When a man says he approves of something in principle，it means he hasnt the slightest intention of putting it into practice.
当一个人说他原则上赞成某事时，那就是说他根本无意把那件事付诸实施。
Everyone knows that it is much harder to turn word into deed than deed into word.
谁都知道，把言辞变成行为，要比把行为变成言辞难得多。
The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water，and breeds reptiles of the mind.
从来不改变意见的人，犹若死水，繁殖心灵中的爬虫。
He who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
从未犯过错误的人，也从未有所发现.
One mans fault is another mans lesson.
一个人的过失是另一个人的教训。
Our greatest glory consists not in never falling，but in rising every time we fall.
我们最大的光荣，不在于从不失败，而在于屡仆屡起。
We learn from the mistakes of others.
我们能从别人的错误得到教训。
The failures of the past prepare the triumph of the future.
过去的失败给未来的胜利作准备。
Our bravest and best lessons are not learned through success，but through misadventure.
最好最妙的教训来自失利而非成功。
Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry，the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.
让我远离没有眼泪的智慧，没有欢笑的哲学，和不肯向小孩低头的伟大。
Let those who know the way go before.
让识途的人先行。
He that is full of himself is very empty.
人若十分自恃，必定十分无知。
Listen to the voice of experience， but also make use of your brain.
要听经验之谈，也要自己思考。
Opportunities do not wait.
机不可失，时不再来。
Take time by the forelock.
要抓住时机。
Opportunity is rare，and a wise man will never let it go by him.
聪明人从不坐失良机。
He who trusts all things to chance makes a lottery of his life.
一切都指望机遇的人使自己的生活变得不可预测。
Chance is a word void of sense； nothing can exist without a cause.
机遇是个没有意义的词；什么东西也不会无缘无故地存在。
Chance general favour the prudent.
运气通常照顾深思熟虑者。
Circumstances are the rulers of the weak；they are but the instruments of the wise.
智者支配环境，弱者受制于环境。
Necessity and opportunity may make a coward valiant.
需要和机会可使懦夫变得大胆。
It is better to trust to valour than to luck.
靠运气不如靠勇气。
In valour there is hope.
有勇气就有希望。
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity；a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
乐观者在每一场灾难中都看到希望，悲观者在每个希望中都看到灾难。
Any help is better than no help.
任何帮助总胜于没有帮助。
To know how to wait is the great secret of success.
懂得等待是成功的重要秘诀。
To wait for luck is the same thing as waiting for death.
等待走运无异于等待死亡。
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune，but great minds rise above it.
渺小的人被不幸压倒，伟大的人则压倒不幸。
All covet，all lose.
贪多则无得。
If you dont know where youre going， youll probably end up somewhere else.
如果你不知道自己要往何处去，你可能会在某一个地方停滞不前的。
A great deal of what you see depends on what youre looking for.
你会看到些什么在很大程度上取决于你在寻找些什么。
The poorest man is not he who is without a cent， but he who is without a dream.
最穷的人并不是一文不名的人，而是不曾拥有一个梦的人。
A mistake is evidence that someone has tried to do something.
错误是一个人曾尝试做过某件事的一个证明。
From the errors of others， a wise man corrects his own.
一个聪明的人把别人的错误引以为戒，更正自己。
One of the greatest mistakes you can make in this life is to be continuously fearing you will make one.
在这一生中，你最大的错误之一是不断地担心你将会犯错误。
You can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark， the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
你能很轻易地原谅一个害怕黑暗的孩子，但生活中真正的悲剧是大人们害怕光明。
Right is right even if everyone is against it. And wrong is wrong even if everyone is for it. 即使人人都反对，对的依然是对的；即使人人都赞成，错的依旧是错的。
Dont be afraid to ask dumb questions. They are easier to handle than dumb mistakes.
别害怕问愚蠢的问题，它们要比愚蠢的错误好处理得多。
A good listener is not only popular everywhere， but after a while he knows something.
一个好的听众并不是在任何地方都受欢迎的，但过后，他毕竟知道了一些事情。
Learning to speak in two or more languages is not nearly as hard as learning to keep your mouth shut in one.
学说两种或更多的语言比沉默不语要容易的多。
Communication is nothing without listening.
没有倾听，交流便失去了意义。
Never answer a matter before you hear it.
在你听清问题之前，决不要随便回答。
Wealth is not his that has it， but his that enjoys it.
拥有财富的人并没有什么，会享用它的人才真正富有。
Learn to pause or nothing worthwhile will catch up with you.