让忍耐之花在你的花园里永远开放。
822. Patience is a flower that grows not in every one’s garden.
忍耐是鲜花,但每个人的花园里并非都有它。
823. All things will come round to him who will but wait.
824. Everything comes to him who waits.
只要肯等待,一切都会来。
持之以恒,必将有成。
825. Long looked for comes at last.
久久寻找,终会找到。
826. Fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her.
幸运女神常常嘉奖有耐心等待她的人们。
827. It is easy to bear the misfortunes of others.
忍受别人的不幸容易。
刺不挂,肉不痛。
15.诚实?谦逊
828. Honesty is the best policy.
诚实为上策。
829. Knavery may serve, but honesty is best.
欺诈也许有用,但诚实却是上策。
830. An honest man’s word is as good as his bond.
诚实人的话就是他的保证书。
831. Honesty may be dear bought, but can never be an ill pennyworth.
诚实或许代价昂贵,但决不会分文不值。
高价买诚实,永远也值得。
832. Poor but honest.
虽贫穷,要诚实。
833. The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar.
正当得到的一分钱胜于偷来的一元钱。
834. One penny with right is better than a thousand without right.
合法所得的一便士,胜于非法所得的一千便士。
835. The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound.
不正当所得的便士会使正当得来的英镑也受玷污。
836. An honest look covereth many faults.
诚实的外表容易掩盖诸多缺点。
837. Humility is the beginning of wisdom.
智慧来源于谦逊。
838. The more noble the more humble.
越高贵,越应谦逊。
839. Know thyself [yourself].
人应自知。
人贵有自知之明。
840. The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.
人生最难是自知。
人贵有自知之明。
841. No man is the worst for knowing the worst of himself.
人并不因为他自知很差就很差。
842. Humility often gains more than pride.
谦逊常比傲慢获益更多。
843. It is not a sign of humility to declaim against pride.
叱责傲慢并非是谦逊的标志。
16.节约?俭省
844. Saving is getting.
节约等于增加收入。
845. From saving comes having.
俭省才会聚财。
846. Better spare at brim than at bottom.
宁愿缸满时节约,不愿见底时俭省。
847. Better spare to have of thine own, than ask of other man.
求人不如节俭。
848. The secret of wealth lieth in the letters SAVE.
节俭是致富的秘诀。
849. A penny saved is a penny gained.
省钱等于挣钱。
850. Thrift is a great revenue.
851. Thrift is good revenue.
节省就是一笔大收入。
852. Thrift is the philosopher’s stone.
节俭是块点金石。
节俭是个聚宝盆。
853. Take care of the pence and the pound will take care of themselves.
金钱积少便成多。
854. Penny and penny, laid up, will be many.
便士加便士,积成大数目。
积少成多。
855. Put two halfpennies [pennies] in a purse, and they will draw together.
小钱放口袋,大钱积起来。
856. Of saving, comes having.
富有来自节俭。
857. Better spared than ill spent.
乱花钱不如少花钱。
858. Frugality is an estate alone.
节俭本身就是一宗财产。
859. Economy is itself a great income.
860. Sparing is a great revenue.
节约本身便是一笔可观的收入。
861. Economy is the easy chair of old age.
节约是老年的安乐椅。
生活节俭,安度晚年。
862. Save something for the man that rides on the white horse.
节俭防老。
863. Spare when you’re young, and spend when you’re old.
少时俭省老来花。
864. Many a little makes a mickle.
865. Many a pickle makes a muckle.
866. Every little makes (a mickle).
积少成多。
集腋成裘。
867. Small gains bring great wealth.
积小利,成巨富。
868. Economy the poor man’s mints; extravagance the rich man’s pitfall.
俭省是穷人的铸币场;挥霍是富人的陷人坑。
869. Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach.
