1. Time flies.

Time flies.

2. Time is money.

Every inch of time is worth an inch of gold.

3. Time and tide wait for no man.

Time is ruthless; time passes easily; time waits for no man.

4. Time tries all.

Time tests everything.

5. Time tries truth.

Time tests truth.

6. Time past cannot be called back again.

Time past cannot be called back again.

7. All time is no time when it is past.

Time is gone and will never come back.

8. No one can call back yesterday;Yesterday will not be called again.

Yesterday will never come back.

9. Tomorrow comes never.

Never rely on tomorrow.

10.One today is worth two tomorrows.

One today is worth two tomorrows.

11.The morning sun never lasts a day.

Good times never last; the morning sun cannot shine all day long.

12.Christmas comes but once a year.

Christmas comes only once a year.

13.Pleasant hours fly past.

Happy hours fly past.

14.Happiness takes no account of time.

Happiness takes no account of time.

15. Time tames the strongest grief.

Time can alleviate extreme grief.

16. The day is short but the work is much.

The work is much and the time is tight.

17.Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.

Today’s things must be finished today, and never delay until tomorrow.

18.Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today.

If you have something to do tomorrow, do it today.

19.To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.

To do everything in time, one day is worth three.

20.To save time is to lengthen life.

To save time is to lengthen life.

21.Everything has its time and that time must be watched.

Everything has its time, and the time must not be lost.

22. Take time when time cometh, least time steal away.

You must take advantage of the time when time comes, otherwise it will go silently.

23.When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back to you.

The opportunity cannot be missed, it will never come again; once the opportunity passes, it will never come back.

24.Make hay while the sun shines.

Make hay while the sun shines.

25.Strike while the iron is hot.

Strike while the iron is hot.

26. Work today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomrrow.

If you do something now, there may be many obstacles tomorrow.

27.Punctuality is the soul of business.

Punctuality is the key to building a business.

28.Procrastination is the thief of time.

Procrastination is the enemy of time; procrastination is a waste of time.

29.Every tide hath ist ebb.

Every tide must come down.

30.Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

31. Wisdom is more to be envied than riches.

Knowledge is more envied than wealth.

32.Wisdom is better than gold or silver.

Knowledge is better than gold and silver,

33.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand .

Knowledge in the chest is better than money in the hand.

34. Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.

In order to seek knowledge, the price is high but it is worth it.

35.Doubt is the key of knowledge.

Doubt is the key of knowledge.

36. If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

If you want knowledge, you must obtain it through hard work.

37.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A little knowledge is misleading.

38.A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.

A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.

A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.

39.Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.

Knowledge can only advance step by step, not by leaps.

40.Learn wisdom by the follies of others.

Learn wisdom from the follies of others.

41.It is good to learn at another man's cost.

There are lessons to be learned from the past.

42. Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.

Knowledge is to the spirit what health is to the body.

43. Experience is the best teacher.

Experience is the best teacher.

44. Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

45.Dexterity comes by experience.

Dexterity comes from experience.

46.Practice makes perfect.

Practice makes perfect.

47. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other.

Experience school tuition is high, but fools can’t learn in no other.

48. Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.

Experience without knowledge is better than knowledge without experience.

49. Wit once bought is worth twice taught.

Wisdom gained from experience is better than wisdom gained from learning; once learned personally

Experience is better than two teachers' teachings.

50. Seeing is believing.

Seeing is worth hearing a hundred times.

51.Business is the salt of life.

Business is the salt of life.

52.Business before pleasure.

Business comes first, pleasure comes last.

53.Business makes a man as well as tries him.

Business can test people, but it can also cultivate people.

54.Business neglected is business lost.

Neglecting career is giving up career.

55. Never think yourself above business.

Don’t think too highly of yourself;

56.Business may be troublesome, but idleness is pernicious.

Although career is troublesome, laziness is more harmful.

57.He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business.

Those who think they are great but have little use often tend to have high ambitions but low abilities.

58.Do business, but be not a slave to it.

Do business, but don’t be a slave to it.

59.Everybody's business is nobody's business.

Everybody's business is nobody's business.

60.Work makes the workman.

Work makes a skilled craftsman.

