1.wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.

　　知識之于精神,一如健康之于肉體.

　　2.experience is the best teacher.

　　經驗是最好的教師.

　　3.experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

　　經驗是知識之父,記憶是知識之母.

　　4.wit once bought is worth twice taught.

　　由經驗而得的智慧,勝于學習而得的智慧；一次親身的體會,勝過兩次的教師教導.

　　5.business is the salt of life.

　　事業是生命之鹽.

　　6.better late than never.

　　遲做總比不做好.

　　7.whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

　　凡是值得做的事,就值得做好.

　　8.the shortest answer is doing the thing.

　　最簡短的回答就是一個“干”字.

　　9.it is right to put everything in its proper use.

　　凡事都應用得其所.

　　10.affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.

　　按部就班,事情很快就做完.

　　11.all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.

　　只工作,不玩耍,聰明小孩也變傻.

　　12.business is business.

　　公事公辦.

　　13.never think yourself above business.

　　勿自視過高；不要眼高手低；永遠不要認為自己是大才小用.

　　14.business may be troublesome,but idleness is pernicious.

　　事業雖擾人,懶惰害更大.

　　15.action is the proper fruit of knowledge.

　　行動是知識之佳果.

　　16.finished labours are pleasant.

　　完成工作是一樂.

　　17.it is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.

　　沒有土壤,播種也是徒勞.

　　18.wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

　　胸中有知識,勝于手中有錢.

　　19.wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.

　　為了求知識,代價雖高也值得.

　　20.doubt is the key of knowledge.

　　懷疑是知識之鑰.