2015-11-29 23:29:41胡滌生
Proverb/Maxim
1. Actions speak louder than words.行動勝於空談
2. Advice when most needed is least heeded.忠言逆耳
Good advice is good for conduct but jars on the ears. 中國
3. After a storm comes a clam.否極泰來
Behind bad luck comes good luck. Gipsy proverb
4. All good things come to an end.花無百日紅
5. All roads lead to Rome.條條道路通羅馬
6. All that glitters is not gold.閃爍者未必是金
7. All’s well that ends well.善終為善
8. Art is long, life is short.人生苦短,學問無窮
9. As you sow, so shall you reap.種瓜得瓜
Whatever a man sow, that shall be also reap.種豆得豆
10. Bad news travels fast.壞事傳千里
11. A bad penny always comes back.惡有惡報
Kindness always begets kindness. 善有善報 Sophocles
One good turn deserves another. Thomas Randolf
12. A bad shearer never had a good sickle, a bad workman always
blames his tools.劣工尤器
Good workman never quarrel with their tools. Byron
13. The bait hides the hook. 餌裡藏鉤
The smell hides the knife. 笑裡藏刀
14. Baking dogs seldom bite.吠叫的狗不咬人
15. Beauty is but skin deep.美色只有一層皮
16. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.情人眼裡出西施
Nobody’s sweetheart is ugly.
17. Beggars must not be choosers.飢不擇食
18. The best fish swims near the bottom.好魚游溪底[指humility]
John Clark
19. Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse.
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.寧為驢頭,不
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20.Better late than never.寧遲勿缺,寧遲尤勝於不為 Livy
21. Between two stools you fall to the ground.腳踏雙椅必墮
22.A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.一鳥在手勝於二鳥在林
John Bunyan 現實好過幻想
23.Birds of a feather flock together.物與類聚 T.C.Haliburton
24.The bitter is sometimes bit.害人反害己
25.Blood is thicker than water.血濃於水
26.A burnt child dreads the fire.受灼的孩子必怕火 John Lyly
27.Care killed a cat.勞神喪命,憂能傷身。Shakespeare
28.A cat may look at a king.君王卿相與我何
29.Clarity begins at home.修身先齊家
30.The child is father of the man.由小觀大器
31. Comparisons are odious.人比人氣死人
32.Constant dripping wears away the stone.滴水穿石
Constant dropping wears away stones. B. Franklin
Dripping water can penetrate stone. Jing Si Aphorisms
33.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常樂
Happy will be the one who always feels content. 中國proverb
34.Death is the great leveler.死後萬人般平等
35.The devil finds work for idle hands to do.小人閑居使壞
36.Diamond cut diamond.兩虎相爭必有一傷
37.Do not as you would be never done by.己所不欲勿施於人
What you do not want to be done unto yourself, do not do unto
others.孔子
38.Do in Rome as the Romans do.入境隨俗
39.Don’t change horses in mid-stream.臨陣勿換將
40.Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.別打如意算
盤
41. Don’t kick against the pricks.勿以螳臂擋車
42.Don’t put the cart before the horse.勿本末倒置
43.Don’t wash your dirty linen in public.家醜勿外揚
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44.Dog do not eat dog.狗咬狗
45.Don’t quarrel with your bread and butter.勿自砸飯碗
46.Easter said the done.知易行難
47.Easy come easy go.徼倖之財難久留
48.Empty vessels make the most sound.空桶響叮噹
49.Even homer sometimes nods.智者千慮必有一失Chinese proverb
Even fools sometimes speak to the purpose. 愚者千慮必有一得
50.Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.眾人之事沒人管
51. Every dog has his day.風水輸流轉
52.Every man has his taste.人各其志
53.Extremes meet.物極必反
54.Familiarity breeds contempt.過於熟稔易滋侮蔑,近廟欺神
55.A fault confessed is half redressed. 認錯是改過的一半
H.G.Bohn
56.First come first served.捷足先登
57.The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait.貪吃易
上釣
58.Forewarned is forearmed.先知先備
59.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情
60.Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard.小人得寸進尺
61. God’s mill grinds slow but sure.天網恢恢,疏而不漏
62.Grasp all, loss all.貪者必失
63.Handsome is as handsome does.慷慨始美
64.He that touches pitch shall be defiled (there with).近墨者黑
St. Jerome
65.Heaven helps those who help themselves.天助自助 中國
66.Health is better the wealth.健康勝於財富
67.Hide not your light under a bushel.勿過份謙沖而隱沒才能
68.History repeats itself.歷史重演
69.Hoist your sail when the wind is fair.見機行事
70.Honesty is best policy. 誠實為上策 Archbishop Richard
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Whatley
71. Idle folk have the least leisure.懶惰之人都沒空
72.If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk.魚與熊掌不可兼得
73.In wine there is truth.酒後吐真言
74.It is easy to be wise after the event.經一事,長一智
75.It is never too late to mend.亡羊補牢猶未晚 Charles Reade
76.It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水難收
77.Jack of all trades is master of none. 牾鼠五技而窮 Maria
Edgeworth
78.Knowledge itself is power.知識就是力量。Francis Bacon 培根,
Hobbes
79.The last straw breaks the camel’s neck.凡事節制,過則必失
It is the best straw that break the camel’s back. 適可而止,知
止不怠。使駱駝受壓得背折的是最後那一枝稻草 Florence
Nightingale
80.Least said, soonest mended.少說少錯 Sir Walter Scott
81. The leopard cannot change his spots 江山易改,本性難移.
82.Let sleeping dogs lie.別自找痳煩
83.Like father, like son.有其父必有其子
84.A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危險。
Alexander Pope
85.A little pot is soon hot.小人易怒
86.Live and learn.活到老,學到老
87.Look before you leap.三思而後行,謀定而後動William Hundale
88.Lookers-on see most of the game.旁觀者清
89.Love is blind.愛情盲也
90.Love me little, love me long.愛情像細水長流
91. Make hay while the sun shines.未雨綢繆
92.Man proposes, God disposes.謀事在人,成事在天 G.Herbert
93.Many a little makes a mickle.積少成多 William Camden
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94.Marry to haste, and repent at leisure.匆匆結婚,慢慢後悔
95.Men are not to be measured in inches.人不可貌相
96.Might is right.強權是公理
97.Money makes the mare go. 錢能令牝馬走[有錢能使鬼推磨]
James Sanford
The gray mare is the better horse.牝雌司晨
98.Much would have more.貪得無厭
99.Murder will out.若要人不知,除非己莫為
100. Necessity is the mother of invention.需要是發明之母
101. Never do things by halves.做事切莫半途而廢
102. Never look a gift horse in the mouth.餽贈之物切莫挑剔
103. No man can serve two masters.僕不伺二主
104. No man is content with his lot.不滿己運
105. No news is good news.沒消息是好消息
106. No pains, no gains.無不勞而獲
No gains without pains. B.Franklin
107. None so blind as those who won’t see.有眼不看者盲
108. Nothing comes of nothing.事出必有因
109. Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴焉得虎子John
Heywood
110. Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草繩
111. One swallow does not make a summer.勿以偏概全
112. Out of debt, out of danger.無債一身輕
113. Out of sight, out of mind.久離則疏遠
114. The pot called the kettle black.五十步笑百步
115. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧
116. Prevention is better than cure.預防勝於治療 Charles
Dickens
117. The proof of pudding is in the eating.欲知布丁味,親嚐便知
118. Put the saddle on the right horse.冤有頭,債有主
119. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.手握屠刀拜菩
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120. Rome was not built in a day.羅馬不是一天造成的 John
Heywood
121. Second thoughts are best.退一步最穩當
122. Seeing is believing.百聞不如一見
123. Share and share alike.有難同當,有福同享
124. Slow and steady wins the race.穩健紮實必致勝
125. A soft answer turn away wrath.和言足以息怒
126. Some people cannot see the wood for the trees.見木不見林,
逐末而忘本
127. A sound mind in a sound body.健全頭腦寓於健全身體
128. Spare the rod and spoil the child.玉不琢,不成器
129. Still water runs deep.水深流靜[表深藏不露humility]
Still waters run deep.靜水流深[深謀者寡言]西諺
130. A stitch in time saves nine.及時縫一針省得日後縫九針
H.G.Bohn
131. Strike while the iron is hot.打鐵趁熱
132. Take the rough with the smooth.逆來順受
133. Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.說曹操,曹操到
Talk of the devil, and he will appear. 說鬼鬼到 Erasmus
134. There are two sides to every question.公說公有理
135. There’s a black sheep in every flock.害群之馬
136. There is no rose without a thorn.朵朵玫瑰有刺
137. There is no smoke without fire.無風不起浪
138. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.投鼠
忌器
139. The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.舌頭非鐵亦傷人
140. Too many cooks spoil the broth.七手八腳必壞事
141. Turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone.化絆腳石為墊
腳石
142. Two heads are better than one.集思廣益
143. Two of a trade can never agree.同行相忌
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144. Virtue is its own reward.為善最樂
145. Walls have ears.隔牆有耳
146. Well begin is half done.好的開始成功的一半
Bad beginning has ever bad endings. English proverb
147. What can’t be cured must be endured.盡人事聽天命
148. Where there is a will there is a way.有志者事竟成
Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. 漢書Annals of Han
Dynasty
149. Words cut more than swords.舌劍利於刀劍
150. You cannot get blood out of a stone.蠟燭不能兩頭燒
Burn the candle at both ends.
151. You cannot burn the candle at both ends.鐵石心腸那有血淚
152. You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.人老守舊
153. Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. 無求知如脫韁馬
154. Set the will on virtue and there will be no wickedness.苟志
於仁矣,無惡也。Confucius 孔子
155. The superior man does not murmur against Heaven, nor
grudge against men.君子不怨天尤人。Mencius 孟子
156. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.棄惡
而執善。New Testament 新約
157. Great souls suffer in silence.偉人不言苦 German proverb
158. You wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterest
of the bitter.吃得苦中苦,方為人上人
159. I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be
worthy to be known.不患莫己知,求為可知也。Confucius
160. A man must first despise himself and then others will
despise him.人必自侮而後人侮之。Mencuis
161. Faith will move a mountain.信心可移山 English proverb
162. He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is
wise; he who conquers himself is strong; he who is contented is
rich.知人者智,自知者明;自勝者強,知足者富。Laotze 老子
163. It is only the virtuous man who can love and who can hate
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others.惟仁者能好人,亦能惡人。Confucius
164. When looking up, he has no occasion for shame before
Heaven, and below, he has no occasion to blush before men.仰不
愧天,俯不怍於人。Mencuis
165. To see what is right and not to do it, is want of courage.見
義不為無勇也。Confucius
166. Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.克服困難便能
獲得良機。Winston Churchill 邱吉爾
167. He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who
does not ask a question remains a fool forever. Chinese
168. Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning
by study.天賦才能如天生植物,須由學問加以修剪成器Francis
Bacon
169. The sovereignty of man lies hidden in knowledge. 人的自主
權乃深藏於學問之中Francis Bacon
170. The superior man honors his virtuous nature, and maintains
constant inquiry and study.君子尊德性而道學問。The Doctrine
of Golden Mean 中庸
171. Happy is the man that finds wisdom.求得智慧的人有福了。
Bible
172. If a man empties hid purse into his head, no one can take it
away.將錢財深藏於頭腦的人,無人可奪之。B.Franklin
173. If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so as
continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.
