1.Practice makes perfect。熟练是巧妙的。

2. God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。

3. Easier said than done. / It’s easier to say than to do.说起来容易做起来难。

4. Where there is a will, there is a way. / Nothingisdifficulttoa willing heart. 有志者事竟成。

5. One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。

6. No pains, no gains. / No sweat, no sweet. / No sweet without sweat. 不劳无获。

7. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

8. Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母。

9. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

10. Hard work pays off./ Diligence pays off. 天道酬勤。

11. More hasty, less speed. 欲速则不达。

12. It’s never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

13. All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。

14. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

15. Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

16. Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一天建成的。/伟业非一日之功。/ 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。

17. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

18. Well begun is half done. 良好的开端等于成功的一半。

19. It is hard to please all. 众口难调。

20. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。

21. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一苹果，医生/疾病远离我。

22. Interest is the best teacher. 兴趣是最好的教师。

23. Time and tide wait for no man 岁月无情；岁月易逝；岁月不待人。

24. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。

25. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

26. Eattolive, but not livetoeat. 吃饭是为了生存，但生存不是为了吃饭。

27. Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜过语言。/事实胜于雄辩。

28. East or west, home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

29. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 生活没有目标，犹如航海没有指南针。

30. Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。

31. Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。

32. The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。

33. When in Rome, do as Romans do. 入乡随俗。

34. An idle youth, a needy age. / Idle young, needy old. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

35. Opportunity knocks only/but once. 机不可失, 时不再来。

36. Chance favors only the prepared mind. 机会只垂青有准备的人。

37. Never put off what can be done today till tomorrow. 今日事，今日毕。

38. Never judge a person from/by his appearance. / Never judge a book by its cover. 别以貌取人。

39. Never say die. 永不言败。

40. Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。

41. Each coin has two sides. 每个硬币都有两面. 凡事都有两面性。

42. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

43. Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. 凡是值得做的事，就值得做好。

44. Many hands make light work. 人多力量大。/ 人多好办事/众人拾柴火焰高。

45. Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。

46. Confidence is the key to success. 信心是成功的关键。

47. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。

48. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

49. Every minute counts. 分秒必争。

50. Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。

51. Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. 天才不过是勤奋而已。

52. He who laughs last laughs best. 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

53. He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟，不进则退。

54. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 想不犯错误，就一事无成。

55. Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。

56. Seeing is believing. / To see is to believe. 眼见为实。

57. Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。

58. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. 读书健脑犹如运动强身。

59. Saying is one thing and doing (is) another. 说是一回事，做是另一回事。/说来容易做来难。

60. Strike the iron while it is hot. 趁热打铁。

61. The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。/笨鸟先飞。

62. Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away. 滴水穿石。

63. Whatever you do, do with all your might. 不管做什么，都要一心一意。

64. You never know what you can till you try. 是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。

65. Activity is the only road to knowledge. 行动是通往知识的唯一道路。

66. Imagination is more important than knowledge. 想象力比知识更为重要。

67. Life is measured by thought and action, not by time. ( J. Lubbock ) 衡量生命的尺度是思想和行为，而不是时间。（卢伯克）

68. The value of life lies not in the length of daysbut in the use we makeof them. ( Montaigne ) 生命的价值不在于能活多少天，而在于我们如何利用这些日子。（蒙田）

69. The important thing in life is to have a great aimand the determinationto attain it. (Goethe) 人生重要的在于确立一个伟大的目标，并有决心使其实现。（歌德）

70. Our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every timewe fall. (O. Goldsmith ) 我们最值得自豪的不在于从不跌倒，而在于每次跌倒之后都爬起来。（哥德斯密斯）