浪费时间就是掠夺自己

the fire is the test of gold; adversity is the test of a strong man.
火对金子是考验，逆境对人是磨练。
bad times make a good man.
艰难困苦出能人。
there is no royal road to learning.
求知无坦途。
doubt is the key to knowledge.
怀疑是知识的钥匙。

sharp tools make good work.
工欲善其事，必先利其器。
wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪费时间就是掠夺自己。
nurture passes nature.
教养胜过天性。
there is no garden without its weeds.

没有不长杂草的花园。
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。
wealth is the test of a man's character.
财富是对一个人品格的试金石。
the best hearts are always the bravest.
心灵最高尚的人，也总是最勇敢的人。

courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue.
礼貌和美貌是分不开的伴侣。
plain living and high thinking.
生活要朴素，情操要高尚。
good is good, but better carries it.
精益求精，善益求善。
honesty is the best policy.

诚实为上策。
gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
感恩是精神高尚的标志。
it is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
判断自己比判断别人要难得多。
an optimist sees the rose; a pessimist the thorn.
乐观的人看到玫瑰，悲观的人只看到它的刺。