You can't have more bed-bugs than a blanket-full. 你的臭虫最多不过是一床。
The truth is lost when there is too much debating. 争论太多，真理就会丢失。
If doctors fail thee, be these three thy doctors--Rest, cheerfulness, and moderate diet. 如果医生让你失望了，那就做这三个医生:休息、快乐和适度饮食。
Was, flax, and tin; much in and little in. 瓦斯，亚麻和锡;多进少进。
Where every one goes, the grass never grows. 人到哪里，草就到哪里。
Where the hedge is lowest every one goes over. 篱笆最低的地方，人人都要过去。
The chicken that sits along the road to eat shall never enjoy a good meal. 坐在路边吃的鸡永远不会享用一顿好饭。
A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the wing. 手中有麻雀，胜于翅膀上有鸽子。
Every man should support himself, and not hang upon another. 每个人都应该自立，而不是依赖别人。
Choose a wife from among your equals. 从你的同龄人中选择一个妻子。