Better an empty purse than an empty head

1、The first step is as good as half over.

第一步是最关键的一步。

2、You never know your luck.

命运好坏不由己。

3、Sow nothing, reap nothing.

春不播，秋不收。

4、The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.

精神的财富是唯一的财富。

5、You cant judge a tree by its bark.

人不可貌相。

6、Clothes do not make the man.

人不在衣装。

7、To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.

既当演说家，又做实干家。

8、Variety is the spice of life.

变化是生活的调味品。

9、Bad times make a good man.

艰难困苦出能人。

10、There is no royal road to learning.

求知无坦途。

11、Doubt is the key to knowledge.

怀疑是知识的钥匙。

12、Sharp tools make good work.

工欲善其事，必先利其器。

13、Wasting time is robbing oneself.

浪费时间就是掠夺自己。

14、Nurture passes nature.

教养胜过天性。

15、There is no garden without its weeds.

没有不长杂草的花园。

16、A man is only as good as what he loves.

一个人要用他所爱的东西有多好来衡量。

17、Wealth is the test of a mans character.

财富是对一个人品格的试金石。

18、The best hearts are always the bravest.

心灵最高尚的人，也总是最勇敢的人。

19、All things in their being are good for something.

天生我才必有用。

20、Be honest rather clever.

诚实比聪明更要紧。

21、Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.

随遇而安。

22、Be just to all, but trust not all.

要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。

23、Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.

眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。

24、Be slow to promise and quick to perform.

不轻诺，诺必果。

25、Be swift to hear, slow to speak.

多听少说。

26、Better an empty purse than an empty head.

宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。

27、Better an open enemy than a false friend.

明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

28、Better good neighbours near than relations far away.

远亲不如近邻。

29、Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.

功亏一篑。

30、Between two stools one falls to the ground.

脚踏两头要落空。