wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it . 为了求知识,代价虽高也值得。
the tragedy of the world is that those who are imaginative have but slight experience, and those who are experienced have feeble imaginations. 世界的悲剧就在于有想象力又缺乏经验,而有经验的人又缺乏想象力。
the path to glory is always rugged. 通向光荣的道路常常是崎岖的。
the on-looker sees most of the game. 旁观者清。
the greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. 傻瓜有时候也是对的。
the great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas. 教育之艰苦在于从意念中获得经验。
stick to it, and you‘ll succeed. 只要人有恒,万事都能成。
quality matters more than quantity. 质重于量。
proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience. 谚语是从长期经验中获得的短句。
practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience。实用的知识只有通过亲身体验才能学到。
money is a good servant but a bad master. 要做金钱的主人,莫作金钱的奴隶。
living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 没有目标的生活如同没有罗盘的航行。
let‘s cross the bridge when we come to it. 船到桥头自然直。
it‘s hard sailing when there is no wind. 无风难驶船。
genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. 天才一分来自灵感,九十九分来自勤奋。
early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早睡早起,富裕、聪明、身体好。
believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.眼见的不能全信,耳闻的也不能半信。
being on sea, sail; being on land, settle. 随遇而安。
be slow to promise and quick to perform. 不轻诺,诺必果。
art is long, but life is short. 人生有限,学问无涯。