1. Don't tell tales out of school. 不要背后论人是非长短。
2. Drumming is not the way to catch a hare. 空话连篇于事无补。
3. Easier said than done. 知易行难。
4. Empty vessels make the most sound. 无知的人叫得最欢。
5. Every cock crows on his own dunghill. 每个处于安逸环境中的人，都可以自夸其勇。
6. Example is better no precept. 身教重于言教。
7. Fair words butter no parsnips. 空言于事无补。
8. Fair words fill not the belly. 漂亮话填不饱肚子。
9. First think, and then speak. 三思而后言。
10. Fling dirt enough and some will stick. 污物摔多必沾身。
11. Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down. 千秋功业非坐而可得。
12. From words to deeds is a great space. 说来容易做到难。
13. A good name is sooner lost than won. 好名声得之难，失之易。
14. A good tale is none the worse for being told twice. 好故事百听不厌。
15. The greatest talkers are the least doers. 夸夸其谈者干得最少。/理论的巨人，行动的矮子。*
16. Harp not for ever on the same string. 勿老调重谈。
17. Hear much, speak little. 多听少说。
18. He cannot speak well that cannot hold his tongue. 越是不会讲话的人，越是口若悬河。
19. He that promises too much,means nothing. 轻诺必寡信。
20. He who denies all confesses all. 欲盖弥彰。
