Anger begins with folly¹, and ends in repentance².

愤怒以愚蠢开始，以后悔告终。

All lay load on the willing horse.

人善被人欺，马善被人骑。

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 virtue³.

勇气和坚定是美德的精神与灵魂。

Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.

麻烦没有来找你，不要去找麻烦。

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。

It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响。

When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。

One's sin will find one out. 坏事终归要败露。

A good name is better than riches. 声誉胜于财富。

Haste trips over its own heels. 忙易出错。

A watched pot never boils. 心急喝不了热粥。

The greater the man, the more restrained his anger. 人越伟大，越能克制怒火。

Speech is the image of actions. 语言是行动的反映。

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

Each man is the architect of his own fate. 每个人都是自己命运的建筑师。

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 is but a step from the sublime⁴ to the ridiculous. 从崇高到荒谬只有一步之遥。

Ordinary people think merely of how they will spend time, a man of intellect tries to use it.

常人只想如何消磨时间，智者则努力利用时间。

This is courage in a man: to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.

真正的勇气是：无所畏惧地接受上天给你的一切。

He that does what he should not, shall feel what he would not.

若做了不应该做的事，则将产生自己所不希望有的感觉。

All mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good. 行善者，人人铭记之。