There"s a time to wink as well as to see.
偶尔睁眼明察秋毫,偶尔眨眼故作不见。
Dally not with other Folks Women or Money.
不要玩弄别人的女人和钱财。
When you taste Honey,remember Gall.
忆苦思甜。
Good-Will,like the Wind,floweth where it listeth.
好心好意就像风儿一样,掠过的地方都会开出花儿。
If you would reap Praise you must sow the Seeds,Gentle Wordsand useful Deeds.
要想收获赞扬的果实,先要播下善言和善行的种子。
Generous Minds are all of kin.
慷慨的心灵都是相似的。
The meanest Bee hath,and will use,a sting.
最低等级的蜂也有刺,而且也会用刺。
In success be moderate.
成功者要谦虚。
Pride dines upon Vanity,sups on Contempt.
傲慢的三餐是以“虚荣”开始,“轻蔑”结束的。
As sore places meet most rubs,proud folks meet most affronts.
骄傲的人常当众受辱,就像痛处常被触痛一样。
A Cypher and Humility make the other Figures &;Virtues of ten-fold Value.
密码为数字增光,谦逊为美德添彩。
Humility makes great men twice honourable.
谦虚可以让伟大的人更可敬。
Never praise your Cyder,Horse,or Bedfellow.
绝不要向人炫耀你的酒、马和同床者。
After crosses and losses men grow humbler &;wiser.
人之所以变得更加谦虚、更加明智是因为他走过弯路,受过挫折。61He"s a Fool that cannot conceal his Wisdom.
不会隐藏自己才智的人就是傻瓜。
Pride and the Gout,are seldom cur"d throughout.
骄傲就像中风,很少能被治愈。
The wise Man draws more Advantage from his Enemies,than theFool from his Friends.
聪明的人选择从对手那儿汲取的长处,远比傻瓜从朋友那儿汲取的多。
Declaiming against Pride,is not always a Sign of Humility.
谦虚的表现并不总是攻击骄傲。
Pride is as loud a Beggar as Want,and a great deal more saucy.
骄傲和高声乞讨的乞丐没有两样,都显得莽撞无礼。
Clean your Finger,before you point at my Spots.
要想指出别人的缺点,先把自己的手洗干净。
Tho"Modesty is a Virtue,Bashfulness is a Vice.
谦虚是美德,羞怯是缺点。
To be humble to Superiors is Duty,to Equals Courtesy,to InferiorsNobleness.
谦恭对待上级是职责,谦恭对待平级是礼貌,谦恭对待下级是高尚。
Despair ruins some,Presumption many.
绝望毁了一些人的生活,傲慢却可以葬送更多人的前程。
PRIDE is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of."Tisa meer Proteus,and disguises itself under all manner of appearances,putting on sometimes even the mask of humility.If some are proud ofneatness and propriety of dress;others are equally so of despising it,and acting the perpetual sloven.
骄傲据说是好人最难根除的一个缺点。它善于乔装打扮,有时甚至戴上谦逊的面具。有些人以整齐得体的穿着为荣,而有些人却对此蔑视,永远不修边幅。
Write Injuries in Dust,Benefits in Marble.
伤害写在土上,恩惠刻在石上。
Pride breakfasted with Plenty,dined with Poverty,supped with Infamy.
骄傲与富有共进早餐,与贫困共享午餐,与恶名同食晚餐。
A good Conscience is a continual Christmas.
拥有良好的心灵好比每天都过圣诞节。
To be proud of Virtue,is to poison yourself with the Antidote.
如果为美德感到骄傲就像用解毒药自毒。
It is wise not to seek a Secret,and Honest not to reveal it.
不探听秘密的人是明智的,不泄露秘密的人是诚实的。
Poverty often deprives a Man of all Spirit and Virtue.
一个人的一切精神和道德都会被贫困给剥夺。
There is much difference between imitating a good man,andcounterfeiting him.
仿好人与装好人,天差地别。
Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden but it is forbiddenbecause it"s hurtful.
罪孽不是因为被禁止才有害的,而是因为有害才被禁止的。
A true great Man will neither trample on a Worm,nor sneak to anEmperor.
真正的伟人不会踩死一只虫子,也不会献媚权贵。
What maintains one Vice would bring up two Children.
不克服一个缺点,相当于滋生两个缺点。
A Man without ceremony has need of great merit in its place.
人的优点不能弥补他的无礼。
As often as we do good,we sacrifice.
行善需牺牲。
How few there are who have courage enough to own their Faults,or resolution enough to mend them!
勇于承认错误和改正错误的人,少之又少!
If thou dost ill,the joy fades,not the pains;If well,the pain dothfade,the joy remains.
做坏事,有痛无乐;做好事,有乐无痛。
Bis dat,qui cito dat.——拉丁文谚语
He gives twice who gives promply.
即施倍与。
Virtue may not always make a Face handsome,but Vice willcertainly make it ugly.
美德不总是使人漂亮,但恶行一定让人丑陋。
A good Man is seldom uneasy,an ill one never easie.
好人很少不安,坏人天天难安。
There have been as great Souls unknown to fame as any of themost famous.
有的人虽默默无闻,却有着名人般伟大的灵魂。
Nor Eye in a letter,nor Hand in a purse,nor Ear in the secret ofanother.
不看他人信件,不偷他人钱包,不听他人秘密。
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth,nor Liberty to purchase power.
千万不要为买财富出卖道德,也不要出卖自由去买权力。
Keep flax from fire,youth from gaming.
亚麻应远离火,青年要远离赌博。
Vice knows she"s ugly,so puts on her Mask.
邪恶知道自己丑陋,所以戴上了面具。