痛苦的秘密在于有闲功夫担心自己是否幸福。 – 萧伯纳

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. – Bernard Shaw

缺乏信心并不是因为出现了困难，而出现困难倒是因为缺乏信心 。 – 塞内加

A lack of confidence is not because of the difficulties and problems are because of the lack of confidence. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Truth needs not many words. – Proverb

有理不在声高。- 谚语

Emerge as the times require; be born at the right moment. - Chinese Idiom

应运而生。- 汉语成语

An old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop a thousand miles, an old hero still cherishes his high aspirations. – Cao Cao

老骥伏枥，志在千里，烈士暮年，壮心不已。 – 曹操

魔鬼高兴时也会发善心。- 谚语

The devil is good when he is pleased. - Proverb

灯下黑。- 谚语

The darkest place is under the candelstick. - Proverb

名正言顺。- 汉语成语

Be right and proper; be perfectly justifiable.  - Chinese Idiom

把灯笼背在背上的人，有黑影遮住前路。 – 泰戈尔

They throw their shadows before them who carry their lantern on their back. – Rabindranath Tagore

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. – Charles Robert Darwin

生存下来的物种不是最强壮，也非最聪明的，而是最能够适应改变的。 – 达尔文

生活是绘画，不是做算术。- 霍姆斯

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum. – O.W. Holmes

Don't try to win a friend by presenting gifts. You should instead contribute your sincere love and learn how to win others' heart through appropriate ways. - Socrates

不要试图靠馈赠去获得朋友，你必须奉献你诚挚的爱，学会怎样用正当的方法来赢得别人的心。 – 苏格拉底

Share happiness and sufferings together. - Chinese Idiom

同甘共苦。- 汉语成语

吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。- 孔子

At the age of fifteen, I set my heart on learning; 
at thirty, I was already well established; 
at forty, I began to be immune from confusion; 
at fifty, I could understand Heaven's will; 
at sixty, I felt no surprise at any opinion; 
and in my seventies, I have been able to do whatever I intend to without transgressing the rules. - Confucius

A little of everything, nothing at all. – Proverb

每事都浅尝辄止，结果一事无成。- 谚语

高瞻远瞩。- 汉语成语

Look far ahead and aim high; take a broad and long view. - Chinese Idiom

Never say die! Up man, and try. – English Proverb

不要气馁，朋友，振作起来，再试试! – 英语谚语

Life is like the moon, now dark, now full. - Su Shi

人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺。- 苏轼

反躬自省。- 汉语成语

Look back at past mistakes one has made. - Chinese Idiom

破旧立新。- 汉语成语

Destroy the old and establish the new. - Chinese Idiom