量入为出。
870. Live within your means and save for a rainy day.
量入为出,未雨绸缪。
871. Spend not where you may save; spare not where you must spend.
可节约时不乱花,该花钱时不吝啬。
872. Save money against a rainy day.
平时存钱,以防未然。
873. He that saves his dinner will have the more for his supper.
中餐节省,晚餐有余。
874. Waste not, want not.
不浪费,就不会缺乏。
俭以防匮。
875. He who will not keep a penny shall never have money.
有钱就花的人决不会有积蓄。
876. He that regards not a penny, will lavish a pound.
小钱不知省,大钱将滥花。
877. Frugality when all is spent comes too late.
878. It is too late to husband [spare] when all is spent.
花光才节俭,为时已太晚。
879. Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
借贷使人忘记节约。
880. Always taking out the meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom.
取粮不储粮,桶底粮也光。
坐吃山空。
17.聪明?才智
881. No man is born wise.
聪明非天生。
882. He is the wisest man who does not think himself so.
不自作聪明便是最大的聪明。
883. Penny wise and pound foolish.
小事聪明,大事糊涂。
884. He is wise that knows when he’s well enough.
知足之人方为智者。
885. He is the wise man who is the honest man.
诚实之人乃明智之人。
886. He is wise that is ware in time.
聪明人小心谨慎。
887. Pen and ink is wit’s plough.
笔墨是才智之犁。
888. A wise man will make tools of what comes to hand.
聪明人会随机应变。
889. Every wise man dreadeth his enemy.
聪明人对敌人远而避之。
890. The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speaks.
聪明之手勿做愚蠢之口所言之事。
891. A wise man hears one word and understand two.
聪明的人听一知二。
892. A wise man is never less alone than (he is) alone.
智者孤独如独处。
893. He is a fool who cannot be angry, but he is a wise man who will not.
愚蠢人不会发怒,聪明人不愿发怒。
894. A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will.
895. Wise men change their minds; fools never do.
聪明的人改变主意,愚蠢的人固执己见。
896. Fools look to tomorrow, and wise men use tonight.
蠢人指望明天,智者利用今晚。
897. Fools learn nothing from wise men; but wise men learn much from fools.
聪明人从愚人那里学到颇多,而愚人则从聪明人那里一无所获。
898. Wise men learn by other men’s mistakes; fools by their own.
聪明人从别人的错误中吸取教训,愚蠢人从自己的错误中吸取教训。
899. A wise man thinks all that he says, a fool says all that he thinks.
聪明人想了才说,愚蠢人想着就说。
900. Wise men love truth, whereas fools shut it.
聪明的人热爱真理,愚蠢的人逃避真理。
901. Wise men have their mouth in their heart, fools their heart in their mouth.
聪明人嘴在心里,愚蠢人心在嘴里。
902. Wise men are silent; fools talk.
聪明的人寡言,愚蠢的人话多。
903. Wise men become wiser as they grow older, ignorant men more ignorant.
聪明的人越老越聪明,愚蠢的人越老越愚蠢。
904. The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.
聪明人自认一无所知,愚蠢人自视无所不知。
905. Circumstances are the rulers of the weak, instruments of the wise.
环境是弱者的统治者,却是智者的工具。
906. Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.
