I can live for two months on a good compliment.
［译］只凭一句赞美的话我就可以充实地活上两个月。
Idle folks have most labour.
［译］懒汉总嫌活太多。
Idleness rusts the mind.
［译］懒惰使人的头脑迟钝。
If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the soldiers, nothing is safe.
［注解］wholesome有益健康的，合乎卫生的。
［译］要是相信医生的话，什么也不卫生；要是相信士兵的话，什么也不安全。
If you want a thing (well) done, do it yourself.
［译］要想做好事情，就要自己动手。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
［译］若要求知识，必须刻苦学习。
In moderating, not satisfying, desires, lies peace.
［译］节欲不纵情，心情得安宁。
Industry keeps the body healthy, the mind clear, the heart whole, the purse full.
［译］勤奋使身体健康，使心情开朗，使思想专注，使经济充裕。
It is not work that kills, but worry.
［译］劳动不伤人，忧虑才伤人。
It's no use pumping a dry well.
［译］徒劳无益。