1 Be honest rather clever.
诚实比聪明更要紧。
2 Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.
随遇而安。
3 Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。
4 Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。
5 Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不轻诺，诺必果。
6 Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多听少说。
7 Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
8 Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
9 Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
远亲不如近邻。
10 Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功亏一篑。
11 Between two stools one falls to the ground.
脚踏两头要落空。
12 Beware beginnings.