A bad thing never dies. 好人不長壽，禍害遺千年。
A bad workman always blames his tools. 笨工匠總是怪工具差。
A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion. 人急懸梁，狗急跳墻。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 兩鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
A bully is always a coward. 欺負(fù)弱小者永遠(yuǎn)是懦夫。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。
A cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命；吉人自有天相。
A cat may look at a king. 小人物也有些權(quán)利。
A clear conscience can bear any trouble. 平時不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。
A cook is bold on his own dunghill. 狗仗人勢。
A constant guest is never welcome. ?？碗y受歡迎。
A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常樂。
A cracked bell can never sound well. 狗嘴里長不出象牙來。
A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow. 上梁不正下梁歪。
A deceitful peace is more hurtful than an open war. 明槍易躲，暗箭難防。
A door must be either shut or open. 門非關(guān)即開；二者擇其一。
A drowning man will clutch at a straw. 溺水之人不放過一根稻草；病急亂投醫(yī)。
A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the farther of the two. 巨人肩上的侏儒看得遠(yuǎn)；借重他人的經(jīng)驗好處多。
A fault confessed is half redressed. 知錯能改，善莫大焉。
A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨人難聚財。
A fool's mouth is his destruction. 禍從口出。
A forced kindness deserves no thanks. 勉強的善行不值得感謝。
A fox may grow grey but never good. 江山易改，本性難移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情。
A full purse never lacks friend. 有錢有酒，必有朋友。
A golden key opens every door. 錢能通神。
A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善則妻賢。
A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口。
A good name is sooner lost than won. 美譽易失難得。
A good tale is none the worse for being told twice. 動人的故事令人百聽不厭。
A hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。
A honey tongue， a heart of gall. 嘴甜如蜜，心黑如漆。
A house divided against itself cannot stand. 不和之家難長存。
A Jack of all trades is master of none. 樣樣皆通者樣樣不精。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 萬丈高樓平地起。
A lazy youth， a lousy age. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
A leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性難移。
A liar is not believed when he tells the truth. 常說謊話的人就算是說真話也沒人信。
A lion may come to be beholden to a mouse. 強者亦有求助于弱者的時候。
A little fire burns up a great deal of corn. 星星之火可以燎原。
A little gall spoils a great deal of honey. 一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。
A little leak will sink a great ship. 牽一發(fā)而動全身。
A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危險。
A little neglect may breed great mischief. 一失足成千古恨，再回首已百年身。
A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 輕諾者，信必寡。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不可二用。
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 和氣生財。
A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，謬之千里。
A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin. 遠(yuǎn)親不如近鄰。
A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔。
A slow fire makes sweet malt. 慢工出細(xì)活。
A sound mind in a sound body. 有健全的身體，才有健全的心智。
A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言為智。
A stitch in time saves nine. 及時行事，事半功倍。
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. 美的事物是永恒的喜悅。
A word is enough to the wise. 聰明人一點就通。
A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，四馬難追。
A young idler， an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
A-day-old puppy doesn't know to be afraid of the tiger. 初生之犢不畏虎。
Able men are always busy. 能者多勞。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小別塍新婚。
Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families. 家規(guī)再嚴(yán)也難免會出問題。
According to your purse govern your mouth. 量入為出。
Actions speak louder than words. 行動勝于空談。
Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。
After a storm comes a calm. 雨過天晴；否極泰來；苦盡甘來。
All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗所吠之人未必皆為賊；勿以貌取人。
All cats are grey in the dark. 所有的貓在黑暗中皆為灰色；美貌是不重要的。
All good things come to an end. 天下無不散的筵席。
All is vanity. 四大皆空。
All lay loads on a willing horse. 良駒負(fù)重?fù)?dān)；馬善被人騎。
All roads lead to Rome. 條條大路通羅馬；行行出壯元。
All that glitters is not gold. 閃閃發(fā)光者未必都是金。
All the winning is in the first buying. 先下手為強。
All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事必先難而后易。
All things are easy that are done willingly. 天下無難事，只怕有心人。
All things in their being are good for something. 天生我才必有用。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作而不玩樂，會使人變得遲鈍。
All's fair in love and war. 情場如戰(zhàn)場，任何手段皆可行。
All's fish that comes to the net. 進(jìn)網(wǎng)的無不是魚；來者不拒。
All's well that ends well. 結(jié)局好的就算好。
An eye for an eye， and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼還眼，以牙還牙。
An old man's sayings are seldom untrue. 不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前。
Any port is a good port in a storm. 暴風(fēng)雨中，任何港口皆是好的避難所。
Anybody can make mistakes. 人非圣賢，熟能無過。
Appearances are deceptive. 外表欺人；勿以貌取人。
Art is long， life is short. 人生短暫，而學(xué)問無穹。
As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. 偷小羊與偷大羊同為絞刑；一不做，二不休。
As you brew， so you must drink. 自作自受。
As you make your bed， so you must lie on it. 自己做事，自己當(dāng)。
As you sow， so shall you reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
Ask no questions and be told no lies. 不問問題就聽不到假話；小孩有耳無嘴。
Avoid a questioner， for he is also a tattler. 避免與好探人隱私，搬弄是非之人在一起。
Bad news travels fast. 好事不出門，壞事傳千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite. 會叫的狗不會咬人。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。
Beauty is only skin deep. 美只是表面的；不可以貌取人。
Beggars can't be choosers. 乞丐絕無挑選的權(quán)利；有求于人者無權(quán)挑剔。
Best is cheapest. 最好的即是最劃算的。
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. 今日一只雞蛋勝過明日一支母雞；把握現(xiàn)在。
Better be a fool than a knave. 寧為傻瓜，不做無賴。
Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave. 寧為老頭的愛人，也不愿成為小伙子的奴隸。
Better be sure than sorry. 寧求安全亦不做可能會陷于險境之事。
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 寧為雞首，不為牛后。
Better bend than break. 寧曲勿折；大丈夫能屈能伸。
Better late than never. 晚做總比不做好；亡羊捕牢，未為晚也。
Better master one than engage with ten. 學(xué)多不如學(xué)精。
Better one eye witness than two hearsay witnesses. 耳聞不如目見。
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. 明槍易躲，暗箭難防。
Better to ask the way than go astray. 問道于人總比迷失于途要強。
Between two stools you fall to the ground. 腳踏兩條船，遲早會落水。
Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鳥相處好；家和萬事興。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚。
