在浩瀚的历史长河中，有一艘名为“文明之舟”的巨轮，承载着无数智慧与梦想，缓缓驶向未知的彼岸。今日，让我们共同揭开这艘巨轮的神秘面纱，探寻那些沉睡在岁月尘埃中的故事。

1. Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures.(我们绝大多数的失败都是因为缺乏自信之故。)

2. The talent of success is nothing more than doing well whatever you do without a thought of time.(成功之路没它，唯全力投入工作，而不稍存沽名钓誉之心。)

3. He that can have patience, can have what he will.(唯坚韧者始能遂其志。)

4. Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.(每匹马都认为自己所负的背包最重。)

5. Nothing down, nothing up. (无下则无上。/不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹?)

6. Work makes the workman.(勤工出巧匠。)

7. Constant dropping wears the stone. (滴水穿石。)

8. To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.(读书不思考，犹如吃饭不消化。)

9. The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.(人生之要事在于确立伟大的目标与实现这目标的决心。)

10. A good book is your best friend. (好书如挚友。)

11. One of these days is none of these days.(有这么一天就是没有这么一天。/吾生待明日，万事成蹉跎。)