a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
手中的一隻鳥勝於林中的兩隻鳥。—— heywood 希伍德
one swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。—— taverner 泰維納
a man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink.
一個人可以把馬帶到河邊，但他不能令它飲水。 —— heywood 希伍德
one cannot eat one’s cake and have it.
一個人不能把他的糕餅吃掉之後還留在手上。 —— davies 戴維斯
time is money.
時間就是金錢。—— benjamin franklin富蘭克林
time and tide wait for no man.
時間不等人。—— scott 斯科特
there is no rose without a thorn.
沒有玫瑰花是不長刺的。—— ray 雷
lookers-on see most of the game.
旁觀者清。—— smedley 斯密萊
beggars cannot be choosers.
行乞者不得有選擇。—— heywood 希伍德
first catch your hare.
首先必須捕獲兔子，然後才能宰之。—— thackeray 薩克雷
victory won’t come to me unless i go to it.
勝利是不會向我走來的，我必須自己走向勝利。—— m. moore 穆爾
a great man is always willing to be little.
偉大的人物總是願意當小人物的。—— r. w. emerson 愛默生
cowards die many times before their deaths.
懦夫在未死之前，已身歷多次死亡的恐怖了。 —— julius caesar 凱撒
anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.
但凡人能想像到的事物，必定有人能將它實現。 —— jules verne 凡爾納
early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聰明。—— benjamin franklin 富蘭克林
life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.
生活只是由一系列下決心的努力所構成。—— t. fuller 富勒
goals determine what you are going to be.
目標決定你將成為為什麼樣的人。—— julius erving歐文
all human wisdom is summed up in two words ?c wait and hope.
人類所有的智慧可以歸結為兩個詞 — 等待和希望。—— alexandre dumas pére大仲馬（法國作家）
it is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. what are you industrious for?
光勤勞是不夠的，螞蟻也是勤勞的。要看你為什麼而勤勞。—— h. d. thoreau梭羅
you have to believe in yourself. that’s the secret of success.
人必須相信自己，這是成功的秘訣。—— charles chaplin卓別林
a lifetime of happiness ! no man alive could bear it ; it would be hell on earth .(g. bernard shaw ,british dramatist )
終身幸福！這是任何活著的人都無法忍受的，那將是人間地獄。(英國劇作家 肖伯納. g.)
happiness is form courage .( h. jackson , british writer )
幸福是勇氣的一種形式。 (英國作家 傑克遜. h.)
happy is the man who is living by his hobby .(g. bernard shaw , british dramatist )
醉心於某種癖好的人是幸福的。 (英國劇作家 肖伯納. g .)
happiness lies not in the mere possession of money ; it lies in the joy of achievement , in the thrill of creative effort .(franklin roosevelt , american president )
幸福不在於擁有金錢，而在於獲得成就時的喜悅以及產生創造力的激情。(美國總統 羅斯福. f.)
human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen , as by little advantages that occur every day .(benjamin franklin ,american president).