Practice makes perfect. （熟能生巧。）Rome was not built in a day. （罗马不是一天建成的。）Learn to walk before you run. （先学走，再学跑。）All things are difficult before they are easy. （万事开头难。）Knowledge is power. （知识就是力量。）Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. （阅读之于心灵，犹如运动之于身体。）The more you learn, the more you know. （学得越多，懂得越多。）A little learning is a dangerous thing. （一知半解是危险的。）Ask and you shall receive. （勤学好问，必有所获。）Experience is the best teacher. （经验是最好的老师。）
2.勤奋、意志与成功
No pain, no gain. （不劳无获。）Where there’s a will, there’s a way. （有志者，事竟成。）Success comes from hard work. （成功来自努力。）Never give up, and you will succeed. （永不放弃，你就会成功。）Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. （当天赋不努力时，勤奋能战胜天赋。）The early bird catches the worm. （早起的鸟儿有虫吃。）If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. （如果一开始没成功，那就再试一次。）Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. （心之所愿，无所不成。）Slow and steady wins the race. （稳扎稳打，无往不利。）Dream big and dare to fail. （敢于梦想，不怕失败。）
3.品行与操守
Honesty is the best policy. （诚实是上策。）A good name is better than riches. （好名声胜过财富。）Do as you would be done by. （己所不欲，勿施于人。）Kindness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see. （善良是一种聋人能听、盲人能见的语言。）Respect yourself, and others will respect you. （自尊者人恒敬之。）A man is known by his friends. （观其友，知其人。）Better to be poor and honest than rich and wicked. （宁可贫穷正直，不可富贵邪恶。）Good deeds shine in a dark world. （善行在黑暗中闪耀。）A clear conscience is a soft pillow. （问心无愧，高枕无忧。）Character is destiny. （性格决定命运。）
4.择友与友谊
A friend in need is a friend indeed. （患难见真情。）Good company on the road is the shortest cut. （良伴同行路不遥。）Birds of a feather flock together. （物以类聚，人以群分。）A true friend is one soul in two bodies. （真正的朋友是异体同心。）Friends are like stars—you don’t always see them, but you know they’re there.（朋友如星辰，虽不常见，但永在身旁。）Better an open enemy than a false friend. （宁要公开的敌人，不要虚伪的朋友。）A friend’s eye is a good mirror. （朋友的眼睛是最好的镜子。）Friendship is love with understanding. （友谊是理解的爱。）Make new friends, but keep the old. （结交新朋友，不忘老朋友。）A friend to all is a friend to none. （对所有人友好，等于对所有人都不真心。）
5.珍惜时光
Time and tide wait for no man. （岁月不待人。）Lost time is never found again. （光阴一去不复返。）Make hay while the sun shines. （趁热打铁。）Time is money. （时间就是金钱。）Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. （今日事，今日毕。）The early bird catches the worm. （早起的鸟儿有虫吃。）Every second counts. （分秒必争。）Time flies. （光阴似箭。）Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. （昨天是历史，明天是谜团，而今天是礼物。）An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. （一日之计在于晨。）
6.金钱与财富
Money isn’t everything. （金钱不是万能的。）A penny saved is a penny earned. （省一分就是赚一分。）Easy come, easy go. （来得容易，去得快。）Money doesn’t grow on trees. （钱不是树上长的。）The love of money is the root of all evil. （贪财是万恶之源。）Wealth is nothing without health. （失去健康，财富毫无意义。）Spend wisely, and you’ll live happily. （精打细算，生活幸福。）Rich or poor, it’s good to have money. （无论贫富，有钱总比没钱好。）A fool and his money are soon parted. （蠢人有钱留不住。）Money talks. （金钱万能。）
7.健康与心态
Health is better than wealth. （健康胜过财富。）Laughter is the best medicine. （笑是最好的良药。）A sound mind in a sound body. （健全的精神寓于健康的体魄。）An apple a day keeps the doctor away. （一天一苹果，医生远离我。）Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. （早睡早起使人健康、富有又聪明。）A healthy mind leads to a happy life. （健康的心态带来幸福的生活。）Don’t worry, be happy. （别担心，要快乐。）Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your actions. （幸福不是现成的，而是源于你的行动。）A cheerful heart is good medicine. （快乐的心是良药。）You are what you eat. （人如其食。）
8. 常理与法则
Actions speak louder than words. （行动胜于空谈。）Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. （别高兴得太早。）What goes around comes around. （善有善报，恶有恶报。）You reap what you sow. （种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。）The truth will always come out. （真相终会大白。）Better safe than sorry. （宁可谨慎，不可后悔。）Look before you leap. （三思而后行。）Two wrongs don’t make a right. （以牙还牙只会错上加错。）If you play with fire, you’ll get burned. （玩火者必自焚。）Every cloud has a silver lining. （黑暗中总有一线光明。）
9.家规类谚语
Charity begins at home. （家庭教育是品德的根基。）A family that eats together stays together. （一家人一起吃饭，感情更牢固。）Spare the rod, spoil the child. （不打不成器。）Like father, like son. （有其父必有其子。）Home is where the heart is. （家是心之所向。）Cleanliness is next to godliness. （整洁近乎神圣。）Respect your elders. （尊敬长辈。）Many hands make light work. （众人拾柴火焰高。）A house divided cannot stand. （家不和，万事衰。）Children should be seen and not heard. （孩子要安静守规矩。）
10.校规类谚语
Knowledge is power. （知识就是力量。）The pen is mightier than the sword. （笔胜于剑。）Listen and learn. （多听多学。）No cheating, no lying. （不欺骗，不说谎。）Early to bed, early to rise, makes a student healthy and wise. （早睡早起，学生健康又聪明。）Respect your teachers. （尊敬师长。）Silence is golden in the library. （图书馆里，沉默是金。）Teamwork makes the dream work. （团队合作让梦想成真。）No bullying, no fighting. （不欺凌，不打架。）Do your homework first, play later. （先完成作业，再玩耍。）
11.交通规则类谚语
Better late than never, but better never late. （迟到总比不到好，但最好别迟到。）Stop, look, and listen before you cross the street. （过马路前先停、看、听。）Red means stop, green means go. （红灯停，绿灯行。）Speed thrills but kills. （超速刺激但致命。）Don’t drink and drive. （喝酒不开车。）Buckle up for safety. （系好安全带，安全出行。）Pedestrians have the right of way. （行人优先。）A seatbelt saved my life. （安全带救了我的命。）One wrong move can cause a disaster. （一步错，全盘毁。）Follow the rules, arrive alive. （遵守规则，平安到达。）
