It is the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.

世上最容易的事就是欺骗自己。

Gifts much expected, are paid, not given.

真正期望的礼品是自己买的, 不是别人给的。

Tell a miser¹ he is rich, and a woman she is old, you'll get no money of one, nor kindness of other.

跟守财奴讲他富, 跟女人讲她老, 准没你的好。

Haste makes waste.

越忙越白忙。

Act uprightly, and despise calumny²; dirt may stick to a mud wall, but not to polished marble.

污垢可以黏住泥墙, 但是黏不住擦亮的大理石。站着做人, 不理毁谤;

Great pride and meanness sure are near ally'd; or thin partitions do their bounds Divide.

太过自大就离卑鄙不远了。

Liberality is not giving much but giving wisely.

慷慨不在于给得多而在于给得好。

At 20 years of age the will reigns³; at 30 the wit; at 40 the judgment⁴.

20岁踌躇满志; 30岁聪明理智; 40岁判断世事。

Wise men learn by others harms; fools by their own.

聪明人能从别人的伤害中学习; 蠢人只会从自己的伤害中学习。

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

蠢人的心放在嘴里，聪明人的嘴放在心里。

Life with fools consists in drinking; with the wise man, living's thinking.

和笨人在一起生活只在于吃喝; 和聪明人在一起生活更在于思考。

Tomorrow, every fault is to be amended⁵; but that tomorrow never comes.

要想明天再改; 明天永不到来。

Time enough, always proves little enough.

愈认为时间足够, 愈会证明它并不够。

You may delay, but time will not.

你可以拖拉,时间却不会。

Make haste slowly.

急事要慢做。

you are good to others, you are best to yourself.

善待他人就是善待自己。

A good example is the best sermon.

榜样就是最好的说教。

A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.

活得长并不见得活得好，活得好就是活得足够长。

Proportion your charity to the strength of your estate⁶, or God will Proportion your estate to the weakness of your charity.

你不按财力去做善事,上帝就按你的善举多少来改变你的财力。

Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.

爱你的敌人吧,因为他们告诉过你的过失。

Love thy neighbour; yet don't pull down your hedge.

去爱你的老街坊; 但别拆了篱笆墙。