He is wise, who suits himself to the occasion. 适者生存是明智的。
The shirt is nearer to the body than the coat. 衬衫比大衣更靠近身体。
Eternal values, not temporal ones, should become the deciding factors for your decisions. 永恒的价值观，而不是短暂的价值观，应该成为你做决定的决定性因素。 -- Rick Warren 华理克
He who puts up with insult invites injury. 忍受侮辱的人招来伤害。
Death is too inevitable not to defy, life too fearful and uncertain to embrace. 死亡是不可避免的，不能不反抗;生命是可怕的，不确定的，不能拥抱。 -- Bauvard 包瓦德
It's better to be punished for telling the truth than to be rewarded for saying lies. 说真话受到惩罚总比说谎话得到奖赏好。
The stronger the seam the worse the rent. 缝越厚，裂缝就越大。
If you want to please, never say things are going well. 如果你想取悦别人，永远不要说事情进展顺利。
The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. 懒惰人因寒冷不肯耕种。收割时，他必讨饭，却一无所有。