If the pupil is smart, the teacher gets the credit. 如果学生聪明，老师就会得到表扬。
One bad experience is worth more than a thousand threats. 一次糟糕的经历胜过一千次的威胁。
Pigs might fly lest they had wings. 猪可能会飞，因为它们没有翅膀。
Whether the pitcher strikes the stone, or the stone the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher. 无论是水罐打石头，还是石头打水罐，对水罐都是有害的。
No one would be an innkeeper but for money. 如果不是为了钱，没有人会做旅馆老板。
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. 因此，追求完美，就是追求甜蜜和光明。 -- Matthew Arnold 阿诺德
You don't milk a cow with your hands in your pockets. 你不会双手插在口袋里挤牛奶。
A small cottage wherein laughter lives is worth more than a castle full of tears. 一座住着欢笑的小屋，胜过一座住着眼泪的城堡。