1. 如何判断一天过得好不好，不要看你收获了多少，而要看你种下去了多少种子。——罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森(作家，著有《金银岛》)

1. How to judge whether a day has been good or not, don't look at how much you have gained, but at how many seeds you have planted. - Robert Louis Stevenson (writer, author of "Treasure Island")

2. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds 光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长草。

2. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds — one who talks much but does nothing is like a garden overgrown with weeds.

3. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try

3. Nothing is difficult to a man who will try.

4. 坐吃山空，立吃地陷。

4. Spend what you have and you'll soon run out; spend what you don't have and you'll fall into a pit.

5. 20机不可失，时不再来 Take time while time is, for time will away。

5. Do not miss the opportunity, for time will not come again. Seize the moment while it is, for time will slip away.

6. Meditation often reflects on one's own faults， and gossip does not matter whether he or she is right or wrong.

6. Meditation often reflects on one's own faults, and gossip does not matter whether he or she is right or wrong.

7. A cat has

7. A cat has

8. Children are what the mothers are 耳濡目染，言传身教。 (有其母，必有其子)

8. Children imitate what their mothers are exposed to and learn through words and actions. (As the saying goes, like mother, like son.)

9. 1有志者，事竟成Nothing is impossible to a willing heart/Where there is a will there is a way。

9.1 The will to succeed will lead to success. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart/Where there is a will, there is a way.

10. Happy to share， difficult to share.

10. Easier said than done.

11. 一人说话全有理，两人说话见高低。

11. One person speaking is always reasonable, but when two people speak, their abilities can be discerned.

12. The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today

12. The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

13. Better ask twice than lose your way once 问路两次胜过迷路一次。

13. It's better to ask twice than to lose your way once.

14. 老古话说：水往下流，人争上游。

14. An old saying goes: Water flows downward, but people strive to rise upward.

15. 越是在黑暗的时候，我们越要集中精神去寻找光明。——亚里士多德·奥纳西斯(希腊船王，迎娶前美国第一夫人杰奎琳·肯尼迪)

15. The darker the times, the more we need to concentrate our spirits to seek the light. - Aristotle Onassis (Greek shipowner, who married former First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy)

16. A new broom sweeps clean新官上任三把火。

16. A new broom sweeps clean - A new official brings new vigor and initiatives.

17. The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart

17. The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

18. 志大才疏事难成，志坚勤学虎添翼。

18. Ambition without talent makes success difficult to achieve, while perseverance in learning adds wings to the tiger.

19. Constant dripping wears away a stone 水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

19. Constant dripping wears away a stone; like a rope saw cutting through wood.

20. 黑发不知勤学早，白首方悔读书迟。

20. Youth does not realize the importance of studying early, only to regret it when the hair turns white.

21. Think twice about everything， but more importantly than think twice， think twice and act accordingly.

21. Think twice about everything, but more importantly than thinking twice, think twice and act accordingly.

22. A bad beginning makes a bad ending 不善始者不善终。

22. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. - A poor start leads to a poor conclusion.

23. The wooden ruler is short， but its energy is enormous.

23. The wooden ruler is short, but its energy is enormous.

24. Blood is thicker than water 血浓于水。

24. Blood is thicker than water - Blood is thicker than water.

25. 吃要吃有味的，说要说有理的。

25. Eat what tastes good, speak what is reasonable.

26. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy 只学习(工作)不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

26. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Translation: Too much work and no play makes Jack a lazy and unexciting boy.

27. 木尺虽短，能量千丈。

27. A wooden ruler may be short, but it can measure a thousand cubits.

28. 6The questions you ask determine the quality of your life——Mr Self Development

28. 6 The questions you ask determine the quality of your life——Mr. Self-Development

29. Creep before you walk 循序渐进。

29. Take baby steps before you walk.

30. Actions speak louder than words 事实胜于雄辩。(行动胜过语言)

30. Actions speak louder than words. Fact is stronger than eloquence. (Deeds are more powerful than words.)

31. 55眼见为实 Seeing is believing。

31. Seeing is believing.

32. 32宁为鸡头，不为凤尾 It is better to be a head of dog than a tail of a lion。。

32. Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. It is better to be the leader of a dog than the follower of a lion.

33. A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。

33. A liar is not believed even when he speaks the truth.

34. 7Change your thoughts and you change your world——Norman Vincent Peale

34. Change your thoughts and you change your world——Norman Vincent Peale

35. 俗话说：水深难见底，虎死不倒威。

35. As the saying goes: The deeper the water, the harder it is to see the bottom; when a tiger dies, its roar does not fade.

36. A rising tide lifts all boats 水涨众船高。

36. A rising tide lifts all boats - When the river rises, all boats float higher.

37. A friend in need is a friend indeed

37. A friend in need is a true friend.

38. A rolling stone gathers no moss 滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

38. A rolling stone gathers no moss — A stone that rolls never accumulates moss, and one who changes careers never accumulates wealth.

39. A friend without faults will never be found 没有十全十美的'朋友。

39. A friend without faults will never be found - No friend is perfect.

40. An apple a day keeps the doctor away 多吃水果利健康。(一天一苹果医生远离我。)

40. "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" - Eating more fruits is good for health. (One apple a day keeps the doctor away from me.)

41. Success never likes meeting lazy people， but wakes them up.

41. Success never enjoys encountering lazy people, but it wakes them up.