1.Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
生活是绘画，不是做算术。

2.Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions form insufficient premises.
生活是一种艺术，要在不充足的前提下得出充足的结论。

3.Life is fine and enjoyable, yet you must learn to enjoy your fine life.
人生是美好的，但要学会如何享用美好的生活。

4.A man is only as good as what he loves.
一个人要用他所爱的东西有多好来衡量。

5.Life is a horse, and either you ride it or it rides you.
人生像一匹马，你不驾驭它，它便驾驭你。

6.Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.
人生是一幅大画布，你应该努力绘出绚丽多彩的画面。

7.Life is like music.It must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.
人生如一首乐曲，要用乐感，感情和直觉去谱写，不能只按乐律行事。

8.Life would be too smooth if it had no rubs in it.
生活若无波折险阻，就会过于平淡无奇。

9.The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.
精神的财富是唯一的财富。

10.One never lose anything by politeness.
讲礼貌不吃亏。

11.There’s only one corner of the universe you can be sure of improving, and that’s your own self.
这个宇宙中只有一个角落你肯定可以改进，那就是你自己。

12.The world is like a mirror: Frown at it and it frowns at you; smile, and it smiles too.
世界犹如一面镜子：朝它皱眉它就朝你皱眉，朝它微笑它也朝你微笑。

13.You can’t judge a tree by its bark.
人不可貌相。

14.Death comes to all, but great achievements raise a monument which shall endure until the sun grows old.
死亡无人能免，但非凡的成就会树起一座纪念碑，它将一直立到太阳冷却之时。

15.The reason why a great man is great is that he resolves to be a great man.
伟人之所以伟大，是因为他立志要成为伟大的人。

16.Nurture passes nature.
教养胜过天性。

17.There is no garden without its weeds.
没有不长杂草的花园。

18.Sharp tools make good work.
工欲善其事，必先利其器。

19.Wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪费时间就是掠夺自己。

20.Life is but a hard and tortuous journey.
人生即是一段艰难曲折的旅程。