1.有志者，事竟成。Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. /Where there is a will there is a way.

2.千里之行，始于足下。The longest journey begins with the first step.

3.积少成多。Every little helps.

4.满招损，谦受益。Pride hurts, modesty¹ benefits.

5.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。Nothing is to be got without pain but poverty.

6.伟业非一日之功/冰冻三尺非一日之寒。Romewas not built in a day.

7.一寸光阴一寸金，寸今难买寸光阴。Lost years are worse than lost dollars.

8.自助者天助。God helps those who help themselves.

9.欲速则不达。More haste, less speed.

10.台上一分钟，台下十年功。One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage.

11.好的开端是成功的一半。Well begun is half done.

12.酒好不怕巷子深。Good wine needs no bush.

13.成功源于勤奋。Industry is the parent of success.

14.英雄所见略同。Great minds think alike.

15.熟能生巧。Practice makes perfect.

16.静水流深。Still waters run deep.

17.滴水穿石。Little stone fell great oaks².

18.前事不忘，后事之师。The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future.

19.君子之交淡如水。A hedge between keeps friendship green.

20.机不可失，时不再来。Take time while time is, for time will away.