There are many inspiring English proverbs or famous sayings. Here are 25 examples for reference:

1. Where there is a will, there is a way. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart./Where there is a will there is a way.

2. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The longest journey begins with the first step.

3. Every little helps.

4. Full of losses, modest benefits. Pride hurts, modest benefits.

5. Poverty is the only thing in the world that can get something for nothing. Nothing is to be got without pain but poverty.

6. Great achievements are not achieved in a day/Three feet of ice is not achieved in a day. Rome was not built in a day.

7. An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but it is difficult to buy an inch of time today. Lost years are worse than lost dollars.

8. God helps those who help themselves. God helps those who help themselves.

9. Haste makes waste. More haste, less speed.

10. One minute on stage, ten years of hard work off stage. One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage.

11. A good start is half the battle. Well begun is half done.

12. Good wine is not afraid of deep alleys. Good wine needs no bush.

13. Success comes from hard work. Industry is the parent of success.

14. Heroes think alike. Great minds think alike.

15. Practice makes perfect. Practice makes perfect.

16. Still water runs deep. Still waters run deep.

17. Drops of water wear through rocks. Little stone fell great oaks.

18. Remembering the past is the guide for the future. The membrance of the past is the teacher of the future.

19. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. A hedge between keeps friendship green.

20. Don’t miss the opportunity, and it will never come back. Take time while time is, for time will away.

21. Brainstorm ideas. Two heads are better than one.

22. Prepare for a rainy day. Provide for a rainy day.

23. Real gold is not afraid of fire. True blue will never strain.

24. You must believe in yourself. This is the secret of success. You have to believe in yourself. That''s the secret of success.

25. The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan.

A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan.