everything has its time and that time must be watched.萬物皆有時，時來不可失。
finished labours are pleasant.完成工作是一樂。
better late than never.遲做總比不做好。
have you somewhat to do tomorrow， do it today.明天如有事，今天就去做。
business is business.公事公辦。
cheer up! our troubles will soon be over.抖擻起來！我們的艱難很快就會過來。
don’t lose heart, whatever happens。不管發作什麼都不要氣餒。
every tide has its ebb.潮漲必有潮落時。
do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.照大多數人那樣乾，人們會把你稱讚。
don’t look so blue and cheer up。別那么垂頭沮喪，抖擻起來。
i must try and face problems properly,i am not scared of it。我必須嘗試著勇於面對艱難—我並不害怕。
action is the proper fruit of knowledge.行動是知識之佳果。
affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.按部就班，事情很快就做完。
all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作，不玩耍，聰明小孩也變傻。
if you would have a thing well done， do it yourself.想把事情來做好，就得親自動手搞。
he that doth most at once doth least.什麼都想一次做完，結果一件也做不完；貪多嚼不爛。
i must face the music and accept responsibility。我必須勇於面對艱難，承擔義務。
he that will not work shall not eat.不工作者不得食。
in for a penny， in for a pound.做事一開頭，就要做到底；一不做，二不休。
make hay while the sun shines.曬草要趁太陽好。
it is right to put everything in its proper use.凡事都套用得其所。
it is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.沒有土壤，播種也是徒勞。
no matter what happens, don’t be discouraged。不管發作什麼事，都不要氣餒。
procrastination is the thief of time.因循拖延是時間的大敵；拖延就是浪費時間。
it is not work that kills， but worry.工作不會傷身，傷身乃是憂慮。
never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.今日事須今日畢，切勿拖延到明天。
never do things by halves.做事不要半途而廢。
punctuality is the soul of business.守時為立業之要素。
they who cannot do as they would， must do as they can.不能如願而行，也須盡力而為。
to him that does everything in its proper time，one day is worth three.事事及時做，一日勝三日。
whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.凡是值得做的事，就值得做好
to save time is to lengthen life.節省時間就是延長生命。
put your shoulder to the wheel.努力工作。
take time when time comes lest time steal away.時來必須要趁時，不然時去無聲息。
when an opportunity is neglected， it never comes back to you.機不可失，時不再來；機會一過，永不再來。
work bears witness who does well.工作能證明誰做的好。
what may be done at any time will be done at no time.在任何時候都可做的事情，總是在任何時候都不做的事情。
work today， for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow.今朝有事今朝做，明朝可能阻礙多。