溫故而知新者可師矣。Confucius
174. Hold what you really know and tell what you do not
know-this will lead to knowledge.知之為知之,不知為不知,是知
也。Confucius
175. If you can one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day,
and let there be daily renovation. 苟日新日日新,又日新The
Great Learning 大學
176. He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.畏問者恥
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於學。Danish proverb
177. Learn whatever it may by, whenever you can, and wherever
you will.無一事不學,無一時不學,無一處不學。朱熹
178. My life is limited while knowledge is limitless.生命有限,學海
無涯。莊子
179. The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance.學然
後知不足。禮記
180. With knowledge, doubt increases. 學問越高, 疑問越多
Geothe 歌德
181. Knowledge makes one humble, ignorance makes one proud.
學問使人謙虛,無知使人驕傲。English proverb
182. Newspapers are the world’s mirrors. James Ellis
183. Learning without thought is labor lost, thought without
learning is perilous.學而不思則罔,思而不學則殆 Confucius
184. Thought is the seed of action.思想是行動的種子 Emerson
185. Imagination is the eye of the soul. Joubert
186. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Albert
Einstein
187. Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.在地獄為王勝過
在天堂為臣。J.Miton
188. Better a living beggar than a buried emperor. La Fontaine
189. Practice is better than theory. Alfred Henderson
190. Man is the artificer of his own happiness. 樂由人自造。
Thoreau
191. Misery loves company.禍不單行。 John Ray
Blessing never comes in pair, misfortune never comes alone.
福無雙至,禍不單行。 Chinese proverb
192. Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot. 不幸總是來
時快去得慢。H.G.Bohn
193. No pleasure without pain. 有樂必有苦。Anonymous
194. Adversity reveals genius, fortune conceals it. 才能顯於憂
患,埋沒於幸運。Horace
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195. Prosperity doth best discover vice, adversity doth best
discover virtue. 順境最易見敗行,道境最可見美德。Francis Bacon
196. Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.火以煉金,逆境磨練
人。L.Seneca
197. Pleasure has a sting in its tail.樂極生悲 Thomas Brown
198. No cross, no crown.無十字架便無王冠,無苦即無樂。William
Penn
199. A light heart lives long.曠達者長壽 Shakespeare
200. The open-minded man is satisfied and composed, the
small-minded man is always full of distress. 君子坦蕩蕩,小人長
戚戚。Confucius
201. Enjoy the youth, it will not stay.青春莫虛度。Longfellow
202.
203. Hope is grief’s best music.希望是悲哀最佳的音樂。H.G.Bohn
204. Hope is the poor man’s bread. George Herbert
205. Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom. German proverb
206. The wish is father to the thought. Johnson
207. Whenever you may go, you cannot succeed without
resolution. 志不立天下無可成之事。王守仁
208. An efficacious medicine tastes bitter but is good for
illness.良藥苦口 Chinese proverb
209. Experience is the extract of suffering.經驗是受苦的結晶
Danish proverb
210. Experience keeps a deal school.經驗開著一間收費昂貴的學
校 B.Franklin
211. By not forgetting past events, you can take them as guides
in future events.前事不忘後事之師 Chinese proverb
212. Never fail to do anything good which you deem petty, never
dare to do anything evil which you consider trivial.勿以善小而不
為,勿以惡小而為之。蜀志
213. Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of
fools. Napoleon Bonapart
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214. To persevere in one’s duty and be silent is the best answer to
calumny. 止謗莫如盡忠職守,緘口不辯 George Washington
Calumnies are answered best with silence. Samuel Johnson
215. He who advances with precipitation will recede with speed.
其進銳者,其退速 孟子
216. He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first rung.登高必
自卑 論語,W.Scott
217. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今日事今
日畢 Lord Chesterfield
218. The mechanic who wishes to do his work well, must first
sharpen his tools.工欲善其事,必先利其器 孔子
219. The greatest cleverness appears like stupidity, the
greatest eloquence seems like stuttering.大巧若拙,大辯若訥
老子Laotze
220. Make myself necessary to someone.使自己成為大家所需之
人 Emerson
221. Beware of the man who goes to cocktail parties not to drink
but to listen.雞尾酒會中只聽不喝的人應要慎防 Pierre Daninos
222. Judge not according to the appearance.勿以外貌取人。
Chinese proverb
223. Two things are bad for the heart – running up stairs and
running down people. 有兩種事會損及心臟:跑上樓梯和踐踏他
人。Bernard Baruch
224. A near neighbor is better than a remote relative.遠親不如
近鄰。Chinese proverb
225. Slow help is no help.遲遲相助等於無助。R.C.Trench
226. To err is human, to forgive divine.錯誤為人難免,寬恕為上。
A.Pope
227. Live and let live. 自己活也讓人活。John Ray
228. Be upright to dispel anyone’s animosity towards you, be fair
to requite any malice against you.仇者以義解之,怨者以直報之。
朱熹
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229. Love thy neighbor as thyself. [thy=thou 所有格=you]愛人如