宁作聪明的傻子,不作愚蠢的聪明人。
907. He is wise that hath wit enough for his own affairs.
有足够才智处理自己事务者才是聪明之人。
908. A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
聪明的人不贪恋身外之物。
909. A word is enough to the wise.
910. Few words to the wise suffice.
911. Half a tale [word] is enough for a wise man.
912. To a wise man one word is enough.
对智者一言已足。
913. Good wits jump (together).
914. Great minds think alike.
智者所见略同。
英雄所见略同。
915. Four eyes see more than two.
两人总比一人看得全面。
916. Many [Two] heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮。
917. The wise man is always a good listener.
聪明的人善听他人之言。
918. It is a good workman that never blunders.
智者千虑,必有一失。
919. Great men are not always wise.
伟人并非永远聪明。
920. No man is wise at all times.
921. No one wise at all times.
世上无人永远聪明。
聪明一世,糊涂一时。
智者千虑,必有一失。
922. It is easy to be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮容易当。
923. Much thinking yields wisdom.
多思出智慧。
924. Wits are wealth.
智慧就是财富。
925. Multitude of years should teach wisdom.
岁月教人增长智慧。
926. Years bring wisdom.
岁月使人增长智慧。
927. Bought wit is dear.
付出代价的智慧最珍贵。
928. Wit bought is better than wit taught.
付出代价的智慧胜于他人传授的智慧。
929. A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.
口若悬河并不能证明真有才智。
930. Wit without learning is like a tree without fruit.
缺乏学识的机智,犹如没有果实的树。
931. That’s good wisdom which is wisdom in the end.
最后聪明才是真聪明。
18.名誉?信任
932. Fame is a magnifying glass.
名誉是放大镜。
933. Fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar off.
名誉像河流,源头虽狭窄,越远越宽阔。
934. He that desires honour is not worthy of honour.
一心想得到荣誉的人不值得给予荣誉。
935. A good fame is better than a good face.
936. Good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜美貌。
937. A good name is better than a golden girdle.
938. A good name is better than gold.
939. Good name is gold worth.
美名胜金玉。
940. A good name is better than (great) riches.
美名胜钱财。
941. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.
宁择美名,不选财富。
942. A good name keeps its luster in the dark.
良好的名声在黑暗中也能闪烁发光。
943. A good name is easier [soon] lost (than won).
美名易失(难得)。
944. Take honour from me and my life is done.
失去了名誉,也就失去了生命。
945. Honour and profit lie not in one sack.
荣誉和私利,决不在一起。
946. Honour to whom honour is due.
荣誉属于应得之人。
947. It is better to die with honour than to live in infamy.
宁可光荣死,不愿羞辱生。
948. Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.
成功地摆脱逆境是无上的光荣。
949. Your father’s honour is to you but a second-hand honour.
对你来说,父亲的荣誉仅是间接的荣誉。
950. Beware of him who regards not his reputation.
要谨防不尊重名誉之人。
951. Honours change manners.
荣誉会改变人。
952. Reputation is often got without merit and lost without fault.
无功得名是常事,无过失名非少见。
953. A good reputation sits still; a bad one runs about.
美名不出门,恶名传千里。
954. Vanity is the food of fools.
虚荣是傻瓜的食粮。
955. Confidence is a plant of slow growth.
信任是一种生长缓慢的植物。
956. Eat a peck of salt with a man before you trust him.
信任别人之前要先了解。
957. If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die.
未经考验就信任,不到瞑目便后悔。
958. It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody.
对一切人都信任和对所有人都不信任,二者都不可取。
959. Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待一切人,但不要对所有的人都信任。
960. Trust not a great weight to a slender thread.
细线挂重物,终究靠不住。
961. Never trust to fine words.
决不要轻信花言巧语。
962. Never trust another what you should do yourself.
自己该做的事,决不要委托别人代做。
963. Self-trust is the essence of heroism.
自信乃英雄本色。
964. Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee.