61.Better master one than engage with ten.

It is better to know ten things than to master one.

62.A work ill done must be twice done.

If you don’t do it well the first time, you must do it again.

63. They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can.

Even if you cannot do as you wish, you must do your best.

64. If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself.

If you want to do something well, you have to do it yourself.

65. He that doth most at once doth least.

Wanting to do everything at once, but in the end not finishing a single thing; biting off more than one can chew

Rotten.

66.Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.

Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.

Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.

67.What may be done at any time will be done at no time.

What can be done at any time will be done at no time

Things to do.

68.Better late than never.

Better late than never.

69. Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

Anything worth doing is worth doing well.

70.The shortest answer is doing the thing.

The shortest answer is the word "干".

71.Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.

Action is the good fruit of knowledge.

72.Finished labors are pleasant.

Completed work is pleasant.

73.It is lost labor to sow where there is no soil.

Without soil, sowing is in vain.

74.It is right to put everything in its proper use.

Everything is in its proper use.

75.Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.

Step by step, things are done quickly.

76.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes a smart boy stupid.

77. Work bears witness who does well.

Work bears witness who does well.

78. It is not work that kills, but worry.

Work will not hurt the body, but worry will hurt the body.

79.He that will not work shall not eat.

He who will not work shall not eat.

80.Business is business.

Business is business.

81. Deliberate slowly, execute promptly.

Deliberate slowly, act quickly.

82.Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Work hard.

83.Never do things by halves.

Don’t do things halfway.

84. In for a penny, in for a pound.

Once you start something, you must do it to the end; if you don’t do it, you won’t stop.

85.Many hands make quick work.

Many hands make quick work.

86. Many hands make light work.

Many hands make light work.

87.A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

88. Diligence is the mohter of success.

Diligence is the mother of success.

89.Idleness is the root of all evil.

Laziness is the root of all evil.

90.Care and diligence bring luck.

Care and diligence bring luck.

91.Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

92. Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality her left.

Diligence is the right hand of fortune, and frugality is the left hand of fortune.

93.Idleness is the key of beggary.

Laziness makes beggars.

94. No root, no fruit.

No root, no fruit.

95.Idle people (folks) have the most labor (take the most pains).

When lazy people do work, the lazier they are, the more laborious it is.

96.Sloth is the key of poverty.

Sloth can lead to poverty.

97.Sloth turneth the edge of wit.

Sloth can wear away the edge of wisdom.

98.An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The lazy brain is the devil's workshop.

99.The secret of wealth lieth in the letters SAVE.

Frugality is the secret to wealth.

100. An idle youth, a needy age.

A young man who doesn’t work hard will be a sad old man.

Phase 2

1. Waste not, want not.

Be frugal to prevent scarcity.

2. From saving comes having.

Wealth comes from frugality.

3. A penny saved is a penny gained.

A penny saved is a penny gained.

4. Take care of the pence and the pound

will take care of themselves.

A little money adds up to a lot.

5. Frugality is an estate alone.

Frugality itself is an estate.

6. He that regards not a penny, will lavish a pound.

If you don’t know how to save small money, you will spend big money indiscriminately.

7. Small gains bring great wealth.

Accumulate small profits and become rich.

8. Many a little makes a mickle.

A little makes a lot.

9. As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.

As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.

10.Courage and resolution are the spirit

and soul of virtue.

Courage and resolution are the soul of virtue.

11.The path to glory is always rugged.

The path to glory is always rugged.

12.Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

Nothing is difficult in the world, as long as the man is willing to try.

13. The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong man.

The fire tests the true gold, and hardship refines the strong man.

14. Great hopes make great man.

Great hopes make great people.

15.No way is impossible to courage.

There is no dangerous road ahead of a warrior.

16.A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.

17. The good seaman is known in bad weather.

Only in bad weather can you recognize a good seaman; to recognize a good seaman, you must have

Bad weather.

18.The best hearts are always the bravest.

Those who behave the bravest are always the kindest.

19.We must not lie down, and cry, God help us.

It is better to ask God than to ask yourself.

20.He that falls today may be up again tomorrow.

He who falls today may be up again tomorrow.

21.Rome was not built in a day.

