10 classic English sayings

Gods determine what you're going to be. The goal of life determines the kind of person you will become. Doubt is the key to knowledge. Doubt is the key to knowledge.

Calamity is man's true touchstone. Tribulation is the touchstone of man.

Strike the iron while it is hot. Strike while the iron is hot.

Courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue. Politeness and beauty are inseparable companions.

Ordinary people think merely of how they will spend time, a man of intelligence tries to use it. Ordinary people just think about how to kill time, but wise people try to make use of their time.

Each man is the architect of his own fate. Everyone is the architect of his own destiny.

Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people. Difficulties and ups and downs are people’s life textbooks.

Do not teach fish to swim. Don't play tricks on others.

Clothes do not make the man. People are not in clothes.

Out of sight, out of mind. Out of sight, out of mind. ;