句句箴言(中英對照)(一)

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
行動是知識的巧果

Virtue is a jewel of great price.
美德是無價之寶

To be severe with oneself and lenient with others.
嚴以律己，寬以待人

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
知識是一座寶庫，實踐是打開寶庫的鑰匙

Business sweetens pleasure, and labor sweetens rest.
工作後消遣更愉快，勞動後休息更舒暢

Deeds are males, and words are females.
『言』柔弱無能，『行』剛強有力

What we read influences our thinking.
我們所閱讀的書本會影響我們的思想

Brevity is the soul of wit.
經驗是智慧的真髓

A penny saved is a penny earned.
省錢就是賺錢

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
生活不是嚴謹的科學，而是一種藝術

Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.
勇敢和決心是每得的靈魂

Kind hearts are more than coronets.
善良的心靈勝過顯貴的地位

Knowledge comes from experience alone.
知識來自於實踐

Two heads are better than one.
集思勝於獨斷 (三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮)

In Prosperity caution, in adversity patience.
處順境者必須謹慎，處逆境者必須忍耐

Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
生活沒有目標就像航行沒有羅盤

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
實現明天理想的唯一障礙是今天的疑慮

Virtue is a jewel of great price.
美德是無價之寶