1、Truth and roses have thorns about them.

真理和玫瑰，身旁都有刺。

2、The brave and the wise can both pity and excuse,when cowards and fools shew no mercy.

勇者和智者均有同情谅解之心，而懦夫和愚者则毫无怜悯之。

3、Calamity and prisperity are the touchstones of integrity.

不幸与幸运都是正直的试金石。

4、Who judges best of a man,his enemies or himself?

谁能最恰当地评价一个人，他的敌人还是他自己?

5、All things are difficult before they are easy.

万事开头难。

6、Cunning proceeds from want of capacity.

狡诈出自于能力的缺乏。

7、You may be too cunning for one,but not for all.

蒙骗得了一人，但蒙骗不了所有的人。

8、Where there is life, there is hope.

留得青山在，不怕没柴少。

9、Clean your finger,before you point at my spots.

先洗浄你的手指，再指出我的污迹。

10、He that can bear a reproof,and mend by it,if he is not wise,is in a fair way of being so.

能承受责备并据此改过者，若不算是智者，也距之不远。

11、Keep conscience clear,then never fear.

问心无愧，永无畏惧。

12、Equivocation is first cousin to a lie.

含糊其词是谎话的近亲。

13、A great talker is a great liar.

最会夸夸其谈的人也最会说谎。

14、When you're good to others,you are best to yourself.

善待他人，即是最善待自己。

15、What is serving God?'Tis doing good to man.

什么才算是为上帝奉献?即对人行善。

16、A quite conscience sleeps in thunder,but rest and guilt live far adunder.

平静的良心能在雷声中入睡，而安宁和负罪则无法毗邻。

17、There is no man so bad,but he secretly respects the good.

再坏的人都会暗自敬重好人。

18、A true great man will neither trample on a worm,nor sneak to an emperpor.

真正的伟人既不大肆践踏小人物，也不会在皇帝面前奴顔卑膝。

19、Do me the favour to deny me at once.

立即把我拒绝，以此给我恩惠。

20、You may be more happy than pinces,if you will be more virtuous.

如果你能多做善事，你会比王子还要幸福。

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21、Who has deceiv'd thee so oft as thy self?

欺骗你的莫过于自己。

22、Nothing so popular as goodness.

最的欢迎的是善行。

23、The excellency of hogs is fatness,of men virtue.

猪的优点在于肥壮，人的优点在于美德。

24、Don't throw stones at your neightbours,if your own windows are glass.

假如你家的窗户是玻璃做的，别用石头打你的邻居。

25、The good seaman is known in bad weather.

惊涛骇浪，方显英雄本色。

26、Keep flax from fire,youth from gaming.

亚麻远离火苗，青年远离赌博。

27、The sun never repents of the good he does,nor does he ever demand a recompence.

太阳绝不为它所做的善事后悔，也从不指望任何报酬。

28、The sting of a reproach,is the truth of it.

指责带给你刺痛，正是它的忠实之处。

29、Virtue and happiness are mother and daugher.

美德和幸福犹如母女。

30、TAll mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good.

行善者，人人铭记之。

31、It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.

自欺是世上最易之事。

32、An old man in a house is a good sign.

家中有老是一个好迹象。

33、Beware,beware!he'll cheat'ithout scruple,who can without fear.

当心，当心!行骗而无所畏惧者，也将无所顾虑。

34、How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults.or resolution enough to mend them!

承认并改正错误，需要有足够的勇气和决心。

35、Thirst after desert,not reward.

渴求美德而非奖赏。

36、If thou injurest conscience,it will have its revenge on thee.

伤害良心，将受到良心的严惩。

37、If thou wouldest live long,live well;for folly and wickedness shorten life.

若欲求长寿，生活须行善，因为蠢行和邪恶会把生命缩短。

38、Each year one vicious habit rooted out,in time minght make the worst man good throughout.

每年根除一恶习，恶根亦会成完人。

39、If you do what you should not,you must hear what you would not.

若做了不应做之事，则必然会听见不愿听之语。

40、Let thy vices die before thee.

让恶习先你死去。