Rome was not built in a day; persistence will lead to success.

22.Success belongs to the persevering.

Victory belongs to the perseverant.

23.We must repeat a thousand and one times that

perseverance is the only road to success.

We must repeat many times: perseverance is victory. The only way

.

24.Perseverance is failing nineteen times

and succeeding the twentieth.

Failed nineteen times and succeeded the twentieth time, this is called persistence .

25.Step by step the ladder is ascended.

Step by step the ladder is ascended.

26.Adversity leads to prosperity.

Adversity leads to prosperity.

27. Patience and application will carry us through.

Patience and concentration will carry us through difficulties.

28. Fortune often rewards with interest those

that have patience to wait for her.

As long as you have patience in doing things, you will always have good luck in the end; patience Good luck, good luck will come.

29.All things will come round to him who will but wait.

As long as you are willing to wait, everything will come on time.

30. Constant dropping wears the stone.

Constant dropping wears the stone.

Constant dropping wears the stone.

31.Omelets are not made without breaking of eggs.

If the eggs are not broken, the egg rolls will not be made; if you are not willing to endure hardship, the expected effect will not be achieved

arrive.

32. The world is a ladder for some to go up

and others to go down.

The world is like a ladder, some go up and others go down.

33. There needs a long apprenticeship to understand

the mystery of the world's trade.

To know that there are many mysteries in the world, it takes a long apprenticeship.

34. Life is sweet.

Life is lovely; everyone hates life (hates death).

35. Where there is life, there is hope.

Life never ends, there is hope.

36. Life is not all beer and skittles.

Life is not all about eating, drinking and having fun.

37.Much water runs by the mill that

the miller knows not of.

Many things happen in front of us, some of which we do not know.

38. Fortune knocks once at least at every man's door.

Everyone has a lucky day.

39. If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself;

If you are too unfortunate, no one will know you.

You are too lucky, Being ignored; being so unlucky that no one cares.

40.Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

Every man is the architect of his own happiness.

41.Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth.

Happy is he who remembers the follies he did in his youth.

42. Misfortunes never (seldom) come alone (single).

Misfortunes never come alone (single).

43. Misfortune is a good teacher.

Misfortune is a good teacher.

44. Misfortunes come at night.

Misfortunes often arise from unexpected events.

45. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.

Only when bad luck comes, do you know how valuable luck is.

46.Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

Adversity can make a man wise, but not rich.

47. Live and learn.

Live and learn.

48. It is never too old to learn.

Don’t be afraid of getting older to learn.

49.A man becomes learned by asking questions.

If you want to learn more, you have to ask more questions; if you ask more questions, you will be better at your work.

50. There is no royal road to learning.

There is no smooth road to learning.

51.He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning.

He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.

52.What is learned in the cradle lasts till the grave.

What is learned in infancy will never be forgotten until old age.

53.Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.

Knowledge can make a good man better and a bad man worse.

54. Soon learned, soon forgotten.

Learn quickly and forget quickly.

55. Learn young, learn fair.

To learn while you are young, you must learn well.

56. A lazy youth, a lousy age.

A lazy youth, a lousy age.

A lazy youth, a lousy age.

57.He that knows nothing,doubts nothing.

Ignorance is undoubtedly.

58.A good name keeps its luster in the dark.

A good name can also shine in the dark.

59.Fame is a magnifying glass.

Fame is a magnifying glass.

60.A good fame is better than a good face.

A good fame is better than a good face.

61.Fame like a river is narrowest at its

source and broadest afar off.

Fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar off. .

62.Take honor from me and my life is done.

Without reputation, there is no life.

63.Beware of him who regards not his reputation.

Beware of people who do not respect their reputation.

64. It is better to die with honor than to live in infamy.

A glorious death is better than a shameful life.

65.Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.

Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.

66.Reputation is often got without merit

and lost without fault.

It is common to get a reputation without merit, and it is also common to get a reputation without fault.

67.Your father's honor is to you

but a second-hand honour.

For you, your father's honor is only an indirect honor.

68.Never trust another what you should do yourself.

Never trust another what you should do yourself.

Never entrust others to do what you should do.

