(一)
many a little makes a mickle. 積少便成多。
as the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 試金之石可試金，正如黃金能試人。
courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和堅決是美德的靈魂。
the path to glory is always rugged. 光榮之路常坎坷。
nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上無難事，只要人肯試。
the fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong man. 烈火試真金，困苦煉壯士。 great hopes make great man. 遠大的希望造就偉大的人物。 no way is impossible to courage. 勇士面前無險路。
a smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平靜的大海決不能造就出熟練的水手。 the good seaman is known in bad weather.
壞天氣下才能識得出良好的海員;要識好海員，須憑壞天氣。 the best hearts are always the bravest. 行為最勇敢的人心地總是最善良。
we must not lie down, and cry, god help us. 求神不如求己。
he that falls today may be up again tomorrow. 今天跌倒的人也許明天就會站起。 rome was not built in a day.
羅馬並非一日可建成;堅持必成。 success belongs to the persevering. 勝利屬於堅忍不拔的人。
we must repeat a thousand and one times that perseverance is the only road to success. 我們要多次重申：不屈不撓是取得勝利的唯一道路。
perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth. 十九次失敗，到第二十次獲得成功，這就叫堅持。 step by step the ladder is ascended. 登梯需要逐級登。
adversity leads to prosperity. 困苦通向昌盛。
patience and application will carry us through. 忍耐和專心會使我們度過難關。
fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her. 做事只要有耐心，到頭總會有好運;耐心候好運，好運常會來。
(二)
all things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要肯等待，一切都會按時來。 constant dropping wears the stone. 滴水不絕可穿石。
omelets are not made without breaking of eggs.
雞蛋不打破，蛋卷做不成;不甘願吃苦，則預期效果達不到。 the world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down. 世界好似一把梯，有人上去有人下。
there needs a long apprenticeship to understand the mystery of the world's trade. 要知世事奧秘多，須要長期作學徒。 life is sweet.
生活是可愛的;人無不好生(惡死)。 where there is life,there is hope. 生命不息，希望長在。
life is not all beer and skittles. 人生並不全是吃喝玩樂。
much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of. 眼前發生許多事，有些我們並不知。
fortune knocks once at least at every man's door. 人人都有走運的一天。
every man is the architect of his own fortune. 每一個人都是自身幸福的建築師。
happy is he who knows his follies in his youth. 記得年輕時所作蠢事的人是幸福的。
misfortunes never (seldom) come alone (single). 禍不單行。
misfortune is a good teacher. 不幸是良好的教師。 misfortunes come at night. 禍常生於不測。
misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 惡運臨頭後，才知幸運貴。 an idle youth, a needy age. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。 time flies. 時光易逝。 time is money. 一寸光陰一寸金。
time and tide wait for no man.
歲月無情;歲月易逝;歲月不待人。 diligence is the mohter of success. 勤奮是成功之母。
idleness is the root of all evil. 懶惰乃萬惡之源。
(三)
care and diligence bring luck. 謹慎和勤奮帶來好運。
diligence is the mother of good fortune. 勤勉是好運之母。
industry is fortune's right hand,and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸運的右手，世儉是幸運的左手。 idleness is the key of beggary. 懶惰出乞丐。 no root,no fruit. 無根就無果。
idle people (folks) have the most labour (take the most pains). 懶人做工作，越懶越費力。 sloth is the key of poverty. 惰能致貧。
sloth turneth the edge of wit. 懶散能磨去才智的鋒芒。
an idle brain is the devil's workshop. 懶漢的頭腦是魔鬼的工廠。
(四)
1.有志者,事竟成.nothing is impossible to a willing heart./where there is a will there is a way. 2.千里之行,始於足下.the longest journey begins with the first step. 3.積少成多.every little helps.
4.滿招損,謙受益.pride hurts,modesty benefits.
5.世上唯有貧窮可以不勞而獲.nothing is to be got without pain but poverty. 6.偉業非一日之功/冰凍三尺非一日之寒.rome was not bult in a day. 7.一寸光陰一寸金,寸今難買寸光陰.lost years are worse than lost dollars. 8.自助者天助.god helps those who help themselves. 9.欲速則不達.more haste,less speed.
10.台上一分鐘,台下十年功.one minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage. 11.好的開端是成功的一半.well begun is half done. 12.酒好不怕巷子深.good wine needs no bush. 13.成功源於勤奮.industry is the parent of success. 14.英雄所見略同.great minds think alike. 15.熟能生巧.practice makes perfect. 16.靜水流深.still waters run deep.
17.滴水穿石.little stone fell great oaks.
18.前事不忘,後事之師.the membrance of the past is the teacher of the future. 19.君子之交淡如水.a hedge between keeps friendship green. 20.機不可失,時不再來.take time while time is,for time will away. 21.集思廣益.two heads are better than one. 22.未雨綢繆.provide for a rainy day.
23.真金不怕火煉.true blue will never strain.
24.必須相信自己,這是成功的秘訣.you have to believe in yourself.that's the secret of success.