Blessed is he who expects nothing， for he shall never be disappointed. 一無所求者無失望之虞。
Blood is thicker than water. 血濃于水。
Books and friends should be few but good. 書與朋友，貴精而不貴多。
Bread is the staff of life. 民以食為天。
Burn not your house to fright the mouse away. 莫為滅鼠而焚屋；勿小題大作。
Business is business. 公事公辦。
Call a spade a spade. 稱黑桃為黑桃；有話直說。
Care killed a cat. 煩惱能殺九命貓。
Cast never a clout till May is out. 五月前莫收冬衣；勿操之過急。
Cast not the first stone. 莫丟第一塊石頭；責(zé)人之前先自省。
Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance. 勿舍本逐末。
Catch your bear before you sell its skin. 賣熊皮前先捉熊；凡事宜按部就班，不要過于樂觀。
Charity begins at home. 仁愛始于家。
Children should be seen and not heard. 大人說話，小孩別插嘴。
Christmas comes but once a year. 圣誕節(jié)一年才一次；好日子不能天天過。
Circumstances alter cases. 此一時，彼一時。
Clothes do not make the man. 衣冠楚楚者，未必就是正人君子。
Coming events cast their shadows before. 即來之事必有先兆。
Comparisons are odious. 人比人，氣死人。
Conscience does make cowards of us all. 良心令人不敢為所欲為。
Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水可穿石。
Courtesy costs nothing. 禮多人不怪。
Cross the stream where it is shallowest. 渡溪當(dāng)自淺處過。
Custom makes all things easy. 習(xí)慣成自然；熟能生巧。
Custom reconciles us to everything. 習(xí)慣使人適應(yīng)一切。
Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量入為出。
Dead men tell no tales. 死人不會泄秘。
Death is the great leveller. 死亡使一切平等。
Deeds， not words. 行動勝于空談。
Desert and reward seldom keep company. 功與賞絕少結(jié)伴而行；賞罰不明乃司空見慣。
Desires are nourished by delays. 渴望越久的就越希望得到。
Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies. 絕癥須用烈藥醫(yī)。
Diamond cuts diamond. 勢均力敵。
Discontent is the first step in progress. 不滿意是進(jìn)步的開端。
Discretion is the better part of valour. 勇敢貴乎審慎。
Distance lends enchantment to the view. 距離讓景色增添魅力。
Do as I say， not as I do. 照我所說的做，別照我所做的來做。
Do as most men do， then most men will speak well of you. 隨俗而行，眾人稱頌。
Do as you would be done by. 己所欲施于人。
Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。
Do not cast your pearls before swine. 莫把珍珠丟豬前；莫對牛彈琴。
Do not halloo till you are out of the wood. 未真正脫離險境前，勿作脫險之慶。
Do not kick against the pricks. 勿踢刺棍；勿以卵擊石。
Do not put new wine into old bottles. 莫用舊瓶裝新酒。
Do not wear out your welcome. 作客不久留；不要使人厭倦對你的歡迎。
Dog does not eat dog. 同類不相殘。
Don't change horses in mid-stream. 河中勿換騎；臨陣換將非上策。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 小雞未孵出前，數(shù)也沒用；別打如意算盤。
Don't cross a bridge till you come to it. 勿杞人憂天；船到橋頭自然直。
Don't cry before you are hurt. 受傷前先別哭；禍未臨頭，別先屈服。
Don't cry stinking fish. 不要叫賣臭魚；別拆自己的臺；不要自貶身價。
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. 不要因意氣用事而傷害自己。
Don't cut the bough you are standing on. 勿輕舉妄動，自斷生路。
Don't empty the baby out with the bath water. 做事勿掉以輕心，把嬰兒與洗澡水一起給倒了。
Don't have too many irons in the fire. 勿操之過急。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. 勿小題大作。
Don't make a rod for your own back. 勿自討苦吃。
Don't make yourself a mouse， or the cat will eat you. 勿自貶身價；自辱者，人皆辱之。
Don't meet trouble half-way. 別自找麻煩。
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 不要把蛋全放在一個籃子里；勿孤注一擲。
Don't put the cart before the horse. 勿本末倒置。
Don't quarrel with your bread and butter. 別跟自己的飯碗過不去。
Don't ride the high horse. 不要擺臭架子；莫趾高氣揚。
Don't speak ill of others behind their backs. 不要在背后說人壞話。
Don't take your harp to the party. 別舊調(diào)重彈；別對一事喋喋不休。
Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 勿班門弄斧。
Don't tell tales out of school. 莫搬弄是非，揭人隱私。
Don't wash your dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外揚。
Dying is as natural as living. 生死由命，富貴在天。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy， wealthy， and wise. 早睡早起使人健康，富裕與聰明。
Easier said than done. 說比做容易。
East or west， home is best. 金窩銀窩，不如自己的狗窩。
Easy come， easy go. 來得容易去得快。
Empty vessels make the most sound. 滿瓶不會響，半瓶響叮當(dāng)。
Enough is as good as a feast. 知所節(jié)制，適可而止。
Even a worm will turn. 人急懸梁，狗急跳墻。
Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千慮，必有一失。
Every ass likes to hear himself bray. 馬不知臉長，蠢人總是自鳴得意。
Every bullet has its billet. 生死有命，富貴在天。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 黑暗中總有一線光明。
Every cock crows on his own dunghill. 公雞總在自己草堆上稱雄；在家一條龍，出外一條蟲。
Every dog has his day. 任何人都有風(fēng)光的時候。
Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard. 家家有本難念的經(jīng)。
Every flow must have its ebb. 潮水有漲有退；人生變幻無常。
Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest. 人皆自認(rèn)工作負(fù)擔(dān)最重。
Every law has a loophole. 每種法律皆有漏洞。
Every man for himself， and the devil take the hindmost. 人不為己，天誅地滅。
Every man has his ill day. 人無千日好。
Every man has his price. 人皆可被收買。
Every man has the defects of his own virtues. 人人皆有其美中不足之處。
Every man is his own worst enemy. 人類最大的敵人是自己。
Every medal has two sides. 每個獎?wù)露加袃擅妫粏栴}皆有正反兩面。
Every minute seems like a thousand. 度日如年。
Every oak must be an acorn. 萬丈高樓平地起。
Every why has a wherefore. 事出必有因。
Everybody's business is nobody's business. 大家的工作沒人做。
Everyone to his taste. 人各有所好。
Everything comes to him who waits. 耐心等待之人，必能如愿以償。
Everything must have a beginning. 凡事必有開端。
Evil be to him who evil thinks. 存惡念者必遭惡報。
Example is better than precept. 身教重于言教。
Exchange is no robbery. 不公的交換并不算搶劫。
Expectation is better than realization. 期待總比現(xiàn)實美。
Experience is the mother of wisdom. 經(jīng)驗為智慧之母。
Experience is the teacher of fools. 愚人自經(jīng)驗中獲取教訓(xùn)。
Extremes meet. 相對的事情通常是可互通的。
Faint heart never won fair lady. 懦夫難得美人心。
Familiarity breeds contempt. 熟稔易生輕蔑之心。
Fine feathers make fine birds. 佛要金裝，人要衣裝。
First come， first served. 先到先得。
First impressions are most lasting. 第一個印象是令人最難忘懷的。
First thrive and then wive. 先立業(yè)，后成家。
Fling dirt enough and some will stick. 眾口可鑠金，稽非足成是；人言可畏。
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 天使皆為之卻步而傻瓜確橫沖直撞；笨人有愚勇。
Forbidden fruit is sweetest. 禁果最甜。
Forewarned is forearmed. 預(yù)先警告可先作防范。
Forgive and forget. 既往不咎，盡釋前嫌。
Fortune favours the bold. 幸運之神總是眷雇有勇氣嘗試的人。
Fortune knocks at least once at every man's gate. 人一生中總有機會降臨之時。
Full of courtesy， full of craft. 禮多必詐。
Give a dog a bad name， and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患無辭；人言可畏。
Give a lie twenty-four hours' start， and you can never overtake it. 若不及時遏止謊言，將會以訛傳訛，被人信以為真。
Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself. 多行不義必自弊。
Give and take. 有施必有受。
Give credit where credit is due. 歸功于有功者；要有雅量承認(rèn)他人的優(yōu)點。
Give one an inch， and one will take a mile. 得寸進(jìn)尺。
God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
God never shuts one door without opening another. 天無絕人之路。
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. 上天眷雇弱者。
God's mill grinds slow but sure. 天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。
