Failure is the mother of success. -- Thomas Paine 失败乃成功之母。
For man is man and master of his fate. 人就是人，是自己命运的主人。
The unexamined life is not worth living. -- Socrates 混混噩噩的生活不值得过。 -- 苏格拉底
None is of freedom or of life deserving unless he daily conquers it anew. -- Erasmus
只有每天再度战胜生活并夺取自由的人，才配享受生活的自由。
Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity. So let us seize it, not in fear, but in gladness. -- R.M. Nixon
命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。因此，让我们毫无畏惧，满心愉悦地把握命运。(尼克松)
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. -- John Ruskin 生活没有目标，犹如航海没有罗盘。-- 罗斯金
What makes life dreary is the want of motive. -- George Eliot 没有了目的，生活便郁闷无光。 -- 乔治 · 埃略特
Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored. -- Lincoln
卓越的天才不屑走旁人走过的路。他寻找迄今未开拓的地区。
There is no such thing as a great talent without great will - power. -- Balzac
没有伟大的意志力，便没有雄才大略。 -- 巴尔扎克
The good seaman is known in bad weather. 惊涛骇浪，方显英雄本色。
Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. --J.H. Newman
不要害怕你的生活将要结束，应该担心你的生活永远不会真正开始。 -- 纽曼
Gods determine what you're going to be. -- Julius Erving 人生的奋斗目标决定你将成为怎样的人。 -- 欧文
An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding. -- Robert Louis Stevenson
生活的目标，是唯一值得寻找的财富。-- 史蒂文森
While there is life there is hope. 一息若存，希望不灭。 -- 英国谚语
A mother's love never changes. 母爱永恒。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。
A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks. 老狗学不出新把戏。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom. 聪明才智，不如运气。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 预防为主，治疗为辅。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪兆丰年。
A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
a heart of steel. 铁石心肠
to be guided by destiny. 听天由命
pride goes before a fall 骄者必败 .
the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemywithout weapon 不战而屈人之兵
what is bugging you 什么事使你心烦
sworn brother 干兄弟, 盟兄弟
it’s dying art 这是已失传的手艺
gentlemen agreement 君子协定
I'm trying to make ends meet 我尽力要使收支平衡
prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. 富贵结朋友, 患难见真情
if you wish to be the best man, you must suffer thebitterest of the bitter. 吃得苦中苦, 方为人上人
it is better to fight for good than to fail at the ill. 宁为善而斗, 毋屈服于恶
he who has hope has everything. 怀有希望者, 便拥有一切
self-trust is the first secret of success. 自信心是成功的首要关键
the secret of success is constancy of purpose. 成功的秘绝在于目标坚定有恒
success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties. 成功源于努力去克服困难
experience is the extract of suffering. 经验是受苦的结晶