1.courtesy costs nothing. 彬彬有礼，惠而不费 。

2.doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事，必干坏事。

3.early to bed, early to rise, make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

睡得早，起得早，聪明、富裕、身体好 。

4.empty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡 。

5.every man hath his weak side. 人皆有弱点 。

6.everything ought to be beautiful in a human being: face, dress, soul and idea.

人的一切都应当是美丽的：容貌、衣着、心灵和思想。

7.extremes are dangerous. 凡事走向极端是危险的 。

8.good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳 。

9.grasp all, lose all. 欲尽得，必尽失 。

10.great hopes make great men. 伟大的理想造就伟大的人物。

11.handsome is he who does handsomely. 行为美者才真美。

12.have but few friends, though many acquaintances. 结交可广，知己宜少。

13.hear all parties.兼听则明，偏听则暗 。

14.he is a wise man who speaks little. 智者寡言。

15.he is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.

有自知之明者被人尊敬。

16.he is rich enough that wants nothing.

无欲者最富有，贪欲者最贫穷。