Good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳。
Good company on the road is the shortest cut. 偕伴同行不覺路遠(yuǎn)。
Grasp all， lose all. 貪多必失。
Great minds think alike. 英雄所見略同。
Great oaks from little acorns grow. 參天橡樹長自小小橡實；凡事須由基礎(chǔ)開始。
Greed has no limits. 人心不足蛇吞象。
Half a loaf is better than no bread. 寥勝于無。
Handsome is as handsome does. 內(nèi)心漂亮才是真正漂亮。
Harp not for ever on the same string. 莫舊調(diào)重彈。
Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達(dá)。
Haste trips over its own heels. 忙中必有錯，欲速則不達(dá)。
He cannot speak well that cannot hold his tongue. 禍從口出，言多必失。
He gives twice who gives quickly. 及時幫助效益大。
He is rich that has few wants. 寡欲者容易滿足。
He that cannot obey cannot command. 不懂服從的人就沒有資格指揮。
He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it. 作賊心虛。
He that fights and runs away may live to fight another day. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。
He that has a great nose thinks everybody is speaking of it. 大鼻子的人總懷疑別人在談?wù)撍谋亲印?/p>
He that touches the pitch shall be defiled. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
He travels the fastest who travels alone. 獨行者走得最快； 無家累者易發(fā)展。
He who begins many things， finishes but few. 事事皆做者將一事無成；虎頭蛇尾。
He who denies all confesses all. 欲蓋彌彰。
He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick. 欲加之罪， 何患無辭。
He who hesitates is lost. 躊躇不前者必定會失敗。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 怕犯錯者必將一事無成。
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. 騎虎難下。
He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 萬丈高樓平地起。
Health is better than wealth. 健康勝于財富。
History repeats itself. 歷史會重演。
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 揚帆趁風(fēng)順；行事握良機。
Honesty is the best policy. 誠實乃上策。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望， 作最壞的打算。
I think， therefore I am. 我思故我在。
Idle folk have the least leisure. 懶人少空閑。
If a man deceives me once， shame on him； if he deceives me twice， shame on me. 如果別人騙我一次，可恥的是他；如果我被騙兩次，可恥的是我。
If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well. 值得做的事，就要盡力做。
If at first you don't succeed， try， try， try again. 第一次不成功，就應(yīng)嘗試，嘗試，再嘗試。
If each would sweep before his own door， we should have a clean city. 若人人皆能保持自家門前的清潔，便能擁有一個干凈的城市。
If two men ride on a horse， one must ride behind. 兩人共騎一馬，就要有人坐后面；一山不容二虎。
If you do not like it you may lump it. 即使你不喜歡它也要忍受它。
If you have no hand， you cannot make a fist. 巧婦難為無米炊。
If you run after two hares you will catch neither. 一心二用將一事無成。
If you want a thing well done， do it yourself. 若想事情做得好，就當(dāng)自己做。
In for a penny， in for a pound. 一不做，二不休。
In the country of the blind， the one-eyed man is king. 山中無老虎，猴子稱大王。
In wine there is truth. 酒后吐真言。
It is as well to know which way the wind blows. 識時務(wù)者為俊杰。
It is better to give than to take. 施比受更有福。
It is easier to pull down than to build. 摧毀易于建造；批評易于建議。
It is easy to be wise after the event. 馬后炮容易放；不經(jīng)一事，不長一智。
It is good fishing in troubled waters. 混水好摸魚。
It is love that makes the world go round. 愛令世界生生不息。
It is never too late to learn. 學(xué)不嫌晚；活到老，學(xué)到老。
It is the unexpected that always happens. 世事難料。
It never rains but it pours. 屋漏偏逢連夜雨；禍不單行。
It takes all sorts to make a world. 一種米養(yǎng)百種人。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 一個巴掌拍不響。
It's never too late to mend. 亡羊補牢，未為晚也。
It's no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收。
Judge not， that you may not be judged. 不批評別人，就不會遭人批評。
Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨綢繆，以備不時之需。
Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs. 勿殺雞取卵。
Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鳥。
Know your own faults before blaming others for theirs. 責(zé)人之前先責(zé)己。
Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量。
Laugh and grow fat. 心寬則體胖。
Learn to walk before you run. 學(xué)跑之前先學(xué)走；凡事應(yīng)由淺入深，循序漸進(jìn)。
Let bygones be bygones. 過去的就讓它過去。
Let not the sun go down on your wrath. 勿留宿怨。
Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。
Liars should have good memories. 說謊的人應(yīng)該要有好記性。
Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生并非只是吃喝玩樂。
Life is short and time is swift. 人生苦短，光陰易逝。
Life is sweet. 生命是美好的。
Like father， like son. 有其父必有其子。
Like will to like. 臭味相投；物以類聚。
Little by little and bit by bit. 積少成多，積沙成塔。
Little money， few friends. 錢少朋友少。
Live and learn. 學(xué)無止境。
Live and let live. 自己活著，也讓別人活著。
Live not to eat， but eat to live. 活著不是為了吃，而吃是為了活著。
Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁觀者清。
Love is blind. 愛情是盲目的。
Love me， love my family. 愛屋及烏。
Love will find a way. 真情所至，金石為開。
Make haste slowly. 欲速則不達(dá)。
Make hay while the sun shines. 把握良機。
Man proposes， God disposes. 謀事在人，成事在天。
Many a little makes a mickle. 積少成多。
Many hands make light work. 人多好辦事。
Marriage is a lottery. 婚姻靠運氣。
Marriages are made in heaven. 姻緣天注定。
Marry in haste， and repent at leisure. 匆匆結(jié)婚必將后悔。
Men are blind in their own cause. 當(dāng)局者迷。
Men are known by the company they keep. 觀其友而知其人。
Men are not to be measured in inches. 人的偉大與否并非取決于身高。
Might is right. 強權(quán)即公理。
Mind your own business. 少管閑事。
Misfortunes never come singly. 禍不單行。
Moderation in all things. 凡事中庸而行。
Money begets money. 財能生財。
Money talks. 有錢能使鬼推磨。
More haste， less speed. 欲速則不達(dá)。
More than enough is too much. 凡事宜適可而止。
Murder will out. 若要人不知，除非己莫為。
Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是發(fā)明之母。
Necessity knows no law. 急需之下難雇法律。
Never ask pardon before you are accused. 絕不要不打自招。
Never do things by halves. 凡事不可半途而廢。
Never judge by appearances. 不可以貌取人。
Never make threats you cannot carry out. 莫虛張聲勢。
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 今日事，今日畢。
Never say die. 永不氣餒。
No cross， no crown. 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人。
No gain without pain. 天下無不勞而獲的事。
No man can serve two masters. 一仆難侍二主。
No man is content with his lot. 無人滿意自身的命運和境遇。
No man is infallible. 天下無完人；人非圣賢，熟能無過。
No news is good news. 沒有消息就是好消息。
Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand. 世事總不如預(yù)料中的好。
Nothing is more precious than peace. 沒有比和平更珍貴的東西了。
Nothing venture， nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Of two evils choose the lesser. 兩害相權(quán)取其輕。
Once bitten， twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。
One cannot put back the clock. 人無法讓時間倒流。
One good turn deserves another. 以德報德，以恩報恩。
One lie makes many. 說一謊需百謊圓。
One man's meat is another man's poison. 人各有所好。
One swallow does not make a summer. 獨燕不成夏；不能單憑一個例子而下定論。
Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 機會很少敲兩次門，機會難逢。
Out of sight， out of mind. 久別情疏。
Paddle your own canoe. 自力更生。
Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一種美德。
Pay somebody back in his own coin. 以其人之道，還治其人之身。
Pleasant hours fly fast. 歡樂時光總是過得特別快。
Poverty is the mother of crime. 貧窮為罪惡之母。
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
Prevention is better than cure. 預(yù)防勝于治療。
Pride goes before fall. 驕兵必敗。
Rome was not built in a day. 羅馬不是一天造成的。
Saying is one thing and doing is another. 說是一回事，做又是另一回事。
Searching for a needle in a haystack. 大海撈針。
Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。
Seeing is believing. 眼見為實；百聞不如一見。
Self-praise is no recommendation. 自己說好不算好。
Silence gives consent. 沉默表示同意。
Silence is golden. 沉默是金。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成器。
Start off with a bang and end with a whimper. 虎頭蛇尾。
Still waters run deep. 水深流靜；大智若愚。
Strike while the iron is hot. 打鐵趁熱。
Take things as they come. 隨遇而安。
Talk of the devil and he's sure to appear. 說曹操，曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind. 樹大招風(fēng)。
The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest. 別人的東西總比自己的要好。
The bait hides the hook. 耳中藏鉤；笑里藏刀。
The beaten road is the safest. 眾人常走之路最安全。
The best fish swim near the bottom. 好魚總在水底游；好酒沉甕底；珍貴的東西不易得。
The best of friends must part. 最好的朋友亦終須一別。
The biter is sometimes bit. 騙子有時反被騙。
The bull must be taken by the horns. 捉牛須先捉牛角；勇于面對困難。
The child is father of the man. 由小見大；江山易改，本性難移。
The course of true love never did run smooth. 愛情之路多坎坷。
The darkest hour is that before the dawn. 黎明之前是最黑暗的時刻，否極泰來。
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. 魔鬼為達(dá)目的不惜引用圣經(jīng)。
The devil finds work for idle hands to do. 魔鬼專找游手好閑者；無所事事者易作惡。
The devil is not so black as he is painted. 魔鬼并非如描繪的那樣黑。
The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鳥有蟲吃。
The end justifies the means. 為達(dá)目地，不擇手段。
The exception proves the rule. 例外證明了規(guī)則的存在。
The fairest rose is at last withered. 最美的玫瑰也終會凋謝；花無百日紅。
The first blow is half the battle. 先下手為強。
The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth. 事與愿違，造化弄人。
The grapes are sour. 吃不到的葡萄是酸的。
The greatest talkers are the least doers. 多言者少做事。
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. 推動搖籃的手可支配世界；母親撫養(yǎng)孩子在未來掌管世界。
The highest branch is not the safest roost. 高枝非安全之所；爬得越高，摔得越重。
The longest day must have an end. 長日漫漫終須盡；否極泰來。
The love of money is the root of all evil. 貪財乃是萬惡之起源。
The mills of God grind slowly. 天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。
The more you have， the more you want. 擁有的越多就要求得越多。
The pen is mightier than the sword. 筆誅勝于劍伐；文勝于武。
The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足。
The tailor makes the man. 人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝。
The truth will out. 真相終將大白。
The world is much the same everywhere. 天下烏鴉一般黑。
There are tricks in every trade. 每一行業(yè)皆有其竅門。
There are two sides to every question. 每一個問題都有兩面。
There is a black sheep in every flock. 每個群體之中，總有害群之馬。
There is a witness everywhere. 若要人不知，除非己莫為。
There is honour among thieves. 盜亦有道。
There is no disputing about tastes. 人的喜惡不一。
There is no royal road to learning. 求學(xué)無捷徑。
There is no satiety in study. 學(xué)無止境。
There is no smoke without fire. 無火不起煙；無風(fēng)不起浪。
There is nothing new under the sun. 太陽底下無新事。
There is nothing permanent except change. 變幻才是永恒。
There is nothing that costs less than civility. 世上沒有比謙恭更便宜的東西了；禮多人不怪。
There is safety in numbers. 人多則無患。
There's no place like home. 在家千日好。
They brag most who can do least. 吹噓最多的人能做到的事最少。
Things are seldom what they seem. 事物極少如其外表。
Think not on what you lack as much as on what you have. 少想你所缺乏的，多想你所擁有的；知足常樂。
Those whom the gods love die young. 好人不長壽。
Throw out a minnow to catch a whale. 以小博大；拋磚引玉。
Time and tide wait for no man. 歲月不饒人。
Time flies. 光陰似箭。
Time is money. 時間就是金錢。
Time is the great healer. 時間是最好的治療者。
Times change. 時代在變。
To err is human. 孰能無過。
Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是新的開始。
Tomorrow never comes. 明天永不再來。
Too many cooks spoil the broth. 人多壞事。
Two blacks do not make a white. 兩黑不能合成一白；積非不能成是。
Two dogs fight for a bone， and a third runs away with it. 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利。
Two halves make a whole. 兩個一半成為整個。
Two heads are better than one. 兩個腦袋比一個腦袋強；集思廣益。
Two of a trade can never agree. 同行相嫉。
Two wrongs do not make a right. 積非不能成是。
Union is strength. 團結(jié)就是力量。
Variety is the spice of life. 變化乃是生活的情趣。
Virtue is its own reward. 施恩莫望報。
Wake not a sleeping lion. 別自找麻煩。
Walls have ears. 隔墻有耳。
Water far off will not quench a fire near at hand. 遠(yuǎn)水救不了近火。
Well begun is half done. 好的開始是成功的一半。
What is one man's meat is another man's poison. 人各有所好。
What must be must be. 是福不是禍，是禍躲不過；事實就是事實。
What's done cannot be undone. 覆水難收。
When the cat is away， the mice will play. 閻王不在，小鬼翻天。
Where there's a will there's a way. 有志者事竟成。
While there is life there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。
Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Wise men learn by other men's mistakes； fools by their own. 聰明人從別人的錯誤中學(xué)習(xí)；笨人則從自己的錯誤中記取教訓(xùn)。
Words cut more than swords. 話比劍更傷人。
Work while you work， play while you play. 工作的時候工作，游戲的時候游戲。
You can't have your cake and eat it. 魚與熊掌無法兼得。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 不可過份透支體力。
You cannot catch old birds with chaff. 你無法用谷殼捕到老鳥；姜是老的辣。
You cannot have it both ways. 你不可能兩面討好。
You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. 要做蛋卷就得打破雞蛋；天下沒有白吃的午餐。
You cannot make bricks without straw. 巧婦難為無米炊。
You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. 老狗學(xué)不了新把戲。
You may know by a handful the whole sack. 見一把就知整袋；一頁知秋。
You never know what you can do till you try. 你不嘗試就永遠(yuǎn)不知道自己能做些什么。
No pains， no gains. 不花力氣，豈能成事。
Facts speak louder than words. 事實勝于雄辯。
United we stand， divided we fall. 團結(jié)則存，分裂則亡。
No rule without an exception. 規(guī)律皆有例外。
False friends are worse than open enemies. 虛偽的朋友比公開的敵人還要壞。
True gold fears not the fire. 真金不怕火。
Force can never destroy right. 武力不能摧滅正義。
From saving comes having. 勤儉出財富。
One is never too old to learn. 活到老，學(xué)到老。
He laughs best who laughs last. 誰笑的最后，笑的最好。
Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以簡捷為貴。
The best mirror is an old friend. 老友乃是最好的鏡子。
After dinner sit a while， after supper walk a mile. 午飯后要座，晚飯后要走。
Waste not， want not. 不浪費，不愁缺。
No sweet without some sweat. 不流汗就沒有幸福。
Handsome is that handsome does. 作的漂亮才是真漂亮。
A bad thing never dies. 好人不長壽，禍害遺千年。
