The fish who seeks the hook, seeks his ruin

The fish who seeks the hook, seeks his ruin.
寻找诱饵的鱼，是自寻灭亡。

Fish bred up in dirty pools will stink of mud

Fish bred up in dirty pools will stink of mud.
在污水池中长大的鱼总有泥臭味。
一个人要能出淤泥而不染，并非易事。

First thrive and then wive

First thrive and then wive.
先立业再成家。

First think, and then speak

First think, and then speak.
先想好再发言。

First impressions are most lasting

First impressions are most lasting.
初次印象最持久；先入为主。

The first faults are theirs that commit them, the second theirs that permit them

The first faults are theirs that commit them, the second theirs that permit them.
犯下过失的人有错在先，纵容此过失的人有错在后。