己 Bible
230. Within the four seas all men are brothers.四海之內皆兄
弟。孔子
231. Great talkers are great liars.善言者善說謊。Nathan Bailay
232. Gossiping and lying go together.閒談與謊言形影不離。
Thomas Fuller
233. Speech is silvery, silence is golden. J.R.Lowell
234. From haring comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance.
聞言可益智,言則招悔。Italian proverb
235. To be earnest in what one is doing, and careful of speaking.
敏於事而慎於言。孔子
236. Seeing falsely is worse than blindness, and speaking falsely
than silence.錯誤之見其失甚於盲目,虛偽之言不如緘默。John
Ruskin
237. Silence is sometimes the severest criticism.緘默有時是最嚴
厲的批評。Charles Buxton
238. There is a lot of to be gained from people we don’t like.從不
喜歡的人可學得不少東西。A Powell Davies
239. A flattering friend is my worst enemy.諂媚之友為吾大敵。
Danish proverb
240. A friend is a second self. Latin proverb
241. A life without a friend is life without a sun. French proverb
242. Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.揚善
公堂規過私室。Syrus
Never give advice in a crowd. Arabic proverb
243. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難相助才是朋友。John
Ray
244. A friend to all, is a friend to none.人盡可友非友也。Thomas
Fuller
245. A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水,
細水長流友誼常青。Charles
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246. A friend that frowns is better than a smiling enemy.諍友勝
諛友。Suraine
247. Change your pleasure but do not change your friends.嗜好
可變而好友不可換。Voltaire
248. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.擇友勿躁
進,棄友要三思。B.Franklin
249. Have no friends not equal to yourself.毋友不如己者。孔子
250. Frequent reproofs estrange the friendship.朋友數[責也],
斯疏矣。孔子
251. When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as
my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them,
their bad qualities and avoid them.三人行必有師焉,擇善者從
之,不善而改之。孔子
252. There are three friendships which are advantageous, and
three which are injurious. Friendship with the upright,
friendship with the sincere, and friendship with the man of
much observation; these are advantageous. Friendship with the
man of specious airs, friendship with the insinuatingly soft, and
friendship with the glib-tongued; these are injurious. 益者三
友,損者三友。友直友諒友多聞,益矣。友便辟友善柔友便佞,損
矣。孔子
253. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患難見真情
English proverb
254. Love your enemies, bless them that curse you. 愛你的仇敵,
祝福詛咒你的人。聖經
255. Love your enemies and pray for them that persecute you.
愛你的仇敵,為迫害你的人禱告。聖經
256. All they take the sword shall perish with the sword. 動刀者
必死於刀下。聖經Jesus Christ
257. He who has not tasted bitter knows not what sweet is. 未
嚐苦者不知甘 German proverb
258. The best way to turn a woman’s head is to tell her she has a
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nice profile. 要使女人回頭轉顧,便是告訴她有美的輪廓。Martin
Block
259. When a woman suffers in silence, it probably means her
phone is out of order. Tom Sims 當女人忍住緘默時,可能她的
電話壞了。
260. Frailty, thy name is woman! 弱者, 你的名字是女人。
Shakespeare
261. A good husband should be deaf and a good wife blind.
French proverb 好丈夫裝聾,好妻裝瞎。
262. He that brings up his son to nothing breeds a thief.
Thomas Fuller 教子無方者是養賊。
263. Example is better than precept. Samuel Johnson 模範比
教條尤好。
264. It is a wise father that knows his own child. Shakespeare
知子者賢父也
265. Sex is as old and as prevalent as weather. 性與天氣一樣古
老一樣到處都有。 Dorothy Parker
266. Love making is woman’s greatest hazard. If she overcomes
the difficulties her life will be radiant; if she fails, the misery
is enduring. 性愛是女人最大的冒險。如果克服困難則她的生命有
光彩,否則失敗便終生註定愁苦。 Dr. Marion Hilliard
267. Love me little, love me long. 愛我勿深,愛我長久。John
Heywood
268. The course of true love never did run smooth. 真愛必有波
折。Shakespeare
269. Without respect, love cannot go far. 不敬則愛有限。A
Dumas
270. Love can turn a cottage to golden palace. 愛能使茅屋變成皇
宮 German proverb
271. Love is the dawn of marriage, and marriage is the sunset of
love.愛是結婚的曙光,結婚則是愛的夕陽 French proverb
272. The best way to see if the charming woman loves you is to
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place a stray bit of white cotton on your coat sleeve. If she
love you she will pick it off. 試看美女是否愛你,在袖口黏上棉花
屑,她若愛你便會替你取掉。 Arthur Pendenys
273. Hasty marriage seldom proves well. 急於成婚,鮮能美滿。
Shakespeare
274. It is a good horse that never stumbles, and a good wife
that never grumbles. 好馬未曾顛躓,好妻未嘗怨言。John Ray
275. The woman cries before the wedding, the man afterward.
女人婚前哭,男人婚後才器。 Polish proverb
276. To marry once is a duty, twice a folly, thrice is madness. 結
婚一次是天職,兩次是愚蠢,三次是瘋狂。 Dutch proverb
277. Eat to live but do not live to eat. 為活而吃,別為吃而活。
English proverb
278. Forbidden fruit is sweet. 禁果是甜美的 H.G.Bohn
279. Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others. 食以娛己
穿以悅人。B. Franklin
280. There is no accounting for tastes. 人各有所嗜好 John
Galt
281. Temperance is the best physic. 制慾是最好的醫術
H.G.Bohn
282. The first wealth is health. 最重要的財富即是健康
Emerson
283. A little pot is soon hot. 器小者易怒 John Tay
284. Character is the first and last word in success circle. 品格
是成功之鑰,成功之果。 Marden
285. Fame is a vapor, prosperity an accident, riches take wing;
those who cheer today, will curse tomorrow, only one thing
endures is character. 聲名是蒸氣,興盛能飛逝,今天高興明天受
詛,唯長久不失的是品格。 H. Greeley
286. Good temper is like a sunny day, it sheds its brightness
everywhere. 好脾氣如晴天,處處照耀。Sindney
287. Happiness is not the end of life, character is. 人生的終極不
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是快樂幸福,而是品格。 H. Beecher
288. The passionate are like men standing on their heads, they
