1.a cat may look at a king. 猫也可以看国王(指小人物也应有些权利)。
2.a friend in need is a friend in indeed. 患难识知已。
3.a man who has friends must show himself friendly. 要想交朋友,就得有诚意。
4.all roads lead to rome. 条条道路通罗马。
5.all things in their being are good for something.天生我才必有用。
6.better early than late. 宁早勿晚。
7.better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。
8.difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.困难坎坷是人们的生活教科书。
9.failure is the mother of success.失败乃成功之母。
10.for man is man and master of his fate.人就是人,是自己命运的主人。
11.great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
12.it is good to learn at another man’s cost.前车可鉴。
13.it is never too late to learn. 活到老,学到老。
14.love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。
15.men learn while they reach. 教学相长。
16.none is of freedom or of life deserving unless he daily conquers it anew.只有每天再度战胜生活并夺取自由的人,才配享受生活的自由。
17.second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。
18.the unexamined life is not worth living.混混噩噩的生活不值得过。