English life motto

1. He that doth what he should not,shall feel what he would not. If you do something that you should not do, you will have a feeling that you do not want.

2. Calamity and prisperity are the touchstones of integrity. Unfortunately, luck is the touchstone of integrity.

3. Who judges best of a man, his enemies or himself? Who can best evaluate a person, his enemy or himself?

4. You may be too cunning for one, but not for all. I was deceived by one person, but I could not deceive everyone.

5. Clean your finger, before you point at my spots. Wash your fingers first, then point out my smudges.

6. He that can bear a reproof, and mend by it, if he is not wise, is in a fair way of being so. Those who can bear the blame and change according to it, if not wise, are not far away

7. Keep conscience clear, then never fear. There is no fear, no fear.

8. When you're good to others, you are best to yourself. Being kind to others is to be kind to yourself.

9. There is no man so bad, but he secretly respects the good. The bad guys will secretly respect the good guys.

10. You may be more happy than pinces, if you will be more virtuous. If you can do more good things, you will be even happier than the prince.

11. Who has deceiv'd thee so oft as thy self? You are deceiving yourself.

12. Nothing so popular as goodness. The most popular is good deeds.

13. Don't misinform your doctor nor your lawyer. Don't give doctors and lawyers the wrong message.

14. The excellency of hogs is fatness, of men virtue. The advantage of pigs is that they are fat, and the advantage of human beings lies in virtue.

15. Don't throw stones at your neightbours, if your own windows are glass. If your window is made of glass, don't hit your neighbor with stones.

16. One mend-fault is worth two find-faults, but one find-fault is better than two make-faults. A correction is equivalent to two faults, but one is wrong.

17. The sun never repents of the good he does, nor does he ever demand a recompence. The sun never regrets the good things it does, and never expects any reward.

18. It is never too late to learn.

19. It is never too late to mend.

20. The secret of success is constancy of purpose. Misfortunes never come alone/single.

22. Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot.

23. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.

24. To an optimist every change is a change for the better.

25. Truth never fears investigation.

26. A good medicine tasks bitter.

27. Great minds think alike.

28. Storms make trees take deeper roots.

29. Live and let live.

30. Our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. What we are most proud of is not to fall, but to climb up after each fall.

31. Constant dropping wears the stone.

32. Experience is the mother of wisdom.

33. Every man is his own worst enemy.

34. Saying and doing are two different things.

35. Actions speak louder than words.

36. From small beginnings comes great things.

37. Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain.

38. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

39. The voice of one man is the voice of no one.

40. A great ship asks for deep waters.

41. While there is life, there is hope.

42. Two heads are better than one.

43. Wise men learn by other men's mistakes; fools by their own.

44. Good company on the road is the shortest cut.

45. It takes all sorts to make a world.

46. ​​If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well.

47. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

48. Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

49. The sting of a reproach, is the truth of it. The accusation brings you a sting, it is its loyalty.

50. Virtue and happiness are mother and daugher. Virtue and happiness are like mother and daughter.

51. TAll mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good.

52. It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. Self-deception is the easiest thing in the world.

53. Tis easier to prevent bad hadits than to breadk them. Preventing bad habits is far easier than eliminating bad habits.

54. An old man in a house is a good sign. There is always a good sign in the family.

55. Speak with contempt of none, form slave to king, the meanest bee, and will use, a sting. Don't use words to degrade anyone, no matter the king or the slave. The most despicable bees will also use their poisonous needles to swear.

56. Beware, beware!he'll cheat'ithout scruple,who can without fear. Beware, beware! Those who do not fear if they are deceived will have no worries.

57. How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults.or attention enough to mend them! Recognizing and correcting mistakes requires courage and determination

58. Trick and treachery are the practice if fools, that have not wit enough to be honest. Fools are used to tricks and judgments. They are not smart enough to learn to treat others sincerely.

59. Let our fathers and garandfathers be valued for their goodness, ourselves for our own. Let fathers and grandparents be respected for their good deeds, and let us be respected for our own good deeds.

60. Thirst after desert, not reward. Thirst for virtue rather than reward.

61. If thou injurest conscience, it will have its revenge on thee. It will hurt the conscience and will be severely punished by the conscience.

62. If thou wouldest live long, live well; for folly and wickedness shorten life. If you want to live longer, life must be good, because stupidity and evil will shorten life.

63. Each year one vicious habit rooted out, in time minght make the worst man good. Every year, eradicating a bad habit, the evil roots will be perfect.

64. If you do what you should not, you must hear what you would not. If you do something you should not do, you will inevitably hear the words you do not want to hear.

65. Let the vices die before thee. Let the bad habits die first.

66. An honest man will receive neither money nor praise, that is not his due. The upright person neither accepts the money of others nor accepts the flattery of others. These are not what he deserves.