see all things the wrong way. 情感衝動的人,如頭腳倒豎,所見
均非。Plato
289. The aim and end of all education is the development of
character.一切教育的終極目標乃在發展人格。
290. The reasons for one’s failure lie not in outside events but in
one’s own character. 一個人的失敗不在於外在環境乃在於自身的
品格缺憾所致。 Andre Maurois
291. Self-confidence and self-reliance are the mainstays of a
strong character. 自信與自賴,乃堅強性格之要質。 English
proverb
292. Industry is the parents of success and indolence a
powerful enemy. 勤為成功父母,惰為成功大敵
293. As worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil thoughts
in idleness. 懶惰可萌惡念,猶如死水會生虫。 Latin proverb
294. Care and diligence brings luck. 小心和勤勞則福必隨至。西諺
295. He who does not advance loses ground. 不進則退 孔子
296. If another man succeeds by one effort, I shall use a
hundred efforts. If another man succeeds by ten efforts, I
shall use a thousand. 人一能之,己百之;人十能之,己千之。The
Doctrine of Golden Mean 中庸
297. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine
perspiration. 天才是一分靈感與九十九分努力。 Edison
298. Great works are performed not by strength but by
perseverance. 偉大的作品,非成於精力而成於努力。S.Johnson
299. Labor conquers everything. 一勤天下無難事 Virgil, 中國
300. The early bird catches the worm. 早起鳥兒有虫吃 William
Camden
1. Actions speak louder than words.行動勝於空談2. Advice when most needed is least heeded.忠言逆耳Good advice is good for conduct but jars on the ears. 中國3. After a storm comes a clam.否極泰來Behind bad luck comes good luck. Gipsy proverb4. All good things come to an end.花無百日紅5. All roads lead to Rome.條條道路通羅馬6. All that glitters is not gold.閃爍者未必是金7. All’s well that ends well.善終為善8. Art is long, life is short.人生苦短,學問無窮9. As you sow, so shall you reap.種瓜得瓜Whatever a man sow, that shall be also reap.種豆得豆10. Bad news travels fast.壞事傳千里11. A bad penny always comes back.惡有惡報Kindness always begets kindness. 善有善報 SophoclesOne good turn deserves another. Thomas Randolf12. A bad shearer never had a good sickle, a bad workman alwaysblames his tools.劣工尤器Good workman never quarrel with their tools. Byron13. The bait hides the hook. 餌裡藏鉤The smell hides the knife. 笑裡藏刀14. Baking dogs seldom bite.吠叫的狗不咬人15. Beauty is but skin deep.美色只有一層皮16. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.情人眼裡出西施Nobody’s sweetheart is ugly.17. Beggars must not be choosers.飢不擇食18. The best fish swims near the bottom.好魚游溪底[指humility]John Clark19. Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse.Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.寧為驢頭,不2為馬尾20.Better late than never.寧遲勿缺,寧遲尤勝於不為 Livy21. Between two stools you fall to the ground.腳踏雙椅必墮22.A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.一鳥在手勝於二鳥在林John Bunyan 現實好過幻想23.Birds of a feather flock together.物與類聚 T.C.Haliburton24.The bitter is sometimes bit.害人反害己25.Blood is thicker than water.血濃於水26.A burnt child dreads the fire.受灼的孩子必怕火 John Lyly27.Care killed a cat.勞神喪命,憂能傷身。Shakespeare28.A cat may look at a king.君王卿相與我何29.Clarity begins at home.修身先齊家30.The child is father of the man.由小觀大器31. Comparisons are odious.人比人氣死人32.Constant dripping wears away the stone.滴水穿石Constant dropping wears away stones. B. FranklinDripping water can penetrate stone. Jing Si Aphorisms33.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常樂Happy will be the one who always feels content. 中國proverb34.Death is the great leveler.死後萬人般平等35.The devil finds work for idle hands to do.小人閑居使壞36.Diamond cut diamond.兩虎相爭必有一傷37.Do not as you would be never done by.己所不欲勿施於人What you do not want to be done unto yourself, do not do untoothers.孔子38.Do in Rome as the Romans do.入境隨俗39.Don’t change horses in mid-stream.臨陣勿換將40.Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.別打如意算盤41. Don’t kick against the pricks.勿以螳臂擋車42.Don’t put the cart before the horse.勿本末倒置43.Don’t wash your dirty linen in public.家醜勿外揚344.Dog do not eat dog.狗咬狗45.Don’t quarrel with your bread and butter.勿自砸飯碗46.Easter said the done.知易行難47.Easy come easy go.徼倖之財難久留48.Empty vessels make the most sound.空桶響叮噹49.Even homer sometimes nods.智者千慮必有一失Chinese proverbEven fools sometimes speak to the purpose. 愚者千慮必有一得50.Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.眾人之事沒人管51. Every dog has his day.風水輸流轉52.Every man has his taste.人各其志53.Extremes meet.物極必反54.Familiarity breeds contempt.過於熟稔易滋侮蔑,近廟欺神55.A fault confessed is half redressed. 認錯是改過的一半H.G.Bohn56.First come first served.捷足先登57.The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait.貪吃易上釣58.Forewarned is forearmed.先知先備59.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情60.Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard.小人得寸進尺61. God’s mill grinds slow but sure.天網恢恢,疏而不漏62.Grasp all, loss all.貪者必失63.Handsome is as handsome does.慷慨始美64.He that touches pitch shall be defiled (there with).近墨者黑St. Jerome65.Heaven helps those who help themselves.天助自助 中國66.Health is better the wealth.健康勝於財富67.Hide not your light under a bushel.勿過份謙沖而隱沒才能68.History repeats itself.歷史重演69.Hoist your sail when the wind is fair.見機行事70.Honesty is best policy. 誠實為上策 Archbishop Richard4Whatley71. Idle folk have the least leisure.懶惰之人都沒空72.If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk.魚與熊掌不可兼得73.In wine there is truth.酒後吐真言74.It is easy to be wise after the event.經一事,長一智75.It is never too late to mend.亡羊補牢猶未晚 Charles Reade76.It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水難收77.Jack of all trades is master of none. 牾鼠五技而窮 MariaEdgeworth78.Knowledge itself is power.知識就是力量。Francis Bacon 培根,Hobbes79.The last straw breaks the camel’s neck.