1. The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

世界上对勇气的最大考验是忍受失败而不丧失信心。

2. A man's best friends are his ten fingers.

人最好的朋友是自己的十个手指。

3. One never lose anything by politeness.

讲礼貌不吃亏。

4. Only they who fulfill their duties in everyday matters will fulfill them on  great occasions.

只有在日常生活中尽责的人才会在重大时刻尽责。

5. The shortest way to do many things is to only one thing at a time.

做许多事情的捷径就是一次只做一件一件事。

6. There's only one corner of the universe you can be sure of improving, and that's your own self.

这个宇宙中只有一个角落你肯定可以改进，那就是你自己。

7.A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink.
一个人可以把马带到河边，(http://www.7lizhi.com 励志英语)但他不能令它饮水。

8.One cannot eat one’s cake and have it.
一个人不能把他的糕饼吃掉之后还留在手上。

9.A great man is always willing to be little.
伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。

10.Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.
生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。

11. The world is like a mirror: Frown at itand it frowns at you; smile, and it smiles too.
世界犹如一面镜子：朝它皱眉它就朝你皱眉，朝它微笑它也吵你微笑。

12. Death comes to all, but great achievements raise a monument which shall endure until the sun grows old.
死亡无人能免，但非凡的成就会树起一座纪念碑，它将一直立到太阳冷却之时。

13. The reason why a great man is great is that he resolves to be a great man.
伟人之所以伟大，是因为他立志要成为伟大的人。

14. Suffering is the most powerful teacher of life.
苦难是人生最伟大的老师。

15.Almost any situation---good or bad ---is affected by the attitude we bring to. (Lucius Annaus Seneca, Ancient Roman philosopher)
差不多任何一种处境——无论是好是坏——都受到我们对待处境的态度的影响。

16.Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. (Hellen Keller, American writer)
虽然世界多苦难，但是苦难总是能战胜的

17.Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the freedom to choose his attitude in any given set of circumstances. (Leonhard Frand , German novelist)
我可以拿走人的任何东西，但有一样东西不行，这就是在特定环境下选择自己的生活态度的自由。