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. 个人的作用是有限的; 孤掌难鸣。

3. A man cannot spin and weave at the same time. 一个人不能同时又纺又织; 一心不能二用。

4. A man is known by the company he keeps. 从其交友知其为人。

5. A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge （屋脊）. 一个人尽可以欣赏自己的房子而不必骑在屋顶上夸耀; 有宝何必人前夸。