天变不足畏，祖宗不足法，人言不足恤。
One should not fear changes under the heaven and one should not blindly follow old conventions and one should not be deterred by complaints of others

民之所忧，我之所思；民之所思，我之所行。
What people are concerned about preoccupies my mind, and what preoccupies people’s mind is what I need to address.

The longest day has an end.
最难过的日子也有尽头。—— Howell 贺韦尔
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。—— J. Ruskin 鲁斯金

苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之。
One should uphold his country’s interest with his life, he should not do things just to pursue his personal gains and he should not be evade responsibilities for fear of personal loss.

Lookers-on see most of the game.
旁观者清。——　Smedley 斯密莱

Beggars cannot be choosers.
行乞者不得有选择。——　Heywood 希伍德

First catch your hare.
首先必须捕获兔子，然后才能宰之。—— Thackeray 萨克雷

Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it.
胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。—— M. Moore 穆尔

A great man is always willing to be little.
伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。—— R. W. Emerson 爱默生

Cowards die many times before their deaths.
懦夫在未死之前，已身历多次死亡的恐怖了。 —— Julius Caesar 凯撒

Time is money.
时间就是金钱。—— Benjamin Franklin富兰克林

A man must not deny his manifest abilities ，for that is to evade his obligations.Robert Louis Stevenson ，The Treasure of Franchard
一个人不应否认他明显的能力，因为那便是对责任的逃避。(罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森：《弗朗查德的财宝》)

we may judge a man’s ability by three things ：by what he has done （including the impression he has made on others ），by what he himself appears to believe he can do ，by our own dramatic imagination ，based on his immediate personality ，of what he might do． If these do not agree it is prudent to observe him further．Charles   Horton   Cooley ，Life   and   the   Student
我们可以根据三件事来判断一个人的能力：他已做过什么（包括他留给别人的印象），他“自认为他能做什么，根据他的个性揣度他可能做什么。如果三者不能统一还应审慎地做进一步观察。

周虽旧邦，其命维新（《诗经》）；如将不尽，与古为新（《诗品》）。
Although Zhou was an ancient state, it had a reform mission; only innovation could ensure the growth and vitality of a nation.

如果我们的国家有比黄金还要贵重的诚信、有比大海还要宽广的包容、有比爱自己还要宽广的博爱、有比高山还要崇高的道德，那么我们这个国家就是一个具有精神文明和道德力量的国家。
If China can have a level of credibility and integrity that is more precious than gold, if China can be more receptive and inclusive than the ocean, if China can have fraternity rather than love for oneself, and if China can have an ethical standard higher than the mountains, I believe this country will have the moral strength and also will become a country with advanced cultural development.