69. It is an equal failing to trust everybody,

and to trust nobody.

Trusting everything and not trusting anyone are the same weaknesses.

70.Eat a peck of salt with a man before you trust him.

Before you trust a person, you must first understand him deeply.

71. If you trust before you try,

you may repent before you die.

Reliance without testing will regret it until you die.

72.Never trust to fine words.

Never trust to fine words.

73.Trust not a great weight to a slender thread.

Thin threads that hang heavy objects are ultimately unreliable.

74.Be just to all, but trust not all.

Be fair to everyone, but don’t trust everyone.

75.Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee.

As long as you trust yourself, others will not betray you.

76.Self-trust is the essence of heroism.

Self-trust is the foundation of heroic quality.

77.Confidence is a plant of slow growth.

Trust is a plant of slow growth.

78.Truth is the daughter of time.

Truth is the daughter of time.

79.Truth hath a good face, but ill clothes.

Truth has a good face, but ill clothes.

80.Truth and roses have thorns about them.

Truth and roses have thorns about them.

81.Truth may be blamed, but shall never be shamed.

Truth may be blamed, but shall never be shamed.

82.Though malice may darken truth, it cannot put it out.

Malice may darken truth; but it cannot destroy truth.

83.Truth will prevail.

Truth will prevail.

84.Truth's best ornament is nakedness.

Undisguisedness is the best ornament of truth.

85.Facts are stubborn things.

Facts are the stubborn things.

86.Sooner or later, the truth comes to light.

The truth will come out sooner or later.

87.The truths we least like to hear are those

which it is most to our advantage to know.

The truths we least like to hear are those

which it is most to our advantage to know.

The truths we least like to hear are those

, it is often a fact that would be of great benefit to us if we knew it.

88.Falsehood like a nettle stings those

who meddle with it.

Lies are like nettles, they sting when played with.

89. There is many a fair thing full false.

There are many fair things full of fallacy.

90.Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.

Although a lie is well disguised, it will always be exposed in the end.

91.A lie begets a lie till they come to generations.

Lies beget lies, and lies are passed down from generation to generation.

92.A false tongue will hardly speak truth.

A false tongue will hardly speak truth.

93.False with one can be false with two.

False with one person will also be false with two people.

94.He that will lie will steal.

He who can lie will also steal.

95.Gossiping and lying go together.

Gossip and lying go together.

96.Equivocation is first cousin to a lie.

Equivocation is the close cousin of lying.

97.A great talker is a great liar.

The person who talks best is also the best liar.

98.The greatest liars talk most of themselves.

The greatest liars are those who brag most.

99. Lying rides upon debt's back.

People who are in debt tell a lot of lies.

100. Lying is the first step to the gallows.

Lying is the first step to the guillotine.

Phase 3

1. Pardoning the bad is injuring the good.

Hiding evil corrupts good; forgiving the bad is injuring the good.

2. The evil wound is cured but not the evil name.

Serious wounds can be cured, but notoriety is hard to get rid of.

3. Evil communications corrupt good manners.

Bad communications corrupt good manners.

4. No wrong without remedy.

Any mistakes can be made up for.

5. Virtue flies from the heart of a mercenary man.

Those who are only interested in profit have no virtue in their hearts.

6. First think, and then speak.

Use your brain before you speak.

7. A word spoken is past recalling(The words once spoken can never be recalled).

Once a word is spoken, it is difficult to catch up.

8. While the word is in your mouth, it is your own; when 'tis once spoken, 'tis another's.

While the word is in your mouth, it is your own; when 'tis once spoken, 'tis another's. , owned by others.

9. Speech is silver, silence is gold.

Speech is silver, silence is gold.

10. Few words are best.

A few words are valuable.

11.No wisdom like silence.

There is no wisdom like silence.

12.Least said, soonest mended.

It is better to say less.

13. Second thoughts are best.

Think again before you act.

14.Look before you leap.

Think carefully before you leap.

15. He is a wise man who speaks little.

He is a wise man who speaks little.

16.Fair words butter no parsnips.

Fair words butter no parsnips.

Fair words butter no parsnips.

17. The tongue is not made of steel, yet it cuts.

The tongue is not made of steel, yet it cuts.

