There is a skeleton in every house.

家家都有一本难念的经。

Too fond of the right to pursue the expedient.

过分喜欢权力就会不择手段。

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

怕吃败仗的人必然要打败仗。

Activity is the only road to knowledge.

行动是通往知识的唯一道路。

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

所有的人都是无知的，只是对不同的科目无知而已。

In war, there is no second prize for the runner-up.

在战争中，第二名是没有奖的。

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

经验是智能之父，记忆是知识之母。

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.

知识是一座宝库，而实践是开启宝库的钥匙。

Mistakes are an essential part of education.

从错误中吸取教训是教育极为重要的一部分。

Something attempted, something done.

有所尝试，就有所作为。

There is no time like the present.

时不我待，没有比现在更宝贵的了。

Light troubles speak; great troubles keep silent.

小困难，大声叫嚷；大困难，闷声不响。

All is but lip-wisdom that wants experience.

凡是没有实际经验的，都只是口头智慧。

Where there is a flatterer, there is also a fool.

哪里有拍马屁的人，那里就有傻瓜。

Good order is the foundation of all things.

良好的秩序是一切的基础。

It is better to fight for justice than to rail at the ill.

与其责骂罪恶，不如伸张正义。

Example is always more efficacious than precept.

身教胜于言教。

Time tames strongest grief.

时间能冲淡巨大的悲伤。

He that travels far knows much.

远行者见闻多。

Beauty is like a rich stone, best plain set.

美貌就像宝石，不用装饰最好。

Plain living and high thinking.

生活要朴素，情操要高尚。

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

愤怒是吹灭心灵之灯的风。

To choose time is to save time.

合理安排时间就是节约时间。

Temperance is the greatest of virtues.

自我节制是最大的美德。

He who nothing questions, nothing learns.

什么也不问的人什么也学不到。