A stingy rich man is like a beggar with a pearl.

An evil rich man is like a poor man with treasure.
 

懂得用钱的人，金钱是功德

不会用钱的人，金钱是罪恶

Money can gain merits if used for good.

Money can be evil if used for ill.
 

有失败的勇气，才有成功的希望

有辛勤的耕耘，才有丰富的收成

The courage to fail brings the hope of success.

Diligence brings a good harvest.
 

书不读，不为我有

理不明，不为我知

A book carelessly read is not yours.

A lesson misunderstood in not yours.
 

爱是自私的，爱也是奉献的

爱是染污的，爱也有清净的

爱是狭隘的，爱也有宽广的

爱是愚痴的，爱也是超越的

Love may be either selfish or dedicated.

Love may be either defiled or pure.

Love may be either narrow or broad.

Love may be either foolish or transcendental.
 

愿从心生，发愿就是“发心”

果从缘有，结缘就是“结果”

Vow comes from the heart;making a vow is aspiring.

Fruit comes from conditions;making affinity brings good.
 

乐观如明灯，照亮希望的前程

消极如毒品，腐蚀健康的心灵

Optimism is the lamp of hope.

Pessimism is the drug of sorrow.
 

欢喜做事，事劳而不觉其累

良友伴行，路遥而不觉其远

When you like your work,you do not tire quickly.

When you like your companions,a trip seems short.
 

能从所得中获益，世俗之凡愚也

能从捐失中获益，升华之大智也

To benefit from your gain is ordinary.

To benefit from your loss is wisdom.
 

对父母的慈悲是孝

是亲人的慈悲是爱

是师友的慈悲是义

是众生的慈悲是仁

compassion for parents is filial piety.

Compassion for relatives is love.

Compassion for teachers and friends is righteousness.

Compassion for sentient beings is benevolence.
 

懂得利用时间的人，便是懂得生命的智者

懂得利益别人的人，便是懂得人生的圣者

You are wise when you know how to use your time.

You are a sage when you know how to benefit others.
 

用语言赞美别人是口中放光

用眼神关怀民瘼是眼中放光

用耳朵聆听苦难是耳中放光

用悲心体谅众生是心中放光

To praise means to have a glowing tongue.

To see suffering means to have glowing

To hear suffering means to have glowing ears.

To be compassionate means to have a glowing heart.
 

电话传真，让现代人有了“天耳通”

电视传讯，让现代人有了“天眼通”

报章杂志，让现代人有了“神足通”

电脑网络，让现代人有了“他心通”

Telephones and radios give us the ears of gods.

Television and cinema give us the eyes of gods.

Newspapers and magazines are magic carpets.

Computers and the Internet let us read people's minds.
 

能够乐善好施，必非贪财之辈

能够视死如归，必非无耶之徒

能够淡泊名利，必非好名之人

能够扬亲显荣，必非不肖之子

Generous people are not greedy.

People who sacrifice their lives are not scoundrels.

People detached from worldly desires do not wrestle for fame.

People who strive to bring honor to parents are not worthless.
 

时间即是生命，争取时间，就是抢救生命

寿命就是时间，浪费时间，就是糟蹋生命

Time is life:using time well is saving life.

Life is time:squandering time is wasting life.
 

会善用时间，就是会处理生命

能掌握时间，就是能拥有人生

Using time well is treasuring life.

Seizing time is mastering life.
 

学习不只要求得知识，更要开启智慧

读书不只要求得学问，更要身体力行

Learning is not for knowledge only,but for increasing wisdom.

Study is not for erudition only,but for putting to use.
 

心胸宽大者能广

心田宽大者能有

心海宽大者能容

心量宽大者能空

Tolerant people are rich and generous.
 

人生七十才开始，慈心悲愿无了时

人生七十古来稀，立功立德无量寿

Life begins at seventy,and even when old we can be compassionate and make vows.

We rarely see seventy,but if we achieve and are virtuous we can enjoy endless lives.
 

德行善举，是永不失败的投资

慈悲大爱，是永不战败的盾牌

Morality and good deeds are unfailing investments.

Compassion and love make an impenetrable shield.
 

我们能在生时多做善事，则临死何惧

我们能在平日贡献社会，则虽死犹生

When we do all the good we can,we need not fear death.

When we offer society all we have,we live after we die.
 

发心吃饭，饭就能吃得满足

发心睡觉，觉就能睡得香甜

发心走路，路就能走得长远

发心做事，事就能做得起劲

Aspiring to eat,you can eat heartily.