Ambition loses many a man. 。

野心使許多人失敗

Ambition makes people diligent. 。

雄心使人勤勉

Zeal, when it is a virtue, is a dangerous one. 。

把熱誠當作美德是危險的

Zeal without prudence is frenzy. 。

熱誠不夠謹慎猶若瘋狂

Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.

熱心有餘，知識不足。志大才疏猶如脫韁之馬。

Zeal too often lacks discretion.

熱心有餘，審慎不足。

Zeal is fit only for wise men, but is found mostly in fools.

熱誠只適宜於智者，但熱誠多半在愚者身上。

To do one thing well is a worthy ambition.

把一件事做好，這就是一個有價值的雄心。

The higher the mountain, the greater descent.

山愈高，峭壁愈陡。爬得愈高，跌得愈深。

The best is the enemy of the good.

「 最好」往往成為「好」的敵人。（目標太高反而失敗。）

Seek mickle, and get something; seek little, and get nothing.

尋找多一些，就得著一些。尋找少一些，就一無所得。

Seek and ye shall find. [Matthew 7:7]

尋找，就尋見。（馬太福音7:7）

Better ride on an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me.

騎馬摔一跤不如騎驢往前走。

He that stays in the valley shall never get over the hill.

固步自封。

Nothing is difficult to a man whom ambition fires.

對於雄心萬丈的人來說，世上沒有難成的事。

1. A clear conscience is like a coat of mail.

平生不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。

2. Handsome is that handsome does.

心美，貌亦美。

3. A fair face may hide a foul heart. (Fair face, foul heart.)

漂亮的面孔可能藏著一顆齷齪的心。人面獸心。

4. A good conscience is a safe pillow.

良心清白，安枕無憂。

5. A guilty conscience needs no accuser.

作賊心虛。多行不義必自斃，多走夜路必遇鬼。

6. A heavy purse makes a light heart.

錢包飽滿，心情輕鬆。

7. A honey tongue, a heart of gall.

口蜜腹劍。笑裏藏刀。佛口蛇心。

8. A light purse makes a heavy heart.

錢包薄薄，心情沉重。

9. A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.

平生不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。

10. A straight stick is crooked in the water.

直棍水中曲。

11. All are not saints that go to church.

上教堂的人未必個個都是聖人。

12. All are not thieves that dogs bark at.

人不可貌相，海不可斗量。（不可一概而論。）

13. All that glitters is not gold.

發亮的不一定全是金子。金玉其外，敗絮其中。虛有其表。

14. Apparel makes the man.

人靠衣裳，馬靠鞍裝。

15. Appearances are deceptive.

外表是靠不住的。

16. Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.

口裏含著花蜜的蜜蜂，尾巴卻有螫。口蜜腹劍。笑裏藏刀。

17. Clothes do not make the man.

衣冠不能造人品。人不可以貌相。

18. Conscience does make cowards of us all. [William Shakespeare]

良心的自責使大家變成了懦夫。（莎士比亞）

19. Faint heart never won fair lady.

懦弱的人永遠無法贏得美人的歡心。

20. Far from eye, far from heart.

離眼遠，離心遠。眼不見，心不念。

21. Fine feathers do not make fine birds.

酒肉賓朋，柴米夫妻。

22. An uncut gem goes not sparkle.

玉不琢，不成器。