思想是行动的种子。- 格言

Thought is the seed of action. - Maxim

A handy tool makes a handy man. - Chinese Idiom

工欲善其事，必先利其器。- 汉语成语

Doing good for a long time will form a noble character. - Chinese Idiom

积善成德。- 汉语成语

助人为乐。- 汉语成语

Be glad to help others. - Chinese Idiom

爱使世界生生不息。- 谚语

It is love that makes the world go round. – Proverb

礼貌不费分文，却可赢得一切。- 格言

Civility costs nothing and gains everything. - Maxim

言多必失。- 汉语成语

He who speaks much errs much. - Chinese Idiom

Thus nature has no love for solitude, and always leans, as it were, on some support; and the sweetest support is found in the most intimate friendship. – Cicero

自然不喜欢孤独，总是倚靠在某种支撑之上，而最甜美的支撑是在最亲密的友谊之中。 – 西塞罗

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. – Albert Einstein

常识就是人在十八岁之前形成的各种偏见的总和。 – 爱因斯坦

层出不穷。- 汉语成语

Emerge in an endless stream; things appear one after another. - Chinese Idiom

Be most willing to; with one's heart and soul. - Chinese Idiom

心甘情愿。- 汉语成语

If they say you are good, ask yourself if it be true. - Maxim

倘若有人赞扬你，要扪心自问是否属实。- 格言

The road of life is like a large river, because of the power of the currents, river courses appear unexpectedly where there is no flowing water. – Rabindranath Tagore

人生的道路就像一条大河，由于急流本身的冲击力，在从前没有水流的地方，冲刷出崭新的意料不到的河道。- 泰戈尔

Be worldly-wise and play safe; be wise for personal survival. - Chinese Idiom

明哲保身。- 汉语成语

A good husband makes a good wife. – Proverb

夫善则妻贤。- 谚语

Riches do not always bring happiness. – Proverb

财富带来的不总是幸福。- 谚语

To become a man is an art. – Maxim

做人是一门艺术。- 格言

Joking should be kept within the bounds of good taste. - Maxim

开玩笑要适度。- 格言

事必躬亲。- 汉语成语

Take care of every single thing personally. - Chinese Idiom

相对于缅怀过去，我更喜欢憧憬未来。 – 杰弗逊

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. – T. Jefferson