美德和幸福是母女。
诚实的人不会接受不应属于自己的金钱和荣誉。
伟大的谦虚背后隐藏着伟大的美德。
予人快乐,己获快乐。没有道德,就没有自由。没有国家,就没有个人。
Virtue and Happiness are Mother and Daughter.
美德和幸福是母女。
An innocent Plowman is more worthy than a vicious Prince.
一个邪恶的王子远远没有一个真诚的农夫高贵得多。
An honest Man will receive neither Money nor Praise,that is not hisDue.
诚实的人不会接受不应属于自己的金钱和荣誉。
There"s none deceived but he that trusts.
受到欺骗的人往往是那些相信一切的人。
Don"t go to the doctor with every distemper,nor to the lawyer withevery quarrel,nor to the pot for every thirst.
不要一有病就去看医生,不要一有矛盾就去找律师,也不要一口渴就去找水壶。
Trust thy self,and another shall not betray thee.
别人不会背叛你,源自于你相信自己。
Hast thou virtue?acquire also the graces &;beauties of virtue.
想拥有美德吗?既要有她的优雅又要有她的美丽。
Tricks and Treachery are the Practice of Fools,that have not Witenough to be honest.
蠢人才会选择诡计和背叛,因为他们缺乏足够的智慧来做一个诚实的人。
Act uprightly,and despise Calumny;Dirt may stick to a Mud Wall,but not to polish"d Marble.
品行正直,蔑视中伤;泥土只能糊墙,不能盖住大理石的光亮。
Great Modesty often hides great Merit.
伟大的谦虚背后隐藏着伟大的美德。
Lying rides upon Debt"s back.
谎言骑在债务的背上。
A Lie stands on 1leg,Truth on 2.
谎言唯有一条腿支撑,事实却是依靠两条腿站立。
Who pleasure gives,Shall joy receive.
予人快乐,己获快乐。
He"s the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the mostmedicines.
最好的医生就是明白大多数药物无效的人。
None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault,oracknowledge himself in an error.
唯有良好教养的人才懂得如何承认缺点和错误。
Laws like to Cobwebs catch small Flies,Great ones break thro"before your eyes.
法律似蛛网,善于捕捉小苍蝇;哪怕你紧盯不放,大蝇终会破网而逃。
The excellency of hogs is fatness,of men virtue.
膘肥才是好猪,德美才称好人。
The noblest question in the world is What Good may I do in it?
世界上最高尚的问题是:我能做什么善事?
All Mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the Good.
所有人都感恩行善的人。
No longer virtuous no longer free;is a Maxim as true with regardto a private Person as a Common-wealth.
没有道德,就没有自由。没有国家,就没有个人。
When you"re good to others,you are best to yourself.
对人好,对己好。
What more valuable than Gold?Diamonds.Than Diamonds?Virtue.
钻石贵于金子,美德贵于钻石。
Calamity and Prosperity are the Touchstones of Integrity.
检验人们正直与否的试金石是灾难和财富。
He that is of Opinion Money will do every Thing,may well besuspected of doing every Thing for Money.
如果一个人认为有钱可以做任何事,他可以为了钱去做任何事。
Bad Gains are truly Losses.
不义的索取即是真正的损失。
Doing an Injury puts you below your Enemy;Revenging onemakes you but even with him;Forgiving it sets you above him.
伤害他人的人比他人更卑鄙,报复他人的人和他人不分上下,宽恕他人的人比他人高尚。
Pray don"t burn my House to roast your Eggs.
不要烧我的房子为烤你的鸡蛋。(不要损人利己。)
Without justice,courage is weak.
如果没有正义,勇气将会软弱无力。
To bear other Peoples Afflictions,every one has Courage enough,and to spare.
倘若分担忍受他人的痛苦,每个人都有足够的勇气。
Blame-all and Praise-all are two blockheads.
对于大傻瓜来说,他会责怪一切,赞美一切。
Necessity never made a good bargain.
必需之品无须讨价还价。
"Tis more noble to forgive,and more manly to despise,than torevenge an Injury.
与报复造成伤害相比,宽恕更加高尚,鄙视更有气魄。
Necessity has no Law.
人穷无须法律。
Many Foxes grow grey,but few grow good.
许多狐狸会变老,但很少能变好。
The Wolf sheds his Coat once a Year,his Disposition never.
狼会一年换一次皮,本性却永远不会改变。
Great Merit is coy,as well as great Pride.
大德大傲,处事低调。
Quarrels never could last long,If on one side only lay the wrong.
要想争吵结束,其中一方得认错。
Pardoning the Bad,is injuring the Good.
宽恕坏人就是伤害好人。
Nothing so popular as GOODNESS.
没有比善良更受欢迎的了。
Ceremony is not Civility;nor Civility Ceremony.
礼节不一定是文明,文明也不一定是礼节。
He is not well-bred,that cannot bear Ill-Breeding in others.
不能忍受他人无礼的人也没有多好的教养。
Neglect kills Injuries,Revenge increases them.
宽容消除伤痛,报复增加伤痛。
When Prosperity was well mounted,she let go the Bridle,andsoon came tumbling out of the Saddle.
忘恩负义,过河拆桥,必遭报应。
Those that have much Business must have much Pardon.
生意越兴旺的人,他就更要学会宽恕。
He that is conscious of a Stink in his Breeches,is jealous ofevery Wrinkle in another"s Nose.
意识到自己屁股臭的人,对别人鼻子上的每道皱纹都会忌恨。
You can bear your own Faults,and why not a Fault in your Wife.
一个人可以容忍自己那么多错,为什么却不能容忍妻子的一个错?