Our destiny offers not the cup of despair
but the chalice of opportunity.
命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。

Our destiny offers not the cup of despair
but the chalice of opportunity.So let us seize it
not in fear
but in gladness.
命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。
因此，让我们毫无畏惧，满心愉悦地把握命运。

Our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. ( O. Goldsmith )
我们最值得自豪的不在于从不跌倒，而在于每次跌倒之后都爬起来。（哥德斯密斯）

Out of debt out of danger.
无债一身轻。

Out of office out of danger.
无官一身轻。

Out of sight
out of mind.
眼不见，心为静。

Patience is bitter
but its fruit is sweet.
忍耐是痛苦的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。

Patience is the best remedy.
忍耐是良药。

Patience! The windmill never strays in search of the wind.
耐心等待！风车从不跑去找风。

Penny wise
pound foolish.
贪小便宜吃大亏。

People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.
通常人们是因为不会辩理才吵架的。

Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.
正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。

Please the eye and plague the heart.
贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。

Pleasure comes through toil.
苦尽甘来。

Pour water into a sieve.
竹篮子打水一场空。

Power invariably means both responsibility and danger.
实力永远意味着责任和危险。

Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。

Praise is not pudding.
恭维话不能当饭吃。

Praise makes good men better
and bad men worse.
好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。

Prefer loss to unjust gain.
宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。

Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。

Pride goes before
and shame comes after.
骄傲使人落后。

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow.
进步是今天的活动、明天的保证。

Promise is debt.
一诺千金。

Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.
谚语是日常经验的结晶。

Pull the chestnut out of fire.
火中取栗。

Pursue your object
be it what it will
steadily and indefatigably.
不管追求什么目标，都应坚持不懈。

Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置。

Put your shoulder to the wheel.
鼎力相助。

Reading enriches the mind.
开卷有益。

Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.
读书健脑，运动强身。