18.Sometimes words hurt more than swords.

Words can hurt, sometimes they are better than swords.

19.A good tongue is a good weapon.

A good tongue is a sharp weapon.

20.A wise head makes a close mouth.

A wise head makes a close mouth.

21. It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently.

It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently.

22. Unprofitable eloquence is like the cypress, which is great and tall, but bears no fruit.

Unprofitable eloquence is like the tall cypress, which bears no fruit.

23.Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.

It is better to say nothing than say nothing.

24. Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The truth is spoken in jest.

25. Few words, many deeds.

Talk less, do more.

26.Actions speak louder than words.

Actions speak louder than words;

27. From words to deeds is a great space.

There is a big distance between words and deeds.

28. Deeds, not words.

Deeds, not words.

29.Bare words, no bargain.

Bare words cannot make a deal.

30. Deeds are fruits, words are but leaves.

Actions are fruits, words are just leaves.

31.Ill deeds cannot honor.

Bad behavior cannot be honored.

32.Fine words dress ill deeds.

Fine words dress ill deeds.

33.Good words and ill deeds deceive wise and fools.

Good words and ill deeds deceive both wise and fools.

34. Our own actions are our security, not others' judgments.

Our own actions are our own guarantee, not the judgment of others.

35.A man of words and not deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

A man of words and not deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

36.A man is not good or bad for one action.

You cannot judge a person's quality by one thing.

37.A man apt to promise is apt to forget.

A man who is easy to promise is also easy to forget.

38.A man that breaks his word,bids others to be false to him.

A man who breaks his word is tantamount to asking others to be false to him.

39.Easier said than done.

Easier said than done.

40.The greatest talkers are always the least doers.

The greatest talkers are always the least doers.

41.The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You can tell whether the pudding is good or bad by tasting it; empty talk is worse than practice.

42.Pride goes before a fall.

The proud will fail.

43.Pride goes before destruction.

The proud will be defeated.

44.Pride goeth before, and shame cometh after.

Pride goes before, and shame comes after.

45.Pride and grace dwelt never in one place.

Pride and grace dwelt never in one place.

Pride and grace dwelt never in one place.

46.He that climbs high falls heavily.

He that climbs high, falls heavily.

47.Pride must be pinched.

Pride must be pinched.

48.The more noble the more humble.

The more noble, the more humble.

49.Humility often gains more than pride.

Humility often gains more than arrogance.

50.He who imagines that he has knowledge enough has none.

Those who think they know everything are always empty.

51.No man is the worst for knowing the worst of himself.

No man is bad because he knows he is bad.

52.Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak.

Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak.

53. It is not a sign of humility to declaim against pride.

It is not a sign of humility to attack arrogance with impassioned words.

54.He that is full of himself is very empty.

A complacent person has an empty belly.

55.Honesty is the best policy.

Honesty is the best policy.

56.An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

An honest man's word is actually his bond.

57. Poor but honest.

Although you are poor, be honest.

58.Honesty may be dear bought, but can never be an ill pennyworth.

Buying honesty at a high price is always worth it.

59.Knavery may serve, but honesty is best.

Fraud may serve, but honesty is the best policy.

60.Every man has his weak side.

Every man has his weak side.

61.He who has no shame has no conscience.

He who has no shame has no conscience.

62.An honest look covereth many faults.

An honest look covers many faults.

63. Once a knave, ever a knave.

Once a knave, always a knave.

64. A crafty knave needs no broker.

A crafty knave needs no broker.

65.The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar.

The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar.

The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar.

66.One penny with right is better than a thousand without right.

One penny obtained legally is better than a thousand penny obtained illegally.

67. The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound.

The unjust penny corrupts the righteous pound.

68.Love is blind.

Love is blind.

69.Love is without reason.

Love is without reason.

70.Love is full of trouble.

Love is full of trouble.

71.Love cannot be forced.

Love cannot be forced.

72. Love begets love.

Love begets love.

73. Love needs no teaching.

Love needs no teaching.

74. Love at first sight.

Love at first sight.

75. Love asks faith, and faith firmness.

Love asks trust, and trust requires firmness.

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