1 Be honest rather clever.
    誠(chéng)實(shí)比聰明更要緊。
    2 Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.
    隨遇而安。
    3 Be just to all, but trust not all.
    要公正對(duì)待所有的人，但不要輕信所有的人。
    4 Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
    眼見(jiàn)的不能全信，耳聞的也不能半信。
    5 Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
    不輕諾，諾必果。
    6 Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
    多聽(tīng)少說(shuō)。
    7 Better an empty purse than an empty head.
    寧可錢袋癟，不要腦袋空。
    8 Better an open enemy than a false friend.
    明槍易躲，暗箭難防。
    9 Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
    遠(yuǎn)親不如近鄰。
    10 Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
    功虧一簣。
    11 Between two stools one falls to the ground.
    腳踏兩頭要落空。