A bad workman always blames his tools. 笨工匠總是怪工具差。
A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion. 人急懸梁，狗急跳墻。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 兩鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
A bully is always a coward. 欺負(fù)弱小者永遠(yuǎn)是懦夫。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。
A cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命；吉人自有天相。
A cat may look at a king. 小人物也有些權(quán)利。
A clear conscience can bear any trouble. 平時不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。
A cook is bold on his own dunghill. 狗仗人勢。
A constant guest is never welcome. ?？碗y受歡迎。
A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常樂。
A cracked bell can never sound well. 狗嘴里長不出象牙來。
A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow. 上梁不正下梁歪。
A deceitful peace is more hurtful than an open war. 明槍易躲，暗箭難防。
A door must be either shut or open. 門非關(guān)即開；二者擇其一。
A drowning man will clutch at a straw. 溺水之人不放過一根稻草；病急亂投醫(yī)。
A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the farther of the two. 巨人肩上的侏儒看得遠(yuǎn)；借重他人的經(jīng)驗好處多。
A fault confessed is half redressed. 知錯能改，善莫大焉。
A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨人難聚財。
A fool's mouth is his destruction. 禍從口出。
A forced kindness deserves no thanks. 勉強的善行不值得感謝。
A fox may grow grey but never good. 江山易改，本性難移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情。
A full purse never lacks friend. 有錢有酒，必有朋友。
A golden key opens every door. 錢能通神。
A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善則妻賢。
A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口。
A good name is sooner lost than won. 美譽易失難得。
A good tale is none the worse for being told twice. 動人的故事令人百聽不厭。
A hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。
A honey tongue， a heart of gall. 嘴甜如蜜，心黑如漆。
A house divided against itself cannot stand. 不和之家難長存。
A Jack of all trades is master of none. 樣樣皆通者樣樣不精。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 萬丈高樓平地起。
A lazy youth， a lousy age. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
A leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性難移。
A liar is not believed when he tells the truth. 常說謊話的人就算是說真話也沒人信。
A lion may come to be beholden to a mouse. 強者亦有求助于弱者的時候。
A little fire burns up a great deal of corn. 星星之火可以燎原。
A little gall spoils a great deal of honey. 一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。
A little leak will sink a great ship. 牽一發(fā)而動全身。
A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危險。
A little neglect may breed great mischief. 一失足成千古恨，再回首已百年身。
A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 輕諾者，信必寡。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不可二用。
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 和氣生財。
A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，謬之千里。
A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin. 遠(yuǎn)親不如近鄰。
A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔。
A slow fire makes sweet malt. 慢工出細(xì)活。
A sound mind in a sound body. 有健全的身體，才有健全的心智。
A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言為智。
A stitch in time saves nine. 及時行事，事半功倍。
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. 美的事物是永恒的喜悅。
A word is enough to the wise. 聰明人一點就通。
A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，四馬難追。
A young idler， an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
A-day-old puppy doesn't know to be afraid of the tiger. 初生之犢不畏虎。
Able men are always busy. 能者多勞。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小別塍新婚。
Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families. 家規(guī)再嚴(yán)也難免會出問題。
According to your purse govern your mouth. 量入為出。
Actions speak louder than words. 行動勝于空談。
Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。
After a storm comes a calm. 雨過天晴；否極泰來；苦盡甘來。
All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗所吠之人未必皆為賊；勿以貌取人。
All cats are grey in the dark. 所有的貓在黑暗中皆為灰色；美貌是不重要的。
All good things come to an end. 天下無不散的筵席。
All is vanity. 四大皆空。
All lay loads on a willing horse. 良駒負(fù)重?fù)?dān)；馬善被人騎。
All roads lead to Rome. 條條大路通羅馬；行行出壯元。
All that glitters is not gold. 閃閃發(fā)光者未必都是金。
All the winning is in the first buying. 先下手為強。
All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事必先難而后易。
All things are easy that are done willingly. 天下無難事，只怕有心人。
All things in their being are good for something. 天生我才必有用。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作而不玩樂，會使人變得遲鈍。
All's fair in love and war. 情場如戰(zhàn)場，任何手段皆可行。
All's fish that comes to the net. 進(jìn)網(wǎng)的無不是魚；來者不拒。
All's well that ends well. 結(jié)局好的就算好。
An eye for an eye， and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼還眼，以牙還牙。
An old man's sayings are seldom untrue. 不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前。
Any port is a good port in a storm. 暴風(fēng)雨中，任何港口皆是好的避難所。
Anybody can make mistakes. 人非圣賢，熟能無過。
Appearances are deceptive. 外表欺人；勿以貌取人。
Art is long， life is short. 人生短暫，而學(xué)問無穹。
As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. 偷小羊與偷大羊同為絞刑；一不做，二不休。
As you brew， so you must drink. 自作自受。
As you make your bed， so you must lie on it. 自己做事，自己當(dāng)。
As you sow， so shall you reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
Ask no questions and be told no lies. 不問問題就聽不到假話；小孩有耳無嘴。
Avoid a questioner， for he is also a tattler. 避免與好探人隱私，搬弄是非之人在一起。
Bad news travels fast. 好事不出門，壞事傳千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite. 會叫的狗不會咬人。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。
Beauty is only skin deep. 美只是表面的；不可以貌取人。
Beggars can't be choosers. 乞丐絕無挑選的權(quán)利；有求于人者無權(quán)挑剔。
Best is cheapest. 最好的即是最劃算的。
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. 今日一只雞蛋勝過明日一支母雞；把握現(xiàn)在。
Better be a fool than a knave. 寧為傻瓜，不做無賴。
Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave. 寧為老頭的愛人，也不愿成為小伙子的奴隸。
Better be sure than sorry. 寧求安全亦不做可能會陷于險境之事。
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 寧為雞首，不為牛后。
Better bend than break. 寧曲勿折；大丈夫能屈能伸。
Better late than never. 晚做總比不做好；亡羊捕牢，未為晚也。
Better master one than engage with ten. 學(xué)多不如學(xué)精。
Better one eye witness than two hearsay witnesses. 耳聞不如目見。
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. 明槍易躲，暗箭難防。
Better to ask the way than go astray. 問道于人總比迷失于途要強。
Between two stools you fall to the ground. 腳踏兩條船，遲早會落水。
Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鳥相處好；家和萬事興。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚。
Blessed is he who expects nothing， for he shall never be disappointed. 一無所求者無失望之虞。
