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懶惰（就像鐵鏽）比勞動耗損得更多：鑰匙若常用，光亮不生鏽。
Sloth (like Rust) consumes faster than Labour wears: the used Key is always bright.
只替好水果接枝，不然乾脆省一事。
Graft good Fruit all, or graft not at all.
疑心重，可能不算錯，表現出來就太超過。
Suspicion may be no Fault, but shewing it may be a great one.
曾經是窮人不丟臉，覺得這事兒丟臉才丟臉。
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
有一技在身，就有了收益與自尊。
He that has a Trade, has an Office of Profit and Honour.
你若想要過得安心，就做你該做的，而不是自己討開心。
Would you live with ease, do what you ought, and not what you please.
改正一個錯，相當於發現兩個錯，但發現一個錯，卻又好過犯兩個錯。
One Mend-fault is worth two Findfaults, but one Findfault is better than two Makefaults.
沒摸清門道，別妄動手腳。
Do not do that which you would not have known.
連一分鐘都沒把握，就更別浪費整個鐘頭。
Since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.
別讓壞習慣活得比你長。
Let thy vices die before thee.
別聽信朋友的閒話，也別說敵人的壞話。
Hear no ill of a Friend, nor speak any of an Enemy.
感激千萬別過多；不然反而找罪受。
Don't overload Gratitude; if you do, she'll kick.
狗眼看人低，將錢當印記，小心審判日時只剩你自己。
Fient de chien, & marc d'argent, seront tout un au jour du jugement.
如果你想搞定，趕緊去做；如果不想搞定，早早撒手。
If you'd have it done, Go: If not, send.
要有偉大的決心很容易：難的是認真做下去。
Tis easy to frame a good bold resolution; but hard is the Task that concerns execution.
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