不到黄河心不死。
Until all is over one’s ambition never dies.
不可半途而废。
Do nothing by halves.
Never do things by halves.
不立大志，难攀高峰。
If you don’t aim high, you will never hit high.
不怕没能力，就怕没恒心。
It is inconstancy, but not inability, that’s to be feared.
不怕危险的人，在遭遇危险之前就战胜了它。
He who dares dangers overcomes them before he incurs them.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Go to the sea, if you would fish well.
Great profits, great risks.
He who risks nothing, gains nothing.
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs.
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.
In the deepest water is the best fishing.
Nothing brave, nothing have.
Nothing stake, nothing draw.
Nothing venture, nothing have / gain / win.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Naught venture, naught have / gain / win.
She that will not venture her eggs shall never have chickens.
不要气馁，朋友，振作起来，努力干！
Never say die! Up man, and try.
不要因为怕贫穷而放弃自由。
Do no through fear of poverty surrender liberty.
胆小鬼常自己吓死自己。
Cowards die often / many times before their deaths.
第一个吃牡蛎的人是勇敢的人。
He was a bold man that first ate an oyster（牡蛎）.
奋斗的人从不知疲倦。
Never be weary of doing well.
钢铁怕火炼，困难怕志坚。
Iron fears the fire; difficulties fear a strong will.
公开认错有益于情操。
Open confession is good for the soul.
功夫不负有心人。
He that’s always shooting must sometimes hit.
恒者必胜。
All things will come round to him who will but wait.
即使在绝境中也不能失去希望。
In all things, it is better to hope than to despair.
坚持到底就能胜利。最后五分钟决定问题。
The last five minutes determine the issue.
进步都要有动力。
All the speed is in the spurs.
决心一下，脚下生风。
Where your will is ready, your feet are light.
困难使人坚强，劳动使人健壮。
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
困难像弹簧，你强它就弱。
Grasp the nettle and it won’t sting you.
逆境造人。钢铁是怎样炼成的。
A knife is sharpened on the grindstone; steel is tempered in fire.
Adversity is a good discipline.
逆水行舟，不进则退。
He that looks not before, finds himself behind.
He who does not advance, recedes（向后倾斜）.
He who does not advance loses ground.
Not to advance is to go back.
宁可穿破衣，也不能穿着衣服蒙羞耻。
It is better to be clothed in rags, than to be clothed with shame.
宁可当众受一人攻击，不愿受众人攻击。
Better be ill spoken by one before all than by all before one.
宁可贫困，不可行恶。
Better be poor than wicked.
宁可贫有好名，不愿富而无耻。
It is better to be poor with honor than rich with shame.
宁可受苦，也不作恶。
Better suffer ill than do ill.
宁为清贫，不为浊富。
A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
An honorable death is better than an inglorious life.
Better a glorious death than a shameful life.
Better cid sigh honor than live with shame.
Better with honor die than live with shame.
It is better to die with honor than live in infamy（声名狼藉）.
It is better to die when life is a disgrace.
宁为自由瘦，不做奴隶肥。
Lean liberty is better than fat slavery.
宁愿贫困上天堂，不愿富贵下地狱。
Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery（刺绣品）.
宁愿穷得光荣，不愿富得可耻。
Better poor with honor than rich with shame.
宁愿站着死，不愿跪着生。
Better die standing than live kneeling.
It is better do die on your feet than to live on your knees.
宁作林中鸟，不作瓮中鳖。
Better be bird of the wood than bird of the cage.
宁作自由鸟，不作俘虏王。
Better be a free bird than a captive king.
贫穷不足为耻，不下决心自立的贫穷才可耻。
Poverty is not a sufficient cause for disgrace, but poverty without resolution to help oneself is a disgrace.
缺乏毅力，天才也只是贫瘠之地。
Without perseverance talent is a barren bed.
让暴风雨来得更猛烈吧。
Let difficulties occur but not the loss of courage.
人的意志决定其伟大或渺小。
Man is made great or little by his own will.
人定胜天。
Man will conquer nature.
人贵在持之以恒。
Constancy is the foundation of virtue.
上下求索，贵在坚持。
Long looked for comes at last.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
It is dogged that does it.
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
Nothing is difficult to a man who wills.
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
Nothing is impossible / hard to a willing heart / mind
事未临头先胆怯。
Holler before one is hurt.
玩物丧志。
Little things amuse / please little minds.
威武不能屈。
Let no man’s heart fail because of him / Goliath（庞然大物）.（圣经）
伟人在逆境中更伟大。
A great man will be great in misfortune, great in prison, great in chains.
要有雄心壮志，更要脚踏实地。
Have high aspirations and adopt a practical attitude.
要征服欲望，否则欲望就会征服你。
Conquer desires, or they will conquer you.
要做事就得敢于面对困难。
They who play bowls must expect to meet with rubbers.
以坚定的心战胜厄运。
Set hard heart against hard hap.
意志就是力量。
Will is power.
应该做的决心去做，下了决心的务必要做。
Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
英雄出在逆境中。玫瑰长在荆棘中。
Under the thorn grow the roses.
英雄难过美人关。
All orators are dumb when beauty pleads.
勇敢而忠实者事竟成。
Nothing is difficult to the brave and the faithful.
勇敢顽强的人绝不会被困难吓倒。橡树可弯不可断。
Oak may bend but will not break.
勇士骑鹅也可像骑马一样奔驰一阵。
You are a pretty fellow to ride a goose a gallop.
勇士一生只有一回死。
The valiant never tastes of death but once.
勇往直前，敢做敢为。
Take one’s courage in both hands.
有志者事竟成。
A willful man will have his way.
Nothing is easy to the unwilling.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
To him that wills, ways are not wanting.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有勇者事竟成。
No way is impossible to courage.
造就人的不是帮助，而是磨难；不是便利，而是困难。
It is not helps but obstacles, not facilities but difficulties that make men.
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。
A rugged stone grows smooth from hand to hand.
Elbow grease gives the best polish.
只要坚忍不拔，千难万险都不怕。
With perseverance one surmounts all difficulties.
只要有坚强的意志，你的生活就是伟大的。
Life is great if you don’t weaken.
志高者毅力强。
A deep-rooted tree is leafy; an ambitious man is vigorous.
志小者难成大器。
A little bird is content with a little nest.
自己是最大的敌人。
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
自己选的担子不嫌重。
A burden of one’s choice is not felt.
A voluntary / willing burden is no burden.
自信和自立是坚强品格的中流砥柱。
Self-confidence and self-reliance are the mainstays of a strong character.