Like mother, like daughter.
有其母必有其女。
Not so much the pain of others, you, as that their cultivation is not enough.
与其说是别人让你痛苦，不如说自己的修养不够。
All things in their being are good for something.
天生我才必有用。
There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.
还有许多东西是值得牺牲的，还有这么多的历史等着我们去创造。
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。
pain past is pleasure
过去的痛苦即快乐。
If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that.
如果我的未来决定于我的标准化考试表现，我就不会是现在的样子，我向你保证。
Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well.
任何值得做的事就值得把它做好！
For man is man and master of his fate.
人就是人，是自己命运的主人。
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。
Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.
如果你想要成功，不要去追求成功；尽管做你自己热爱的事情并且相信它，成功自然到来。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
人过半生，方知天命。
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
心之所愿，无事不成。
The shortest answer is doing.
最简短的回答就是行动。
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
远亲不如近邻。
Bread is the staff of life.
民以食为天。
Never forget to say “thanks”.
永远不要忘了说“谢谢”!
The realities are that, you know, as a black man, Barack can get shot going to the gas station.
现实是，你知道，作为一个黑人，巴拉克去趟加油站都可能被开枪打死。
Like for like.
一报还一报。
We should always walk from the bottom to the top. The more we proceed, the tougher the next step will be.
总是得从低的那一头开始往高处走。每走一步，下一步就变得更加困难。
You cannot improve your past, but you can improve your future. Once time is wasted, life is wasted.
你不能改变你的过去，但你可以让你的未来变得更美好。一旦时间浪费了，生命就浪费了。
Live beautifully, dream passionately, love completely.
活要活得美好，梦要梦得热烈，爱要爱得完整。
Bind the sack before it be full.
做事应适可而止。
Like author, like book.
文如其人。
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功亏一篑。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以简洁为贵。
Do one thing at a time, and do well.
一次只做一件事，做到最好！
Be honest rather clever.
诚实比聪明更要紧。
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Believe in yourself.
相信你自己！
Bite off more than one can chew.
贪多咽不下。
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. -- John Ruskin
生活没有目标，犹如航海没有罗盘。-- 罗斯金
Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity. So let us seize it, not in fear, but in gladness. -- R.M. Nixon
命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。因此，梦颐呛廖薹惧，满心愉悦地把握命？- 尼克松
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