※A bad penny always turns up. ※A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。 ※A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 曩中有钱,不如朝中有友。 ※An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. 乐观的人在灾难中看到希望;悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。 ※A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 省钱就是赚钱。 ※A pet lamb makes a cross ram. 宠坏的小羊将成为脾气坏的大羊。 ※Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume. 美而无德犹如花之无香。 ※Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 不轻诺,诺必果。 ※Business may be troublesome, but idleness is pernicious. 事业虽扰烦,懒惰更害人。 ※Cast not your pearls before swine. 明珠莫投暗。