Deliberate slowly, act promptly
慢慢酌量，快快行動。
Put your shoulder to the wheel
努力工作。
Never do things by halves
做事不要半途而廢。
In for a penny, in for a pound
做事一開頭，就要做到底;一不做，二不休。
Many hands make quick work
人多干活快。
Many hands make light work
眾擎易舉。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools
技術拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。
Diligence is the mother of success
勤奮是成功之母。
Idleness is the root of all evil
懶惰乃萬惡之源。
Care and diligence bring luck
謹慎和勤奮帶來好運。
The morning sun never lasts a day
好景不常;朝陽不能光照全日。
Christmas comes but once a year
圣誕一年只一度。
Pleasant hours fly past
快樂時光去如飛。
Happiness takes no account of time
歡娛不惜時光逝。
Time tames the strongest grief
時間能緩和極度的悲痛。
The day is short but the work is much
工作多，光陰迫。
Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today
今日事須今日畢，切勿拖延到明天。
Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today
明天如有事，今天就去做。
To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three
事事及時做，一日勝三日。
To save time is to lengthen life
節省時間就是延長生命。
Everything has its time and that time must be watched
萬物皆有時，時來不可失。
Take time when time comes lest time steal away
時來必須要趁時，不然時去無聲息。
When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back to you
機不可失，時不再來。
Make hay while the sun shines
曬草要趁太陽好。(抓緊時機)
Strike while the iron is hot
趁熱打鐵。
Work today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow
今朝有事今朝做，明朝可能阻礙多。
Punctuality is the soul of business
守時為立業之要素。
Procrastination is the thief of time
因循拖延是時間的大敵;拖延就是浪費時間。