和吃喝一样，凡事都要节制。
不理智就会吃苦头。快乐太多会痛苦，自由过度成束缚，物极必反。愚者的心长在嘴上，智者的嘴长在心上。
言多易失。
Cheese and salt meat，should be sparingly eat.
不要贪食奶酪和咸肉。
Be temperate in wine，in eating，girls，&；sloth；Or the Gout will seizeyou and plague you both.
病痛和瘟疫经常对对酒肉、女色和惰性没有自制的人抓住不放。
Whate"er"s begun in anger ends in shame.
凡事以愤怒开始，结果必以失败告终。
Love your Enemies，for they tell you your Faults.
去爱你的敌人，因为他们能指出你的缺点。
It is better to take many Injuries than to give one.
给他人一次伤害还不如自己多次受到伤害。
Don"t throw stones at your neighbours，if your own windows areglass.
如果自家的窗户是玻璃的，千万不要向邻居家扔石头。
He that pursues two Hares at once，does not catch one and let theother go.
同时追赶两只兔子，只会是出现这样的结果：这只跑掉了，那只也没逮着。
Thou canst not joke an Enemy into a Friend；but thou mayst aFriend into an Enemy.
和敌人开玩笑，成为你朋友的可能性很小；但是和朋友开玩笑，却让他成为敌人的可能性很大。
Many a Meal is lost for want of meat.
一味的对肉食贪吃过多，你将会失去许多顿饭。
Eat few Suppers，and you"ll need few Medicines.
晚饭少吃，你就可以少吃药。
After Fish，Milk do not wish.
吃过鱼，就不想喝奶了。
Excess in all other Things whatever，as well as in Meat and Drink，is also to be avoided.
和吃喝一样，凡事都要节制。
A large train makes a light Purse.
你的钱包会被巨大的诱惑所掏空。
Hear Reason，or she"ll make you feel her.
不理智就会吃苦头。
"Tis easier to suppress the first Desire，than to satisfy all that follow it.
克制住第一个欲望容易，满足随后的欲望困难。
Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure；nothing morebondage than too much liberty，（or libertinism.）
快乐太多会痛苦，自由过度成束缚。（物极必反。）
He that can have Patience，can have what he will.
耐心可以帮助人得到他所希望的一切。
Don"t overload Gratitude；if you do，she"ll kick.
别感激过度，否则会挨踢。
To lengthen thy life，lessen thy Meals.
要长寿，少吃饭。
Youth，Age，and Sick require a different Quantity.
年轻人、老人和病人需要不同的饮食量。
Work as if you were to live 100Years，Pray as if you were to dieTo-morrow.
工作吧，好似能活一百年；祈祷吧，好似明天就要离世。
Men in 10are suicides.
人，十有八九是自取灭亡的。
A temperate Diet frees from Diseases；such are seldom ill，but ifthey are surprised with Sickness，they bear it better，and recover sooner；for most Distempers have their Original from Repletion.
合理的饮食使人远离疾病；这样的人很少生病，而一旦生病，也有较强的承受力，迅速康复；因为疾病源于过度饮食。
The heart of a fool is in his mouth，but the mouth of a wise manis in his heart.
愚者的心长在嘴上，智者的嘴长在心上。
Better slip with foot than tongue.
舌头打滑不如脚底打滑。
Be neither silly，nor cunning，but wise.
不愚昧，不精明，但要做个明白人。
Teach your child to hold his tongue，he"l learn fast enough to speak.
孩子很快就学会说话，要让他把自己的舌头管住。
An Egg to-day is better than a Hen to-morrow.
今天一只蛋，胜过明天一只鸡。
Approve not of him who commends all you say.
对你全部的话都称赞的人，不要轻易相信他。
Weighty Questions ask for deliberate Answers.
重大问题需慎重回答。
Since I cannot govern my own tongue，tho"within my own teeth，how can I hope to govern the tongues of others？
连自己嘴里的舌头都管不住，又怎么去管别人的舌头呢？
Three may keep a Secret，if two of them are dead.
一个秘密若让三人守住，除非有两个已经死掉。
He that would live in peace &；at ease，Must not speak all heknows，nor judge all he sees.
生活安逸的人，知道的不全说，看到的不乱说。
Tongue double，brings trouble.
言多易失。
Excess of Wit may oftentimes beguile：
Jests are not always pardon"d—by a Smile.
Men may disguise their Malice at the Heart，
And seem at Ease—tho"pain"d with inward Smart.
Mistaken，we—think all such Wounds of course
Reflection cures；—alas！it makes them worse.
Like Scratches they with double Anguish seize，
Rankle in time，and fester by Degrees.
聪明反被聪明误，
玩笑不总是微微一笑就能原谅。
人们有时候会把怨恨埋在心底，
表面故作轻松——内心无比痛苦。
错了——我们以为伤口会
自动愈合——哎呀！结果却越来越糟糕。
就好像抓挠一样，越抓越痛，
随着时间的推移，化脓溃烂。
Speak little，do much.
少说话，多做事。