Blood is thicker than water. 血濃于水。
Books and friends should be few but good. 書與朋友，貴精而不貴多。
Bread is the staff of life. 民以食為天。
Burn not your house to fright the mouse away. 莫為滅鼠而焚屋；勿小題大作。
Business is business. 公事公辦。
Call a spade a spade. 稱黑桃為黑桃；有話直說。
Care killed a cat. 煩惱能殺九命貓。
Cast never a clout till May is out. 五月前莫收冬衣；勿操之過急。
Cast not the first stone. 莫丟第一塊石頭；責(zé)人之前先自省。
Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance. 勿舍本逐末。
Catch your bear before you sell its skin. 賣熊皮前先捉熊；凡事宜按部就班，不要過于樂觀。
Charity begins at home. 仁愛始于家。
Children should be seen and not heard. 大人說話，小孩別插嘴。
Christmas comes but once a year. 圣誕節(jié)一年才一次；好日子不能天天過。
Circumstances alter cases. 此一時，彼一時。
Clothes do not make the man. 衣冠楚楚者，未必就是正人君子。
Coming events cast their shadows before. 即來之事必有先兆。
Comparisons are odious. 人比人，氣死人。
Conscience does make cowards of us all. 良心令人不敢為所欲為。
Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水可穿石。
Courtesy costs nothing. 禮多人不怪。
Cross the stream where it is shallowest. 渡溪當(dāng)自淺處過。
Custom makes all things easy. 習(xí)慣成自然；熟能生巧。
Custom reconciles us to everything. 習(xí)慣使人適應(yīng)一切。
Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量入為出。
Dead men tell no tales. 死人不會泄秘。
Death is the great leveller. 死亡使一切平等。
Deeds， not words. 行動勝于空談。
Desert and reward seldom keep company. 功與賞絕少結(jié)伴而行；賞罰不明乃司空見慣。
Desires are nourished by delays. 渴望越久的就越希望得到。
Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies. 絕癥須用烈藥醫(yī)。
Diamond cuts diamond. 勢均力敵。
Discontent is the first step in progress. 不滿意是進(jìn)步的開端。
Discretion is the better part of valour. 勇敢貴乎審慎。
Distance lends enchantment to the view. 距離讓景色增添魅力。
Do as I say， not as I do. 照我所說的做，別照我所做的來做。
Do as most men do， then most men will speak well of you. 隨俗而行，眾人稱頌。
Do as you would be done by. 己所欲施于人。
Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。
Do not cast your pearls before swine. 莫把珍珠丟豬前；莫對牛彈琴。
Do not halloo till you are out of the wood. 未真正脫離險境前，勿作脫險之慶。
Do not kick against the pricks. 勿踢刺棍；勿以卵擊石。
Do not put new wine into old bottles. 莫用舊瓶裝新酒。
Do not wear out your welcome. 作客不久留；不要使人厭倦對你的歡迎。
Dog does not eat dog. 同類不相殘。
Don't change horses in mid-stream. 河中勿換騎；臨陣換將非上策。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 小雞未孵出前，數(shù)也沒用；別打如意算盤。
Don't cross a bridge till you come to it. 勿杞人憂天；船到橋頭自然直。
Don't cry before you are hurt. 受傷前先別哭；禍未臨頭，別先屈服。
Don't cry stinking fish. 不要叫賣臭魚；別拆自己的臺；不要自貶身價。
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. 不要因意氣用事而傷害自己。
Don't cut the bough you are standing on. 勿輕舉妄動，自斷生路。
Don't empty the baby out with the bath water. 做事勿掉以輕心，把嬰兒與洗澡水一起給倒了。
Don't have too many irons in the fire. 勿操之過急。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. 勿小題大作。
Don't make a rod for your own back. 勿自討苦吃。
Don't make yourself a mouse， or the cat will eat you. 勿自貶身價；自辱者，人皆辱之。
Don't meet trouble half-way. 別自找麻煩。
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 不要把蛋全放在一個籃子里；勿孤注一擲。
Don't put the cart before the horse. 勿本末倒置。
Don't quarrel with your bread and butter. 別跟自己的飯碗過不去。
Don't ride the high horse. 不要擺臭架子；莫趾高氣揚。
Don't speak ill of others behind their backs. 不要在背后說人壞話。
Don't take your harp to the party. 別舊調(diào)重彈；別對一事喋喋不休。
Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 勿班門弄斧。
Don't tell tales out of school. 莫搬弄是非，揭人隱私。
Don't wash your dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外揚。
Dying is as natural as living. 生死由命，富貴在天。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy， wealthy， and wise. 早睡早起使人健康，富裕與聰明。
Easier said than done. 說比做容易。
East or west， home is best. 金窩銀窩，不如自己的狗窩。
Easy come， easy go. 來得容易去得快。
Empty vessels make the most sound. 滿瓶不會響，半瓶響叮當(dāng)。
Enough is as good as a feast. 知所節(jié)制，適可而止。
Even a worm will turn. 人急懸梁，狗急跳墻。
Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千慮，必有一失。
Every ass likes to hear himself bray. 馬不知臉長，蠢人總是自鳴得意。
Every bullet has its billet. 生死有命，富貴在天。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 黑暗中總有一線光明。
Every cock crows on his own dunghill. 公雞總在自己草堆上稱雄；在家一條龍，出外一條蟲。
Every dog has his day. 任何人都有風(fēng)光的時候。
Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard. 家家有本難念的經(jīng)。
Every flow must have its ebb. 潮水有漲有退；人生變幻無常。
Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest. 人皆自認(rèn)工作負(fù)擔(dān)最重。
Every law has a loophole. 每種法律皆有漏洞。
Every man for himself， and the devil take the hindmost. 人不為己，天誅地滅。
Every man has his ill day. 人無千日好。
Every man has his price. 人皆可被收買。
Every man has the defects of his own virtues. 人人皆有其美中不足之處。
Every man is his own worst enemy. 人類最大的敵人是自己。
Every medal has two sides. 每個獎?wù)露加袃擅妫粏栴}皆有正反兩面。
Every minute seems like a thousand. 度日如年。
Every oak must be an acorn. 萬丈高樓平地起。
Every why has a wherefore. 事出必有因。
Everybody's business is nobody's business. 大家的工作沒人做。
Everyone to his taste. 人各有所好。
Everything comes to him who waits. 耐心等待之人，必能如愿以償。
Everything must have a beginning. 凡事必有開端。
Evil be to him who evil thinks. 存惡念者必遭惡報。
Example is better than precept. 身教重于言教。
Exchange is no robbery. 不公的交換并不算搶劫。
Expectation is better than realization. 期待總比現(xiàn)實美。
Experience is the mother of wisdom. 經(jīng)驗為智慧之母。
Experience is the teacher of fools. 愚人自經(jīng)驗中獲取教訓(xùn)。
Extremes meet. 相對的事情通常是可互通的。
Faint heart never won fair lady. 懦夫難得美人心。
Familiarity breeds contempt. 熟稔易生輕蔑之心。
Fine feathers make fine birds. 佛要金裝，人要衣裝。
First come， first served. 先到先得。
First impressions are most lasting. 第一個印象是令人最難忘懷的。
First thrive and then wive. 先立業(yè)，后成家。
Fling dirt enough and some will stick. 眾口可鑠金，稽非足成是；人言可畏。
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 天使皆為之卻步而傻瓜確橫沖直撞；笨人有愚勇。
Forbidden fruit is sweetest. 禁果最甜。
Forewarned is forearmed. 預(yù)先警告可先作防范。
Forgive and forget. 既往不咎，盡釋前嫌。
Fortune favours the bold. 幸運之神總是眷雇有勇氣嘗試的人。
Fortune knocks at least once at every man's gate. 人一生中總有機會降臨之時。
Full of courtesy， full of craft. 禮多必詐。
Give a dog a bad name， and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患無辭；人言可畏。
Give a lie twenty-four hours' start， and you can never overtake it. 若不及時遏止謊言，將會以訛傳訛，被人信以為真。
Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself. 多行不義必自弊。
Give and take. 有施必有受。
Give credit where credit is due. 歸功于有功者；要有雅量承認(rèn)他人的優(yōu)點。
Give one an inch， and one will take a mile. 得寸進(jìn)尺。
God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
God never shuts one door without opening another. 天無絕人之路。
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. 上天眷雇弱者。
God's mill grinds slow but sure. 天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。
