Pick and choose, and take the worst. 挑挑拣拣，做最坏的打算。
The lazy man always does twice the work. 这个懒惰的人总是做两倍的工作。
One cannot scoop up the ocean with a sea shell. 一个人不能用海贝来舀起海洋。
The sober man's secret is the drunkard's speech. 清醒人的秘密在于醉汉的言语。
Get better with age or else age will get the better of you. 年纪越大越好，否则你就会越老。 -- Habeeb Akande 阿坎德哈比布
To cry with one eye and laugh with the other. 一只眼睛哭，另一只眼睛笑。
The better the fruit, the more wasps to eat it. 水果越好，黄蜂吃得越多。
Fast as the hare runs, the greyhound outruns her, since he catches her. 虽然野兔跑得很快，但灰狗还是跑得比她快，因为它抓住了她。