凡事節制,過則必失It is the best straw that break the camel’s back. 適可而止,知止不怠。使駱駝受壓得背折的是最後那一枝稻草 FlorenceNightingale80.Least said, soonest mended.少說少錯 Sir Walter Scott81. The leopard cannot change his spots 江山易改,本性難移.82.Let sleeping dogs lie.別自找痳煩83.Like father, like son.有其父必有其子84.A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危險。Alexander Pope85.A little pot is soon hot.小人易怒86.Live and learn.活到老,學到老87.Look before you leap.三思而後行,謀定而後動William Hundale88.Lookers-on see most of the game.旁觀者清89.Love is blind.愛情盲也90.Love me little, love me long.愛情像細水長流91. Make hay while the sun shines.未雨綢繆92.Man proposes, God disposes.謀事在人,成事在天 G.Herbert93.Many a little makes a mickle.積少成多 William Camden594.Marry to haste, and repent at leisure.匆匆結婚,慢慢後悔95.Men are not to be measured in inches.人不可貌相96.Might is right.強權是公理97.Money makes the mare go. 錢能令牝馬走[有錢能使鬼推磨]James SanfordThe gray mare is the better horse.牝雌司晨98.Much would have more.貪得無厭99.Murder will out.若要人不知,除非己莫為100. Necessity is the mother of invention.需要是發明之母101. Never do things by halves.做事切莫半途而廢102. Never look a gift horse in the mouth.餽贈之物切莫挑剔103. No man can serve two masters.僕不伺二主104. No man is content with his lot.不滿己運105. No news is good news.沒消息是好消息106. No pains, no gains.無不勞而獲No gains without pains. B.Franklin107. None so blind as those who won’t see.有眼不看者盲108. Nothing comes of nothing.事出必有因109. Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴焉得虎子JohnHeywood110. Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草繩111. One swallow does not make a summer.勿以偏概全112. Out of debt, out of danger.無債一身輕113. Out of sight, out of mind.久離則疏遠114. The pot called the kettle black.五十步笑百步115. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧116. Prevention is better than cure.預防勝於治療 CharlesDickens117. The proof of pudding is in the eating.欲知布丁味,親嚐便知118. Put the saddle on the right horse.冤有頭,債有主119. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.手握屠刀拜菩6薩120. Rome was not built in a day.羅馬不是一天造成的 JohnHeywood121. Second thoughts are best.退一步最穩當122. Seeing is believing.百聞不如一見123. Share and share alike.有難同當,有福同享124. Slow and steady wins the race.穩健紮實必致勝125. A soft answer turn away wrath.和言足以息怒126. Some people cannot see the wood for the trees.見木不見林,逐末而忘本127. A sound mind in a sound body.健全頭腦寓於健全身體128. Spare the rod and spoil the child.玉不琢,不成器129. Still water runs deep.水深流靜[表深藏不露humility]Still waters run deep.靜水流深[深謀者寡言]西諺130. A stitch in time saves nine.及時縫一針省得日後縫九針H.G.Bohn131. Strike while the iron is hot.打鐵趁熱132. Take the rough with the smooth.逆來順受133. Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.說曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil, and he will appear. 說鬼鬼到 Erasmus134. There are two sides to every question.公說公有理135. There’s a black sheep in every flock.害群之馬136. There is no rose without a thorn.朵朵玫瑰有刺137. There is no smoke without fire.無風不起浪138. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.投鼠忌器139. The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.舌頭非鐵亦傷人140. Too many cooks spoil the broth.七手八腳必壞事141. Turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone.化絆腳石為墊腳石142. Two heads are better than one.集思廣益143. Two of a trade can never agree.同行相忌7144. Virtue is its own reward.為善最樂145. Walls have ears.隔牆有耳146. Well begin is half done.好的開始成功的一半Bad beginning has ever bad endings. English proverb147. What can’t be cured must be endured.盡人事聽天命148. Where there is a will there is a way.有志者事竟成Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. 漢書Annals of HanDynasty149. Words cut more than swords.舌劍利於刀劍150. You cannot get blood out of a stone.蠟燭不能兩頭燒Burn the candle at both ends.151. You cannot burn the candle at both ends.鐵石心腸那有血淚152. You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.人老守舊153. Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. 無求知如脫韁馬154. Set the will on virtue and there will be no wickedness.苟志於仁矣,無惡也。Confucius 孔子155. The superior man does not murmur against Heaven, norgrudge against men.君子不怨天尤人。Mencius 孟子156. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.棄惡而執善。New Testament 新約157. Great souls suffer in silence.偉人不言苦 German proverb158. You wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterestof the bitter.吃得苦中苦,方為人上人159. I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to beworthy to be known.不患莫己知,求為可知也。Confucius160. A man must first despise himself and then others willdespise him.人必自侮而後人侮之。Mencuis161. Faith will move a mountain.信心可移山 English proverb162. He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself iswise; he who conquers himself is strong; he who is contented isrich.知人者智,自知者明;自勝者強,知足者富。Laotze 老子163. It is only the virtuous man who can love and who can hate8others.惟仁者能好人,亦能惡人。Confucius164. When looking up, he has no occasion for shame beforeHeaven, and below, he has no occasion to blush before men.仰不愧天,俯不怍於人。Mencuis165. To see what is right and not to do it, is want of courage.見義不為無勇也。Confucius166. Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.克服困難便能獲得良機。Winston Churchill 邱吉爾167. He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he whodoes not ask a question remains a fool forever. Chinese168. Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruningby study.天賦才能如天生植物,須由學問加以修剪成器FrancisBacon169. The sovereignty of man lies hidden in knowledge. 人的自主權乃深藏於學問之中Francis Bacon170. The superior man honors his virtuous nature, and maintainsconstant inquiry and study.君子尊德性而道學問。The Doctrineof Golden Mean 中庸171. Happy is the man that finds wisdom.