Be born rich, live parsimoniously and die rich.

生而富有，活得节俭，死时富有。

Be friendly with everyone and counsel with few.

与所有人友好相处，少与人商量。

Be slow to reach for your purse and quick to tip your hat.

伸手去拿钱包时要慢，摘帽子时要快。

Bed rest cures a hurt leg and a sling heals a hurting arm.

卧床休息可以治疗受伤的腿，吊带可以治疗受伤的手臂。

Before an angry face keep your mouth shut.

面对一张愤怒的脸，闭上你的嘴。

Before it's ready to eat the fig must be mature, dripping, with a bent neck and a thin skin.

无花果在吃之前必须是成熟的，湿淋淋的，脖子弯曲，皮薄。

Being in love with a married woman is living on borrowed time.

爱上一个已婚女人是在虚度光阴。

Being overweight is being halfway sick.

超重就是病到一半。

Believe half of what you hear about wealth and holiness.

相信一半你听到的关于财富和圣洁的话。

Believe half what's recounted, the less you believe, the better you'll do.

对叙述的东西要相信一半，你越不相信，你就会做得越好。

Believe only a little of what you see and nothing that you hear.

眼见为实，耳闻为虚。

Better a lean accord than a hefty sentence.

一份精干的协议胜过一句重磅的句子。

Better a poor husband than a lover who's a baron.

与其做一个男爵的情人，不如做一个穷丈夫。

Better a woman who is dark-skinned and gracious, than one who is light-skinned and insipid.

宁可要皮肤黝黑而有风度的女人，也不要皮肤白皙而无趣的女人。

Better an egg today than the chicken tomorrow.

今日一只鸡蛋胜过明日一只鸡。