Great talkers， little doers.

嘴上說得好，實際行動少。

Many estates are spent in the getting，since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting.

財產(chǎn)要用于增值——女人吃茶點會丟下紡織。

Be temperate in wine，in eating，girls，and sloth；or the gout will seize you and plague you both.

姑娘，別縱酒，別貪吃懶做，否則痛風(fēng)會讓你備受折磨。

No man e’er was glorious，who was not laborious.(1)

人若不勤勞，一定無榮耀。

All things are easy to industry，all things difficult to sloth.

勤勞面前萬事易，懶散面前萬事難。

He that waits upon fortune，is never sure of a dinner.(2)

一味等待財進(jìn)的人，永遠(yuǎn)不知正餐在何時。

Look before，or you’ll find yourself behind.

抬頭向前看，否則落后邊。

By diligence and patience，the mouse bit in two the cable.

苦干再加恒心，老鼠也能把鋼索咬斷。

Diligence is the mother of goodluck.

勤奮為幸運之母。

He that lives upon hope，dies farting.(3)

一味靠希望活著的人，死時不值一文。

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

羨慕為無知之女。

He that can have patience，can have what he will.

有恒心者事竟成。

None preaches better than the ant，and she says nothing.

最善說教者莫過于螞蟻，但它卻只做不說。

Well done is better than well said.

說得好不如做得好。

At the working man’s house hunger looks in but dares not enter.

饑餓只能在勞動者的屋外看看，卻不敢進(jìn)去。

Grace thou thy house，and let not that grace thee.

為你的家增光，別讓家為你添彩。

Industry need not wish.

勤勞毋須請求。

Lazy bones！Dost thou think God would have given thee arms and legs，if he had not design’d thou should’st use them？

懶骨頭！你們以為上帝會賜給你們手腳，如果他想讓你們閑著？

There are lazy minds as well as lazy bodies.

心既懶，身亦惰。

Be always asham’d to catch thy self idle.

隨時為自己的懶散而羞慚。

He that rises late，must trot all day，and shall scarce overtake his business at night.

晚起之人，須整日匆忙，而即使到了晚上也很難把事辦完。

Industry pays debts，despair increases them.

勤勞可讓你償清債務(wù)，而絕望只會使你欠得更多。

Tis easy to frame a good bold resolution，but hard is the task that concerns execution.

作出大膽的好決定容易；可實施起來卻非常困難。

The sleeping fox catches no poultry.Up！Up！

睡覺的狐貍捉不到家禽。起來！起來！

Sloth (like rust) consumes faster than labour wears：the used key is always bright.

懶惰（像鐵銹）比勞動消耗更快：用過的鑰匙總是發(fā)亮。

Drive thy business，or it will drive thee.

要么你趕著事務(wù)走，要么事務(wù)趕著你走。

Help，hands，for I have no lands.

幫我呀，雙手，因地產(chǎn)我沒有。

No gains without pains.

不勞則無獲。

Idleness is the greatest prodigality.

懶惰是最大的浪費。

An ounce of wit that is bought，is worth a pound that is taught.

花代價換來的一點才智，抵過老師教授的數(shù)倍不止。

He that by the plow would thrive，himself must either hold or drive.

凡事全身投入，你終會走向成功。

Life with fools consists in drinking；with the wise man living’s thinking.

傻瓜的生活在于飲酒取樂；智者的生活在于不斷思索。

Words may shew a man’s wit，but actions his meaning.

語言可顯示人的才智，但行動可顯示其真實用意。

It was wise counsel given to a young man，pitch upon that course of life which is most excellent，and custom will make it the most delightful.But many pitch on no course of life at all，nor form any scheme of living，by which to attain any valuable end；but wander perpetually from one thing to another.

給年輕人一個忠告：選定最佳生活之道，習(xí)慣會使其快樂無比。但許多人絕非如此，他們根本不制定任何人生計劃，以達(dá)到可貴的目標(biāo)，而是朝三暮四，變化不止。

He that would be beforehand in the world，must be beforehand with his business：It is not only ill management，but discovers a slothful disposition，to do that in the afternoon，which should have been done in the morning.

若欲領(lǐng)先一步，則應(yīng)事事超前。上午應(yīng)做之事擱至下午，不僅不妥，而且顯露出懶散的脾性。

Useful attainments in your minority will procure riches in maturity，of which writing and accounts are not the meanest.

不要輕視寫作和計算，你在年少時所獲得的這些有用技能，將會造就你日后的成功。

What can be done，with care perform today.

能做之事，今天認(rèn)真去做。

Little strokes，fell great oaks.

斧子小砍，大樹伐斷。

Speak little，do much.

少說多做。

Ask and have，is sometimes dear buying.

求人給予，有時代價不菲。

Being ignorant is not so much a shame，as being unwilling to learn.

無知并不可恥，可恥的是不肯學(xué)習(xí)。

God gives all things to industry.

上帝對于勤勞無所不賜。

Diligence overcomes difficulties，sloth makes them.

勤奮可以克服困難，懶惰卻能制造困難。

Bad gains are truly losses.

不正當(dāng)?shù)乃貌攀钦嬲膿p失。

Trouble springs from idleness，toil from ease.

麻煩生于懶散，勞累生于悠閑。

Laziness travels so slowly，that poverty soon overtakes him.

懶惰走得太慢，很快就被貧窮趕超。

He that would rise at court，must begin by creeping.

高位始于腳下。

Idleness is the Dead Sea，that swallows all virtues.Be active in business，that temptation may miss her aim：The bird that sits，is easily shot.

懶惰是死海，它能把所有的美德都吞沒。工作積極，誘惑便會失去它的目標(biāo)：不動的鳥容易被打中。

Great alms-giving，lessens no man’s living.

慷慨的施舍，并不能緩解人的生計。