Judge not a book by its covers.
評價書不能看封面。
 
Keeping is harder than winning.
創業難,守業更難.
 
Knowledge comes from diligence.
知識源于勤奮.

It's no use pumping a dry well.
枯井抽水,徒勞無功.

It takes two to make a quarrel.
一個巴掌拍不響.

Make the best of a bad bargain.
應善處逆境.

Little chips light great fires.
星星之火,可以燎原.
 
Honour and profit lie not sack.
榮譽和私利不能睡在一起。
 
Blind men can judge no colours.
盲者不辨色。

Call no man happy till he dies.
人在死以前稱不上幸福.

Children are poor men's riches.
兒女是窮人的财富.

Don't carry coals to Newcastle.
别往紐卡斯爾(英煤都)運煤。/ 多此一舉，徒勞無益。
 

 
Desires are nourished by delays.
欲望遲遲得不到滿足，而愈來愈強烈。
 
Do what is right, come what may.
不管會發生什麼,對的就要去做.

Cross your t's and dot your i's.
辦事要一絲不苟.
        
Hide nothing from thy physician.
不要對醫生隐瞞。

Health and wealth create beauty.
健康和财富能創造美麗。

Living well is the best revenge.
活得好就是對敵人最好的報複.

Love is neither bought nor sold.
愛情不能買賣.

Learning is the eye of the mind.
知識是心靈的慧眼.

Life is short and time is swift.
生命短暫,光陰飛逝.

It is good to be merry and wise.
樂不移智，娛不縱情。