Be prepared to put one's hand in one's pocket.
准备慷慨解囊。
Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.
选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不轻诺，诺必果。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多听少说

Better a bachelor's life than a slovenly wife.
过光棍生活，胜过有一个邋遢老婆。
Better ask twice than lose you way once.
宁愿问路两次胜过迷路一次。
Better a glorious death than a shameful life.
忍辱贪生不如死得光荣。 =================

Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us.
适量的火好取暖，熊熊烈火能焚身。
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Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
前程虽远大，现实尤可贵。
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Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。

you dont miss your water till the well runs dry.

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
行动是知识的巧果。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。