Good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳。
Good company on the road is the shortest cut. 偕伴同行不覺路遠(yuǎn)。
Grasp all， lose all. 貪多必失。
Great minds think alike. 英雄所見略同。
Great oaks from little acorns grow. 參天橡樹長自小小橡實；凡事須由基礎(chǔ)開始。
Greed has no limits. 人心不足蛇吞象。
Half a loaf is better than no bread. 寥勝于無。
Handsome is as handsome does. 內(nèi)心漂亮才是真正漂亮。
Harp not for ever on the same string. 莫舊調(diào)重彈。
Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達(dá)。
Haste trips over its own heels. 忙中必有錯，欲速則不達(dá)。
He cannot speak well that cannot hold his tongue. 禍從口出，言多必失。
He gives twice who gives quickly. 及時幫助效益大。
He is rich that has few wants. 寡欲者容易滿足。
He that cannot obey cannot command. 不懂服從的人就沒有資格指揮。
He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it. 作賊心虛。
He that fights and runs away may live to fight another day. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。
He that has a great nose thinks everybody is speaking of it. 大鼻子的人總懷疑別人在談?wù)撍谋亲印?/p>
He that touches the pitch shall be defiled. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
He travels the fastest who travels alone. 獨行者走得最快； 無家累者易發(fā)展。
He who begins many things， finishes but few. 事事皆做者將一事無成；虎頭蛇尾。
He who denies all confesses all. 欲蓋彌彰。
He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick. 欲加之罪， 何患無辭。
He who hesitates is lost. 躊躇不前者必定會失敗。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 怕犯錯者必將一事無成。
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. 騎虎難下。
He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 萬丈高樓平地起。
Health is better than wealth. 健康勝于財富。
History repeats itself. 歷史會重演。
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 揚帆趁風(fēng)順；行事握良機。
Honesty is the best policy. 誠實乃上策。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望， 作最壞的打算。
I think， therefore I am. 我思故我在。
Idle folk have the least leisure. 懶人少空閑。
If a man deceives me once， shame on him； if he deceives me twice， shame on me. 如果別人騙我一次，可恥的是他；如果我被騙兩次，可恥的是我。
If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well. 值得做的事，就要盡力做。
If at first you don't succeed， try， try， try again. 第一次不成功，就應(yīng)嘗試，嘗試，再嘗試。
If each would sweep before his own door， we should have a clean city. 若人人皆能保持自家門前的清潔，便能擁有一個干凈的城市。
If two men ride on a horse， one must ride behind. 兩人共騎一馬，就要有人坐后面；一山不容二虎。
If you do not like it you may lump it. 即使你不喜歡它也要忍受它。
If you have no hand， you cannot make a fist. 巧婦難為無米炊。
If you run after two hares you will catch neither. 一心二用將一事無成。
If you want a thing well done， do it yourself. 若想事情做得好，就當(dāng)自己做。
In for a penny， in for a pound. 一不做，二不休。
In the country of the blind， the one-eyed man is king. 山中無老虎，猴子稱大王。
In wine there is truth. 酒后吐真言。
It is as well to know which way the wind blows. 識時務(wù)者為俊杰。
It is better to give than to take. 施比受更有福。
It is easier to pull down than to build. 摧毀易于建造；批評易于建議。
It is easy to be wise after the event. 馬后炮容易放；不經(jīng)一事，不長一智。
It is good fishing in troubled waters. 混水好摸魚。
It is love that makes the world go round. 愛令世界生生不息。
It is never too late to learn. 學(xué)不嫌晚；活到老，學(xué)到老。
It is the unexpected that always happens. 世事難料。
It never rains but it pours. 屋漏偏逢連夜雨；禍不單行。
It takes all sorts to make a world. 一種米養(yǎng)百種人。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 一個巴掌拍不響。
It's never too late to mend. 亡羊補牢，未為晚也。
It's no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收。
Judge not， that you may not be judged. 不批評別人，就不會遭人批評。
Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨綢繆，以備不時之需。
Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs. 勿殺雞取卵。
Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鳥。
Know your own faults before blaming others for theirs. 責(zé)人之前先責(zé)己。
Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量。
Laugh and grow fat. 心寬則體胖。
Learn to walk before you run. 學(xué)跑之前先學(xué)走；凡事應(yīng)由淺入深，循序漸進(jìn)。
Let bygones be bygones. 過去的就讓它過去。
Let not the sun go down on your wrath. 勿留宿怨。
Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。
Liars should have good memories. 說謊的人應(yīng)該要有好記性。
Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生并非只是吃喝玩樂。
Life is short and time is swift. 人生苦短，光陰易逝。
Life is sweet. 生命是美好的。
Like father， like son. 有其父必有其子。
Like will to like. 臭味相投；物以類聚。
Little by little and bit by bit. 積少成多，積沙成塔。
Little money， few friends. 錢少朋友少。
Live and learn. 學(xué)無止境。
Live and let live. 自己活著，也讓別人活著。
Live not to eat， but eat to live. 活著不是為了吃，而吃是為了活著。
Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁觀者清。
Love is blind. 愛情是盲目的。
Love me， love my family. 愛屋及烏。
Love will find a way. 真情所至，金石為開。
Make haste slowly. 欲速則不達(dá)。
Make hay while the sun shines. 把握良機。
Man proposes， God disposes. 謀事在人，成事在天。
Many a little makes a mickle. 積少成多。
Many hands make light work. 人多好辦事。
Marriage is a lottery. 婚姻靠運氣。
Marriages are made in heaven. 姻緣天注定。
Marry in haste， and repent at leisure. 匆匆結(jié)婚必將后悔。
Men are blind in their own cause. 當(dāng)局者迷。
Men are known by the company they keep. 觀其友而知其人。
Men are not to be measured in inches. 人的偉大與否并非取決于身高。
Might is right. 強權(quán)即公理。
Mind your own business. 少管閑事。
Misfortunes never come singly. 禍不單行。
Moderation in all things. 凡事中庸而行。
Money begets money. 財能生財。
Money talks. 有錢能使鬼推磨。
More haste， less speed. 欲速則不達(dá)。
More than enough is too much. 凡事宜適可而止。
Murder will out. 若要人不知，除非己莫為。
Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是發(fā)明之母。
Necessity knows no law. 急需之下難雇法律。
Never ask pardon before you are accused. 絕不要不打自招。
Never do things by halves. 凡事不可半途而廢。
Never judge by appearances. 不可以貌取人。
Never make threats you cannot carry out. 莫虛張聲勢。
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 今日事，今日畢。
Never say die. 永不氣餒。
No cross， no crown. 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人。
No gain without pain. 天下無不勞而獲的事。
No man can serve two masters. 一仆難侍二主。
No man is content with his lot. 無人滿意自身的命運和境遇。
No man is infallible. 天下無完人；人非圣賢，熟能無過。
No news is good news. 沒有消息就是好消息。
Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand. 世事總不如預(yù)料中的好。
Nothing is more precious than peace. 沒有比和平更珍貴的東西了。
Nothing venture， nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Of two evils choose the lesser. 兩害相權(quán)取其輕。
Once bitten， twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。
One cannot put back the clock. 人無法讓時間倒流。
One good turn deserves another. 以德報德，以恩報恩。
One lie makes many. 說一謊需百謊圓。
One man's meat is another man's poison. 人各有所好。
One swallow does not make a summer. 獨燕不成夏；不能單憑一個例子而下定論。
Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 機會很少敲兩次門，機會難逢。
