Who chatters to you will chatter of you.
狼狈为奸,不祥之兆。
When the weasel(黄鼠狼)and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage(预兆).
浪子回头金不换。
The prodigal(回头的浪子)returns.
老实人常在,空谈者常败。
An honest man will always prosper, a prattler(空谈者)will always suffer.
冷酷和欺诈都不会有好下场。
Frost and fraud both end in foul.
礼貌不费分文而可赢得一切。
Politeness costs nothing and gains everything.
礼貌和美德是不可分隔的伴侣。
Courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue.
两面三刀,当面一套背后一套。
Who flatters e to my face will speak ill of me behimd my back.
劣迹难消。鹿死总有血迹留。
Where the deer is slain, some of her blood will lie.
路遥知马力,日久见人心。
A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.
As distance tests a horse’s strength, so time reveals a person’s heart.
路走得直就不会迷途。
You cannot be lost on a straight road.
驴粪蛋,表面光。
Many a fine dish has nothing on it.
旅行中最好的东西是同伴;世界上最好的东西是善良。
The best thing in traveling is a companion; in the world kindness.
律己者方能正人
Bid me and do it yourself.
马屁精们相互奉承时,魔鬼自叹不如。
When flatterers meet, the devil goes to dinner.
迈向美德的第一步就是戒掉作恶。
The first step to virtue is to abstain from vice.
美德比美貌美的多。
Virtue is far fairer than beauty.
美德比血统重要。
Virtue is more important than blood.
美德和礼貌并存。
Virtue and courtesy go hand in hand.
美德能带给人幸福,犹如健康能使人状态良好。
If you can be well without health you may be happy without virtue.
美德如宝石,朴素它最美。
Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.(培根)
美德是通向光荣之路。
Virtue is the road to honor.
美德是唯一真正的高贵。
Virtue is the only true nobility.
美德是无价之宝。
Virtue is a jewel of great price.
美德是幸福之源。
Virtue and happiness are mother and daughter.
美德永不过时。
Virtue never grows old.
美而无德,犹如花之无香。
Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.
美好的事物永远是一种快乐。
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.
美好的心灵如花园;美好的思想是根源;美好的语言似鲜花;美好的行为果儿甜。
Kind hearts are the gardens; kind thoughts are the roots; kind words are the flowers; kind deeds are the fruits.
美即是真,真即是美。
Beauty is truth, truth beauty.
美丽而吸引人的不是都善良,但善良的都是美丽的。
That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
美誉胜美貌。
A good fame is better than a good face.
Good fame is better than a good face.
美誉胜财富。
A good name is better than riches.
美誉已得到,就去睡大觉。
Get a good name and go to bed.
美誉易失难得。
A good name is sooner lost than won.
美誉在黑暗中也保持光辉。
A good name keeps its luster in the dark.
门户不关紧,圣贤起盗心。
An open door / gate may tempt a saint.
面孔不是心灵的标志。
The face is no index to the heart.
面孔是心灵的标志。
The face / countenance is the index of the heart / mind.
名不副实。
In name, but not in deed.
明人不做暗事。
An honest man doesn’t do anything underhand.
明知故犯者不应得宽恕。
A willful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon.
魔高一尺,道高一丈。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.
魔鬼也会引用《圣经》为他自己辩护。
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
哪里有腐朽,坏人就蜂拥。哪里有死尸,乌鸦便成群。
Wheresoever, the carcase is, there will the ravens be gathered together.
耐心总是需要培养的。
Let patience grow in your garden always.
能说者未必能言行一致。再好的神学家也不会完全遵守自己的教诲。
It is a good divine that follows his own instructions.
逆境显美德。
Adversity reveals virtue.
As fires gold, so does adversity try virtue.
宁可正直贫困,不可富而不仁。
Better be upright and want, than wicked and have abundance.
宁可作烈士,不作忏悔者。
It is better to be a martyr than a confessor.
宁作傻瓜,不作无赖。
Better be a fool than a knave.
懦夫不仁。
Cowards are cruel.
懦夫成不了大事。
Faint heart never won a castle.
