He would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行始于足下。

　　Rome was not built in a day. 羅馬不是一日建成的。

　　Pain past is pleasure. 過去的痛苦就是快樂。

　　While there is life, there is hope. 有生命就有希望。

　　Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. 腦中有知識，勝過手中有金錢。

　　Storms make trees take deeper roots. 風(fēng)暴使樹木深深扎根。

　　Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. 心之所愿，無所不成。

　　The shortest answer is doing. 最簡單的回答就是干。

　　All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事必先難后易。

　　Great hopes make great man. 偉大的理想造就偉大的人。

　　God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。

　　In doing we learn. 實踐長才干。

　　East or west, home is best. 東好西好，還是家里最好。

　　Good company on the road is the shortest cut. 行路有良伴就是捷徑。

　　Constant dropping wears the stone. 滴水穿石。

　　Misfortunes never come alone/single. 禍不單行。

　　Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 不經(jīng)災(zāi)禍不知福。

　　Better late than never. 遲做總比不做好;晚來總比不來好。

　　It's never too late to mend. 過而能改，善莫大焉;亡羊補(bǔ)牢，猶未晚也。

　　If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well. 如果事情值得做，就值得做好。

　　Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. 無熱情成就不了偉業(yè)。

　　Actions speak louder than words. 行動比語言更響亮。

　　Lifeless, faultless. 只有死人才不犯錯誤。

　　From small beginning come great things. 偉大始于渺小。

　　A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

　　Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鳥先飛。