a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
手中的一只鸟胜于林中的两只鸟。—— heywood 希伍德
one swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。—— taverner 泰维纳
a man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink.
一个人可以把马带到河边，但他不能令它饮水。 —— heywood 希伍德
one cannot eat one’s cake and have it.
一个人不能把他的糕饼吃掉之后还留在手上。 —— davies 戴维斯
time is money.
时间就是金钱。—— benjamin franklin 富兰克林
time and tide wait for no man.
时间不等人。—— scott 斯科特
there is no rose without a thorn.
没有玫瑰花是不长刺的。—— ray 雷
lookers-on see most of the game.
旁观者清。—— smedley 斯密莱
beggars cannot be choosers.
行乞者不得有选择。—— heywood 希伍德
first catch your hare.
首先必须捕获兔子，然后才能宰之。—— thackeray 萨克雷
victory won’t come to me unless i go to it.
胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。—— m. moore 穆尔
a great man is always willing to be little.
伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。—— r. w. emerson 爱默生
cowards die many times before their deaths.
懦夫在未死之前，已身历多次死亡的恐怖了。 —— julius caesar 凯撒
anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.
但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能将它实现。 —— jules verne 凡尔纳
early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聪明。—— benjamin franklin 富兰克林
life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.
生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。—— t. fuller 富勒
goals determine what you are going to be.
目标决定你将成为为什么样的人。—— julius erving 欧文
all human wisdom is summed up in two words ?c wait and hope.
人类所有的智慧可以归结为两个词 — 等待和希望。—— alexandre dumas pére 大仲马（法国作家）
it 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
a lifetime of happiness ! no man alive could bear it ; it would be hell on earth .(g. bernard shaw ,british dramatist )
终身幸福！这是任何活着的人都无法忍受的，那将是人间地狱。(英国剧作家 肖伯纳. g.)
happiness is form courage .( h. jackson , british writer )
幸福是勇气的一种形式。 (英国作家 杰克逊. h.)
happy is the man who is living by his hobby .(g. bernard shaw , british dramatist )
醉心于某种癖好的人是幸福的。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳. g .)
happiness lies not in the mere possession of money ; it lies in the joy of achievement , in the thrill of creative effort .(franklin roosevelt , american president )
幸福不在于拥有金钱，而在于获得成就时的喜悦以及产生创造力的激情。(美国总统 罗斯福. f.)
human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen , as by little advantages that occur every day .(benjamin franklin ,american president).
与其说人类的幸福来自偶尔发生的鸿运，不如说来自每天都有的小实惠。(美国总统 富兰克林. b.)
most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be .(abraham lincoln ,american president )
对于大多数人来说，他们认定自己有多幸福，就有多幸福。(美国总统 林肯. a.)
the secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not . (george bernard shaw , british dramatist )
痛苦的秘密在于有闲功夫担心自己是否幸福。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳 . g .)
the supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved .(victor hugo , french novelist )
生活中最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们。( 法国小说家 雨果. v .)
there is no paradise on earth equal to the union of love and innocence .(jean jacques rousseau, french thinker )
人间最大的幸福莫如既有爱情又清白无暇。( 法国 思 想 家 卢 梭 .j.j.)
to really understand a man we must judge him in misfortune .(bonaparte napoleon , french emperor )
要真正了解一个人，需在不幸中考察他。 (法国皇帝 拿破仑.b.)
we have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it . (george bernard shaw , british dramatist)
正像我们无权只享受财富而不创造财富一样，我们也无权只享受幸福而不创造幸福。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳. g. )
all for one, one for all.
人人为我，我为人人。—— [法] dumas pére 大仲马
other men live to eat, while i eat to live.
别人为食而生存，我为生存而食。—— socrates 苏格拉底
easy come, easy go.
易得者亦易失。 —— hazlitt 赫斯特
love rules his kingdom without a sword.
爱，统治了他的王国，不用一枝利剑。—— herbert 赫伯特
we soon believe what we desire.
我们欲望中的东西，我们很快就信以为真。—— chaucer 乔叟
the darkest hour is that before the dawn.
黎明前的时分是最黑暗的。—— fuller 富勒
the longest day has an end.
最难过的日子也有尽头。—— howell 贺韦尔
living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。—— j. ruskin 鲁斯金
