1. A man can do no more than he can. 人只能做力所能及的事。
2. One man, no man. 個人的作用是有限的; 孤掌難鳴。
3. A man cannot spin and weave at the same time. 一個人不能同時又紡又織; 一心不能二用。
4. A man is known by the company he keeps. 從其交友知其為人。
5. A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge （屋脊）. 一個人盡可以欣賞自己的房子而不必騎在屋頂上夸耀; 有寶何必人前夸。
2. One man, no man. 個人的作用是有限的; 孤掌難鳴。
3. A man cannot spin and weave at the same time. 一個人不能同時又紡又織; 一心不能二用。
4. A man is known by the company he keeps. 從其交友知其為人。
5. A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge （屋脊）. 一個人盡可以欣賞自己的房子而不必騎在屋頂上夸耀; 有寶何必人前夸。