Great oaks from little acorns grow. 參天橡樹長(zhǎng)自小小橡實(shí)；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(cuò)，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(shí)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?BR> He that touches the pitch shall be defiled. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
He travels the fastest who travels alone. 獨(dú)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(huì)失敗。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 怕犯錯(cuò)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(cái)富。
History repeats itself. 歷史會(huì)重演。
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 揚(yáng)帆趁風(fēng)順；行事握良機(jī)。
Honesty is the best policy. 誠(chéng)實(shí)乃上策。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱的希望， 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(gè)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(shí)時(shí)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(píng)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(zhǎng)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(gè)巴掌拍不響。
It's never too late to mend. 亡羊補(bǔ)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(píng)別人，就不會(huì)遭人批評(píng)。
Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨綢繆，以備不時(shí)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(shí)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(jī)。
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(yùn)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. *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(qiáng)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(cái)能生財(cái)。
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(shì)。
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(yùn)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(shí)間倒流。
One good turn deserves another. 以德報(bào)德，以恩報(bào)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(dú)燕不成夏；不能單憑一個(gè)例子而下定論。
Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 機(jī)會(huì)很少敲兩次門，機(jī)會(huì)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(shí)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?cái) ?BR> 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(shí)；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. 的朋友亦終須一別。
The biter is sometimes bit. 騙子有時(shí)反被騙。
The bull must be taken by the horns. 捉牛須先捉牛角；勇于面對(duì)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(shí)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(huì)凋謝；花無百日紅。
The first blow is half the battle. 先下手為強(qiáng)。
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(dòng)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(zhǎng)日漫漫終須盡；否極泰來。
The love of money is the root of all evil. 貪財(cái)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(gè)問題都有兩面。
There is a black sheep in every flock. 每個(gè)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(zhǎng)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(shí)間就是金錢。
Time is the great healer. 時(shí)間是的治療者。
Times change. 時(shí)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(zhēng)，漁翁得利。
Two halves make a whole. 兩個(gè)一半成為整個(gè)。
Two heads are better than one. 兩個(gè)腦袋比一個(gè)腦袋強(qiáng)；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(tuán)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(bào)。
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(shí)就是事實(shí)。
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(cuò)誤中學(xué)習(xí)；笨人則從自己的錯(cuò)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(shí)候工作，游戲的時(shí)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(shí)勝于雄辯。
United we stand， divided we fall. 團(tuán)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(cái)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。
Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以簡(jiǎn)捷為貴。
The best mirror is an old friend. 老友乃是的鏡子。
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(fèi)，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。
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(cuò)，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(shí)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?BR> He that touches the pitch shall be defiled. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
He travels the fastest who travels alone. 獨(dú)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(huì)失敗。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 怕犯錯(cuò)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(cái)富。
History repeats itself. 歷史會(huì)重演。
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 揚(yáng)帆趁風(fēng)順；行事握良機(jī)。
Honesty is the best policy. 誠(chéng)實(shí)乃上策。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱的希望， 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(gè)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(shí)時(shí)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(píng)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(zhǎng)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(gè)巴掌拍不響。
It's never too late to mend. 亡羊補(bǔ)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(píng)別人，就不會(huì)遭人批評(píng)。
Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨綢繆，以備不時(shí)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(shí)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(jī)。
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(yùn)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. *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(qiáng)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(cái)能生財(cái)。
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(shì)。
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(yùn)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(shí)間倒流。
One good turn deserves another. 以德報(bào)德，以恩報(bào)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(dú)燕不成夏；不能單憑一個(gè)例子而下定論。
Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 機(jī)會(huì)很少敲兩次門，機(jī)會(huì)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(shí)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?cái) ?BR> 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(shí)；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. 的朋友亦終須一別。
The biter is sometimes bit. 騙子有時(shí)反被騙。
The bull must be taken by the horns. 捉牛須先捉牛角；勇于面對(duì)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(shí)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(huì)凋謝；花無百日紅。
The first blow is half the battle. 先下手為強(qiáng)。
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(dòng)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(zhǎng)日漫漫終須盡；否極泰來。
The love of money is the root of all evil. 貪財(cái)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(gè)問題都有兩面。
There is a black sheep in every flock. 每個(gè)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(zhǎng)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(shí)間就是金錢。
Time is the great healer. 時(shí)間是的治療者。
Times change. 時(shí)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(zhēng)，漁翁得利。
Two halves make a whole. 兩個(gè)一半成為整個(gè)。
Two heads are better than one. 兩個(gè)腦袋比一個(gè)腦袋強(qiáng)；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(tuán)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(bào)。
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(shí)就是事實(shí)。
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(cuò)誤中學(xué)習(xí)；笨人則從自己的錯(cuò)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(shí)候工作，游戲的時(shí)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(shí)勝于雄辯。
United we stand， divided we fall. 團(tuán)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(cái)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。
Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以簡(jiǎn)捷為貴。
The best mirror is an old friend. 老友乃是的鏡子。
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(fèi)，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。