1.Choose an author as you choose a friend.
择书如择友。

2.Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
自己的命运自己掌握。

3.Truth never grows old.
真理永存。

4.A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相，露相非真人。

5.He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.
正人先正己。

6.It is easier to get money than to keep it.
挣钱容易攒钱难。

7.All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

8.He is lifeless that is faultless.
只有死人才不犯错误。

9.Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。

10.A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。

11.Content is better than riches.
知足者常乐。

12.Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千虑，必有一失。

13.Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.
忠言逆耳利于行。

14.As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

15.It is hard to please all.
众口难调。

16.Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
众口铄金，积毁销骨。欲加之罪，何患无词。

17.Many hands make light work.
众人拾柴火焰高。

18.First things first.
重要的事要先做。

19.He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.
自嘲者不会让人见笑。

20.Heaven never helps the man who will not act.
自己不动，叫天何用。