求得智慧的人有福了。Bible172. If a man empties hid purse into his head, no one can take itaway.將錢財深藏於頭腦的人,無人可奪之。B.Franklin173. If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so ascontinually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.溫故而知新者可師矣。Confucius174. Hold what you really know and tell what you do notknow-this will lead to knowledge.知之為知之,不知為不知,是知也。Confucius175. If you can one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day,and let there be daily renovation. 苟日新日日新,又日新TheGreat Learning 大學176. He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.畏問者恥9於學。Danish proverb177. Learn whatever it may by, whenever you can, and whereveryou will.無一事不學,無一時不學,無一處不學。朱熹178. My life is limited while knowledge is limitless.生命有限,學海無涯。莊子179. The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance.學然後知不足。禮記180. With knowledge, doubt increases. 學問越高, 疑問越多Geothe 歌德181. Knowledge makes one humble, ignorance makes one proud.學問使人謙虛,無知使人驕傲。English proverb182. Newspapers are the world’s mirrors. James Ellis183. Learning without thought is labor lost, thought withoutlearning is perilous.學而不思則罔,思而不學則殆 Confucius184. Thought is the seed of action.思想是行動的種子 Emerson185. Imagination is the eye of the soul. Joubert186. Imagination is more important than knowledge. AlbertEinstein187. Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.在地獄為王勝過在天堂為臣。J.Miton188. Better a living beggar than a buried emperor. La Fontaine189. Practice is better than theory. Alfred Henderson190. Man is the artificer of his own happiness. 樂由人自造。Thoreau191. Misery loves company.禍不單行。 John RayBlessing never comes in pair, misfortune never comes alone.福無雙至,禍不單行。 Chinese proverb192. Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot. 不幸總是來時快去得慢。H.G.Bohn193. No pleasure without pain. 有樂必有苦。Anonymous194. Adversity reveals genius, fortune conceals it. 才能顯於憂患,埋沒於幸運。Horace10195. Prosperity doth best discover vice, adversity doth bestdiscover virtue. 順境最易見敗行,道境最可見美德。Francis Bacon196. Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.火以煉金,逆境磨練人。L.Seneca197. Pleasure has a sting in its tail.樂極生悲 Thomas Brown198. No cross, no crown.無十字架便無王冠,無苦即無樂。WilliamPenn199. A light heart lives long.曠達者長壽 Shakespeare200. The open-minded man is satisfied and composed, thesmall-minded man is always full of distress. 君子坦蕩蕩,小人長戚戚。Confucius201. Enjoy the youth, it will not stay.青春莫虛度。Longfellow202.203. Hope is grief’s best music.希望是悲哀最佳的音樂。H.G.Bohn204. Hope is the poor man’s bread. George Herbert205. Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom. German proverb206. The wish is father to the thought. Johnson207. Whenever you may go, you cannot succeed withoutresolution. 志不立天下無可成之事。王守仁208. An efficacious medicine tastes bitter but is good forillness.良藥苦口 Chinese proverb209. Experience is the extract of suffering.經驗是受苦的結晶Danish proverb210. Experience keeps a deal school.經驗開著一間收費昂貴的學校 B.Franklin211. By not forgetting past events, you can take them as guidesin future events.前事不忘後事之師 Chinese proverb212. Never fail to do anything good which you deem petty, neverdare to do anything evil which you consider trivial.勿以善小而不為,勿以惡小而為之。蜀志213. Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary offools. Napoleon Bonapart11214. To persevere in one’s duty and be silent is the best answer tocalumny. 止謗莫如盡忠職守,緘口不辯 George WashingtonCalumnies are answered best with silence. Samuel Johnson215. He who advances with precipitation will recede with speed.其進銳者,其退速 孟子216. He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first rung.登高必自卑 論語,W.Scott217. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今日事今日畢 Lord Chesterfield218. The mechanic who wishes to do his work well, must firstsharpen his tools.工欲善其事,必先利其器 孔子219. The greatest cleverness appears like stupidity, thegreatest eloquence seems like stuttering.大巧若拙,大辯若訥老子Laotze220. Make myself necessary to someone.使自己成為大家所需之人 Emerson221. Beware of the man who goes to cocktail parties not to drinkbut to listen.雞尾酒會中只聽不喝的人應要慎防 Pierre Daninos222. Judge not according to the appearance.勿以外貌取人。Chinese proverb223. Two things are bad for the heart – running up stairs andrunning down people. 有兩種事會損及心臟:跑上樓梯和踐踏他人。Bernard Baruch224. A near neighbor is better than a remote relative.遠親不如近鄰。Chinese proverb225. Slow help is no help.遲遲相助等於無助。R.C.Trench226. To err is human, to forgive divine.錯誤為人難免,寬恕為上。A.Pope227. Live and let live. 自己活也讓人活。John Ray228. Be upright to dispel anyone’s animosity towards you, be fairto requite any malice against you.仇者以義解之,怨者以直報之。朱熹12229. Love thy neighbor as thyself. [thy=thou 所有格=you]愛人如己 Bible230. Within the four seas all men are brothers.四海之內皆兄弟。孔子231. Great talkers are great liars.善言者善說謊。Nathan Bailay232. Gossiping and lying go together.閒談與謊言形影不離。Thomas Fuller233. Speech is silvery, silence is golden. J.R.Lowell234. From haring comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance.聞言可益智,言則招悔。Italian proverb235. To be earnest in what one is doing, and careful of speaking.敏於事而慎於言。孔子236. Seeing falsely is worse than blindness, and speaking falselythan silence.錯誤之見其失甚於盲目,虛偽之言不如緘默。JohnRuskin237. Silence is sometimes the severest criticism.緘默有時是最嚴厲的批評。Charles Buxton238. There is a lot of to be gained from people we don’t like.從不喜歡的人可學得不少東西。A Powell Davies239. A flattering friend is my worst enemy.諂媚之友為吾大敵。Danish proverb240. A friend is a second self. Latin proverb241. A life without a friend is life without a sun. French proverb242. Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.揚善公堂規過私室。SyrusNever give advice in a crowd. Arabic proverb243. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難相助才是朋友。JohnRay244. A friend to all, is a friend to none.人盡可友非友也。ThomasFuller245. A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水,細水長流友誼常青。Charles13246. A friend that frowns is better than a smiling enemy.諍友勝諛友。Suraine247. Change your pleasure but do not change your friends.嗜好可變而好友不可換。Voltaire248. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.擇友勿躁進,棄友要三思。B.Franklin249. Have no friends not equal to yourself.毋友不如己者。孔子250. Frequent reproofs estrange the friendship.朋友數[責也],斯疏矣。孔子251. When I walk along with two others, they may serve me asmy teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them,their bad qualities and avoid them.三人行必有師焉,擇善者從之,不善而改之。孔子252. There are three friendships which are advantageous, andthree which are injurious. Friendship with the upright,friendship with the sincere, and friendship with the man ofmuch observation; these are advantageous. Friendship with theman of specious airs, friendship with the insinuatingly soft, andfriendship with the glib-tongued; these are injurious. 益者三友,損者三友。友直友諒友多聞,益矣。友便辟友善柔友便佞,損矣。孔子253. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患難見真情English proverb254. Love your enemies, bless them that curse you. 愛你的仇敵,祝福詛咒你的人。聖經255. Love your enemies and pray for them that persecute you.愛你的仇敵,為迫害你的人禱告。聖經256. All they take the sword shall perish with the sword. 動刀者必死於刀下。聖經Jesus Christ257. He who has not tasted bitter knows not what sweet is. 未嚐苦者不知甘 German proverb258. The best way to turn a woman’s head is to tell her she has a14nice profile. 要使女人回頭轉顧,便是告訴她有美的輪廓。MartinBlock259. When a woman suffers in silence, it probably means herphone is out of order. Tom Sims 當女人忍住緘默時,可能她的電話壞了。260. Frailty, thy name is woman! 弱者, 你的名字是女人。Shakespeare261. A good husband should be deaf and a good wife blind.French proverb 好丈夫裝聾,好妻裝瞎。262. He that brings up his son to nothing breeds a thief.Thomas Fuller 教子無方者是養賊。263. Example is better than precept. Samuel Johnson 模範比教條尤好。264. It is a wise father that knows his own child. Shakespeare知子者賢父也265. Sex is as old and as prevalent as weather. 性與天氣一樣古老一樣到處都有。 Dorothy Parker266. Love making is woman’s greatest hazard. If she overcomesthe difficulties her life will be radiant; if she fails, the miseryis enduring. 性愛是女人最大的冒險。如果克服困難則她的生命有光彩,否則失敗便終生註定愁苦。 Dr. Marion Hilliard267. Love me little, love me long. 愛我勿深,愛我長久。JohnHeywood268. The course of true love never did run smooth. 真愛必有波折。Shakespeare269. Without respect, love cannot go far. 不敬則愛有限。ADumas270. Love can turn a cottage to golden palace. 愛能使茅屋變成皇宮 German proverb271. Love is the dawn of marriage, and marriage is the sunset oflove.愛是結婚的曙光,結婚則是愛的夕陽 French proverb272. The best way to see if the charming woman loves you is to15place a stray bit of white cotton on your coat sleeve. If shelove you she will pick it off. 試看美女是否愛你,在袖口黏上棉花屑,她若愛你便會替你取掉。 Arthur Pendenys273. Hasty marriage seldom proves well. 急於成婚,鮮能美滿。Shakespeare274. It is a good horse that never stumbles, and a good wifethat never grumbles. 好馬未曾顛躓,好妻未嘗怨言。John Ray275. The woman cries before the wedding, the man afterward.女人婚前哭,男人婚後才器。 Polish proverb276. To marry once is a duty, twice a folly, thrice is madness. 結婚一次是天職,兩次是愚蠢,三次是瘋狂。 Dutch proverb277. Eat to live but do not live to eat. 為活而吃,別為吃而活。English proverb278. Forbidden fruit is sweet. 禁果是甜美的 H.G.Bohn279. Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others. 食以娛己穿以悅人。B. Franklin280. There is no accounting for tastes. 人各有所嗜好 JohnGalt281. Temperance is the best physic. 制慾是最好的醫術H.G.Bohn282. The first wealth is health. 最重要的財富即是健康Emerson283. A little pot is soon hot. 器小者易怒 John Tay284. Character is the first and last word in success circle. 品格是成功之鑰,成功之果。 Marden285. Fame is a vapor, prosperity an accident, riches take wing;those who cheer today, will curse tomorrow, only one thingendures is character. 聲名是蒸氣,興盛能飛逝,今天高興明天受詛,唯長久不失的是品格。 H. Greeley286. Good temper is like a sunny day, it sheds its brightnesseverywhere. 好脾氣如晴天,處處照耀。Sindney287. Happiness is not the end of life, character is. 人生的終極不16是快樂幸福,而是品格。 H. Beecher288. The passionate are like men standing on their heads, theysee all things the wrong way. 情感衝動的人,如頭腳倒豎,所見均非。Plato289. The aim and end of all education is the development ofcharacter.一切教育的終極目標乃在發展人格。290. The reasons for one’s failure lie not in outside events but inone’s own character. 一個人的失敗不在於外在環境乃在於自身的品格缺憾所致。 Andre Maurois291. Self-confidence and self-reliance are the mainstays of astrong character. 自信與自賴,乃堅強性格之要質。 Englishproverb292. Industry is the parents of success and indolence apowerful enemy. 勤為成功父母,惰為成功大敵293. As worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil thoughtsin idleness. 懶惰可萌惡念,猶如死水會生虫。 Latin proverb294. Care and diligence brings luck. 小心和勤勞則福必隨至。西諺295. He who does not advance loses ground. 不進則退 孔子296. If another man succeeds by one effort, I shall use ahundred efforts. If another man succeeds by ten efforts, Ishall use a thousand. 人一能之,己百之;人十能之,己千之。TheDoctrine of Golden Mean 中庸297. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nineperspiration. 天才是一分靈感與九十九分努力。 Edison298. Great works are performed not by strength but byperseverance. 偉大的作品,非成於精力而成於努力。S.Johnson299. Labor conquers everything. 一勤天下無難事 Virgil, 中國300. The early bird catches the worm. 早起鳥兒有虫吃 WilliamCamden