懦夫拿起武器也没用。
All weapons of war cannot arm fear.
培养美德的人自然会获得美誉。
He that sows virtue shall reap fame.
骗人一次,骗去了一世的信任。
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
骗小孩用糖果,骗大人用誓言。
Children are to be deceived with comfits and men with oaths.
骗子骗去的是信任。骗子说真话也没人信。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
骗子永远不会发达。
Cheats never prosper.
贫不可耻,耻贫乃耻。
Poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is.
贫困是万恶之源。
Poverty is the root of all evils.
贫穷,但要诚实。
Poor but honest.
贫穷并非耻辱。
Poverty is no disgrace.
贫穷不可耻,偷窃才可耻。
Poverty is not a disgrace, but theft is a disgrace.
贫穷使人小气。
Poverty makes a man mean.
贫穷是对懒惰的惩罚。
Poverty is the reward of idleness.
贫穷者慷慨,富裕者贪婪。
Poor and liberal, rich and covetous(贪婪的).
贫穷者需要很多,贪婪者需要一切。
Poverty is in want of much, avarice(贪婪)of everything.
欺软怕硬。在羊群中是狮子,在狮群中是羊。
A lion among sheep and a sheep among lions.
谦虚使人进步,骄傲使人落后。
As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one makes progress.
History tells us that modesty leads to success and conceit to failure.
谦逊常比傲慢受益更多。
Humility often gains more than pride.
谦逊是美德之本。
Humility is the foundation of all virtues.
前事不忘,后事之师。
Today is the scholar of yesterday.
切勿贪多奢望。
Never too much of a good thing.
轻诺寡信。
Those who are quick to promise are generally slow to perform.
缺德之人不得安宁。
There’s no peace for the wicked.
让诚实和勤劳永远和你相伴。
Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions.
热情缺乏谨慎便是狂热。
Zeal without prudence(谨慎)is frenzy.
热情是美德时,就成了危险之物。
Zeal, when it is a virtue, is a dangerous one.
热心招揽是非多。
Zeal is like fire; it needs both feeding and watching.
人被宠坏,性情暴躁。
Apt lamb makes a cross ram(公羊).
人不为己,天诛地灭。
Each / Every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost / hindermost.
Every miller draws water to his own mill.
人的精神如果没有了热情,就像船没有了帆。
What sails are to a ship the passions are to the spirits.
人的品德不是根据他非凡的努力来衡量,而要看他的日常行为。
The virtue of a man ought to be measured not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct.
人贵有自知之明。
The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.
人面兽心。
The cross on the breast, and the devil in the heart.
The devil lurks(潜藏)/ sits behind the cross.
人难免犯错误,宽恕是神圣的。
To Err is Humane; to forgive, Divine.
人穷志短。没有贫穷不毁的美德。
There is no virtue that poverty destroys not.
人人都看不见自己的缺点。人人都看不见自己背包里的东西。
We see not what is in the wallet behind.
人心不足蛇吞象。
He that has two hoards(财物)will get a third.
They need much whom nothing will content.
Avarice is never satisfied.
The sea complains it wants water.
人要学坏,无师自通。
Vices are learned without a master.
忍耐使人完美。
Let patience have her perfect work. (圣经)
忍耐是痛苦的,但它的果实是甜蜜的。
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
忍耐是一朵鲜花,但并非每个人的花园里都有它。
Patience is a flower that grows not in every one’s garden.
忍耐是一切痛苦的止痛膏。
Patience is the plaster of all sores.
忍耐是一种美德。
Patience is a virtue.
忍耐是最好的药物。
Patience is the best remedy / medicine.
忍耐者必胜。
Patient man wins the day
忍让并非软弱。
Meekness is not weakness.
认真是做事的灵魂。
Earnestness is the soul of work.
荣誉改变举止。
Honor change manners.
荣誉是美德离不开的影子。
Glory is the shadow of virtue.
善举犹如盛开的鲜花令人欣喜。
Benefits please like flowers, while they are fresh.
善良不是金钱能买到的。