Art is long, life is short. 人生苦短，而学术无穷。
As you sow, so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A bad penny always comes back. 恶有恶报。
A bad shearer never had a good sickle. A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工尤器。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜於两鸟在林。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 受灼的小孩必怕火（一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳）。
A cat may look at a king. 君王卿相於我何。
A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常乐。
A drowning man will catch at a straw. 急不暇择。
A fault confessed is half redressed. 肯认错是改过的一半。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之友，乃为真友。
A Jack of all trades is master of none. 样样通样样稀松（博艺无所精）。
A leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性难移。
A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危险。
A little pot is soon hot. 小人物易发怒。
A man is known by the company he keeps. 观其友，知其人。
A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一文则赚一文。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. 转石不生苔（转业不聚财）。
A soft answer turneth away wrath. 和言足以息怒（柔足以克刚）A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的头脑寓於健全的身体。
A stitch in time saves nine. 及时行事，事半功倍。
A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。
B ↑top Bad news travels fast. 恶事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠叫的狗不咬人（外强中乾；虚有其表；虚张声势）。
Beauty is but skin deep. 美是肤浅的（人不可貌相）Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼裏出西施。
Beggars must not be choosers. 饥者不得择食。
Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为驴头不为马尾（宁为狗头不为狮尾）。
Better late than never. 宁迟勿缺（亡羊补牢才不为迟）；只要开始，虽晚不迟；过则勿惮改。
Between two stools you fall to the ground. 脚踏双凳必坠地。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚。
Blood is thicker than water. 血浓於水。
Business is business. 工作第一（公事公办）。
C ↑top Care killed a cat. 忧虑致命（劳神丧命）。
Charity begins at home. 修身齐家博爱天下。
Clothes make the man. 人要衣装，佛要金装。
Comparisons are odious. 人比人气死人。
Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石。
Cross the bridge when you come to it. 船到桥头自然直。
Cross the stream where it is shallowest. 别自找麻烦（由易处下手）。
D ↑top Death is the great leveler. 死后万人皆平等。
Death quits all scores. 一死百了。
Diamond cuts/cut diamond. 两虎相争必有一伤（强中自有强中手）。
Do （to others）as you would be done by. 己所欲施於人。
Do in Rome as the Romans do . 入境随俗。
Don't bite off more than you can chew. 勿不自量力。
Don't change houses in mid-stream. 临阵勿换将。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 勿打如意算盘（别过早乐观得意）。
Don't fish in the troubled waters. 勿混水摸鱼。
Don't kick against the pricks. 勿以螳臂当车（勿作无谓之抵抗徒伤自己）。
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. 勿对所受礼物挑剔抱怨。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. 勿小题大作（勿夸大其辞）。
Don't meet trouble halfway. 勿杞人忧天。
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷。
Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日毕。