Out of sight， out of mind. 久別情疏。
Paddle your own canoe. 自力更生。
Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一種美德。
Pay somebody back in his own coin. 以其人之道，還治其人之身。
Pleasant hours fly fast. 歡樂時光總是過得特別快。
Poverty is the mother of crime. 貧窮為罪惡之母。
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
Prevention is better than cure. 預(yù)防勝于治療。
Pride goes before fall. 驕兵必敗。
Rome was not built in a day. 羅馬不是一天造成的。
Saying is one thing and doing is another. 說是一回事，做又是另一回事。
Searching for a needle in a haystack. 大海撈針。
Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。
Seeing is believing. 眼見為實；百聞不如一見。
Self-praise is no recommendation. 自己說好不算好。
Silence gives consent. 沉默表示同意。
Silence is golden. 沉默是金。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成器。
Start off with a bang and end with a whimper. 虎頭蛇尾。
Still waters run deep. 水深流靜；大智若愚。
Strike while the iron is hot. 打鐵趁熱。
Take things as they come. 隨遇而安。
Talk of the devil and he's sure to appear. 說曹操，曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind. 樹大招風(fēng)。
The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest. 別人的東西總比自己的要好。
The bait hides the hook. 耳中藏鉤；笑里藏刀。
The beaten road is the safest. 眾人常走之路最安全。
The best fish swim near the bottom. 好魚總在水底游；好酒沉甕底；珍貴的東西不易得。
The best of friends must part. 最好的朋友亦終須一別。
The biter is sometimes bit. 騙子有時反被騙。
The bull must be taken by the horns. 捉牛須先捉牛角；勇于面對困難。
The child is father of the man. 由小見大；江山易改，本性難移。
The course of true love never did run smooth. 愛情之路多坎坷。
The darkest hour is that before the dawn. 黎明之前是最黑暗的時刻，否極泰來。
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. 魔鬼為達(dá)目的不惜引用圣經(jīng)。
The devil finds work for idle hands to do. 魔鬼專找游手好閑者；無所事事者易作惡。
The devil is not so black as he is painted. 魔鬼并非如描繪的那樣黑。
The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鳥有蟲吃。
The end justifies the means. 為達(dá)目地，不擇手段。
The exception proves the rule. 例外證明了規(guī)則的存在。
The fairest rose is at last withered. 最美的玫瑰也終會凋謝；花無百日紅。
The first blow is half the battle. 先下手為強。
The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth. 事與愿違，造化弄人。
The grapes are sour. 吃不到的葡萄是酸的。
The greatest talkers are the least doers. 多言者少做事。
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. 推動搖籃的手可支配世界；母親撫養(yǎng)孩子在未來掌管世界。
The highest branch is not the safest roost. 高枝非安全之所；爬得越高，摔得越重。
The longest day must have an end. 長日漫漫終須盡；否極泰來。
The love of money is the root of all evil. 貪財乃是萬惡之起源。
The mills of God grind slowly. 天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。
The more you have， the more you want. 擁有的越多就要求得越多。
The pen is mightier than the sword. 筆誅勝于劍伐；文勝于武。
The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足。
The tailor makes the man. 人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝。
The truth will out. 真相終將大白。
The world is much the same everywhere. 天下烏鴉一般黑。
There are tricks in every trade. 每一行業(yè)皆有其竅門。
There are two sides to every question. 每一個問題都有兩面。
There is a black sheep in every flock. 每個群體之中，總有害群之馬。
There is a witness everywhere. 若要人不知，除非己莫為。
There is honour among thieves. 盜亦有道。
There is no disputing about tastes. 人的喜惡不一。
There is no royal road to learning. 求學(xué)無捷徑。
There is no satiety in study. 學(xué)無止境。
There is no smoke without fire. 無火不起煙；無風(fēng)不起浪。
There is nothing new under the sun. 太陽底下無新事。
There is nothing permanent except change. 變幻才是永恒。
There is nothing that costs less than civility. 世上沒有比謙恭更便宜的東西了；禮多人不怪。
There is safety in numbers. 人多則無患。
There's no place like home. 在家千日好。
They brag most who can do least. 吹噓最多的人能做到的事最少。
Things are seldom what they seem. 事物極少如其外表。
Think not on what you lack as much as on what you have. 少想你所缺乏的，多想你所擁有的；知足常樂。
Those whom the gods love die young. 好人不長壽。
Throw out a minnow to catch a whale. 以小博大；拋磚引玉。
Time and tide wait for no man. 歲月不饒人。
Time flies. 光陰似箭。
Time is money. 時間就是金錢。
Time is the great healer. 時間是最好的治療者。
Times change. 時代在變。
To err is human. 孰能無過。
Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是新的開始。
Tomorrow never comes. 明天永不再來。
Too many cooks spoil the broth. 人多壞事。
Two blacks do not make a white. 兩黑不能合成一白；積非不能成是。
Two dogs fight for a bone， and a third runs away with it. 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利。
Two halves make a whole. 兩個一半成為整個。
Two heads are better than one. 兩個腦袋比一個腦袋強；集思廣益。
Two of a trade can never agree. 同行相嫉。
Two wrongs do not make a right. 積非不能成是。
Union is strength. 團結(jié)就是力量。
Variety is the spice of life. 變化乃是生活的情趣。
Virtue is its own reward. 施恩莫望報。
Wake not a sleeping lion. 別自找麻煩。
Walls have ears. 隔墻有耳。
Water far off will not quench a fire near at hand. 遠(yuǎn)水救不了近火。
Well begun is half done. 好的開始是成功的一半。
What is one man's meat is another man's poison. 人各有所好。
What must be must be. 是福不是禍，是禍躲不過；事實就是事實。
What's done cannot be undone. 覆水難收。
When the cat is away， the mice will play. 閻王不在，小鬼翻天。
Where there's a will there's a way. 有志者事竟成。
While there is life there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。
Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Wise men learn by other men's mistakes； fools by their own. 聰明人從別人的錯誤中學(xué)習(xí)；笨人則從自己的錯誤中記取教訓(xùn)。
Words cut more than swords. 話比劍更傷人。
Work while you work， play while you play. 工作的時候工作，游戲的時候游戲。
You can't have your cake and eat it. 魚與熊掌無法兼得。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 不可過份透支體力。
You cannot catch old birds with chaff. 你無法用谷殼捕到老鳥；姜是老的辣。
You cannot have it both ways. 你不可能兩面討好。
You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. 要做蛋卷就得打破雞蛋；天下沒有白吃的午餐。
You cannot make bricks without straw. 巧婦難為無米炊。
You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. 老狗學(xué)不了新把戲。
You may know by a handful the whole sack. 見一把就知整袋；一頁知秋。
You never know what you can do till you try. 你不嘗試就永遠(yuǎn)不知道自己能做些什么。
No pains， no gains. 不花力氣，豈能成事。
Facts speak louder than words. 事實勝于雄辯。
United we stand， divided we fall. 團結(jié)則存，分裂則亡。
No rule without an exception. 規(guī)律皆有例外。
False friends are worse than open enemies. 虛偽的朋友比公開的敵人還要壞。
True gold fears not the fire. 真金不怕火。
Force can never destroy right. 武力不能摧滅正義。
From saving comes having. 勤儉出財富。
One is never too old to learn. 活到老，學(xué)到老。
He laughs best who laughs last. 誰笑的最后，笑的最好。
Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以簡捷為貴。
The best mirror is an old friend. 老友乃是最好的鏡子。
After dinner sit a while， after supper walk a mile. 午飯后要座，晚飯后要走。
Waste not， want not. 不浪費，不愁缺。
No sweet without some sweat. 不流汗就沒有幸福。
Handsome is that handsome does. 作的漂亮才是真漂亮。
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