A thorn under a baobab tree pricks deeper. 猴面包树下的一根刺刺得更深。
A good name keeps its lustre in the dark. 好名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。
Cautious in small matters, careless in great. 小事谨慎，大事粗心。
Has it ever struck you that the trouts bite best on the Sabbath? God's critters tempting decent men. 你有没有想过鳟鱼在安息日咬得最厉害?上帝的动物诱惑着正派的人。 -- J. M. Barrie J·M·巴里
Air castles are good; now put foundations under them. 空中楼阁很好;现在把地基放在下面。
Who wouldn't lick his fingers when they have been dipped in honey? 蘸了蜂蜜谁不舔手指呢?
He who waits for another man's trencher often dines in imagination. 等着别人挖菜的人，往往是在幻想中进餐。
Who moves, picks up, who stands still, dries up. 谁动了，谁捡起来，谁站着不动，谁就干了。
They wooed her, and she resisted ; they left her, and she then fell in love. 他们向她求爱，她拒绝了;他们离开了她，然后她坠入了爱河。
For a man who has done his natural duty, death is as natural as sleep. 对于一个完成了自然职责的人来说，死亡就像睡眠一样自然。 -- George Santayana 乔治·桑塔亚纳