唯有相信自己,他人才不背叛你。
19.金钱?财富
965. Money begets money.
966. Money breeds money.
967. Money draws money.
968. Money gets money.
969. Money would be gotten if there were money to get it with.
有钱就能赚钱。
钱能生钱。
970. Money makes the mare (to) go.
971. Money can buy the devil himself.
972. Money can move even the gods.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
金钱万能。
973. Money is the key that opens all doors.
金钱是打开一切门户之钥匙。
974. A golden key can open any door.
975. A golden key opens every door.
金钥匙能打开任何一道门。
金钱万能。
有钱能使鬼推磨。
976. All things are obedient to money.
金钱主宰万物。
977. Who holds the purse rules the house.
有钱就有势。
978. Money will do anything.
有钱可办一切事。
979. Money talks.
金钱最有发言权。
钱能通神。
980. Money makes a man free everywhere.
手中有钱,到处自由。
有钱路路通。
981. Money makes a man welcome everywhere.
982. Money recommends a man everywhere.
有钱到处受欢迎。
983. Before gold, even kings take off their hats.
在黄金面前,国王也行礼。
984. A rich man’s joke is always funny.
富人的玩笑最有趣。
985. The rich never want for kindred.
富人不缺亲戚。
986. Wealth makes worship.
财富能使人拜倒。
987. A heavy purse makes a light heart.
袋里有钱,心里不慌。
988. Wealth is the test of a man’s character.
金钱试人心。
989. Wealth is not his who has it, but his who enjoys it.
财富不属于拥有它的人,而属于享用它的人。
990. A light purse makes a heavy heart.
钱袋轻,心事重。
为人无钱心事重。
991. Wealth is best known by want.
缺钱方知钱珍贵。
992. Beauty is potent, but money is more potent.
美貌固有力,金钱力更大。
993. Those who believe money can do everything are frequently prepared to do everything for
money.
相信金钱万能的人,常常会一切为了金钱。
994. Avarice increases with wealth.
越有钱,越贪钱。
995. Money has no smell.
金钱无人味。
996. The money the miser boards will do him no good.
守财奴敛财,对己毫无好处。
997. The chief aim of man is not to get money.
人的主要目的并非为了挣钱。
998. Gold will not buy anything.
金钱并非可以买到一切。
999. Money isn’t everything.
金钱并非就是一切。
金钱并非万能。
1000. Money could not buy happiness.
金钱买不到幸福。
1001. Riches do not always bring happiness.
财富并不总是带来幸福。
1002. A moneyless man goes fast through the market.
身无分文过市快。
1003. All is not gold that glitters.
闪闪发光物,未必尽黄金。
1004. Money does not grow on trees.
金钱并非长在树上。
1005. Pains to get, care to keep, fear to lose.
辛苦挣得,谨慎保存,唯恐失掉。
1006. Riches are gotten with pain, kept with care, and lost with grief.
财富得之辛苦,存之谨慎,失之悲切。
1007. Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain.
智力投资决不会白花。
1008. The wealth of the mind is the only (true) wealth.
精神上的富有才是真正的富有。
1009. Money is the root of evil.
1010. Riches are the root of all evil.
金钱是罪恶之源。
1011. Money is the sinews of war.
金钱是战争的命脉。
1012. Money is a good servant, but a bad master.
金钱是忠仆,用之不当成恶主。
1013. Riches either serve or govern the possessor.
财富要么侍奉主人,要么支配主人。
1014. Riches serve a wise man but command a fool.
财富侍奉智者,但却指挥傻瓜。
1015. Money is a bottomless sea, in which honour, conscience and truth may be drowned.
金钱之海深无底,淹没荣誉、良心和真理。
1016. Muck and money go together.
金钱与污秽同在。
富者不洁,洁者不富。
1017. Riches and virtue do not often keep each other company.
财富和美德,常常不相伴。
富者无德,有德者不富。
1018. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不粘青苔。
转业不积财。
1019. It is easier to get money than to keep it.
挣钱容易攒钱难。
生财容易守财难。
1020. Wealth is easier gained than guided.
发财容易理财难。
创业容易守业难。
1021. Little wealth, little care.
财富少,烦恼少。
1022. Riches bring care and fear.
财富带来忧虑和恐惧。
1023. What is wealth good for, if it brings melancholy?
如果财富带来忧郁,有它又有何用?
1024. Riches have wings.
钱财易散。
1025. Easy come, easy go.
钱财来得快,去得也快。
1026. Money is round, and rolls away.
金钱圆溜溜,一来就滚走。
1027. Money is wise, it knows its way.
金钱聪明,知道路径。
金钱一到手,马上就跑走。