1. [放弃投机取巧的幻想。] better late than never.（迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。）

2. great hopes make great man. （伟大的理想造就伟大的人。）

3. if a thing is worth doing it is worth d in doing we learn.（实践长才干。）

4. four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the cro from small beginning come great things.（伟大始于渺小。）

5. all things are difficult before they are easy.（凡事必先难后易。）

6. constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石。）

7. misfortunes never come alone/single.（祸不单行。）

8. god helps those who help themselves.（天助自助者。）

9. lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯错误。）

10. misfortunes tell us what fortune is.（不经灾祸不知福。）

11. actions speak louder than words.（行动比语言更响亮。）

12. knowing something of everything and everything of something.（通百艺而专一长。）

13. nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.（无热情成就不了伟业。）

14. it’s never too late to mend.（过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。）

15. east or west, home is best.（东好西好，还是家里最好。)

16. a bold attempt is half success.（勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。）

17. nothing is impossible for a willing heart.（心之所愿，无所不成。）[坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功。

18. good company on the road is the shortest cut.（行路有良伴就是捷径。）