英语谚语100句实用20篇

01. Study to be what you wish to seem.学习可成为你所理想的人物。

02. Success belongs to the persevering. 坚持就是胜利。

03. Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties. 成功来自于克服困难的斗争。

04. Success has many friends. 成功者朋友多。

05. Such beginning, such ending. 有怎样的开始，就有怎样的结束。

06. Such carpenters, such chips. 什麽样的木匠，出什麽活。

07. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. 一天的不幸已够人受的了，别再自寻烦恼。

08. Suit the action to the word. 怎麽说就怎麽做。

09. Sure bind, sure find. 捆得好，逃不了。

10. Suspicion is the poison of true friendship. 猜疑伤害莫逆之交。

11. Sweep before your own door. 先律己，后律人。

12. Sweet discourse makes short days and nights. 言语投机恨时短。

13. Take a hair of the dog that bit you. 以毒攻毒。

14. Take a pain for a pleasure all wise man can. 智者能视苦为乐。

15. Take a pain for a pleasure all wise men can. 智者皆能视苦为乐。

16. Take away my good name and take away my life. 夺了我的名誉等于夺了我的生命。

17. Take care of small sums and the large will take care of themselves. 省小钱才能积大财。

18. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. 积少成多。

19. Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves. 注意你的理智，声调自会小心。

20. Take honour from me and my life is undone. 夺我名声，我命即亡。

21. Take little, but give much. 应少索取，而多奉献。

22. Take one thing with another. 由此及彼。

23. Take ones courage in both hands. 勇往直前，敢作敢为。

24. Take something by the best handle. 理解某事物，乘其好机会。

25. Take the rough with the smooth. 既能享乐也能吃苦。

26. Take the world as it is. 随遇而安。

27. Take the world as one finds it. 听之任之。

28. Take things as they come (or are). 既来之，则安之。

29. Take things as they come. 既来之，则安之。

30. Take time by the forelock. 要抓住时机。

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

幸福犹如香水，你不可能泼向别人而自己却不沾几滴。——Emerson

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

爱令智昏。——Francis Bacon

If you would be loved, love and be lovable.

想被人爱，就要去爱别人，并让自己可爱。——Benjamin Franklin

A brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother.

兄弟未必是朋友，而朋友总是兄弟。

——Benjamin Franklin

Love, friendship, respect, do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.

爱情、友谊和尊敬都不如对某物的共同的恨那样能把人们团结起来。——Chekhow

The course of true love never did run smooth.

通向真爱的路从无坦途。——Shakespeare

Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

有没有爱情的婚姻，就会有没有婚姻的爱情。——Benjamin Franklin

If you would keep your secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.

如果不想让你的敌人得知你的秘密，就不要把秘密告诉你的朋友。——Benjamin Franklin

To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.

在爱过和恨过一个人之后才能真正了解他。——Marcel Jouhandeau

True friendship foresees the needs of other rather than proclaim its own.

真正的友人总是考虑别人的需要而不是提出自己的要求。——A.Maurois

Good company on the road is the shortest cut.

有了好的旅伴，路途就变得无比短暂。——Oliver Goldsmith

A light heart lives long.( William Shakespeare, British dramatist )

豁达者长寿。 (英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W.)

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.(Benjamin Franklin, American president )

早睡早起会使人健康、富有和聪明。 (美国总统 富兰克林. B.)

Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears.(Benjamin Franklin, American president)

懒惰像生锈一样，比操劳更能消耗身体。 (美国总统 富兰克林. B.)

The first wealth is health.( Ralph Waldo Emerson, American thinker )

健康是人生第一财富。 (美国思想家 爱默生. R. W.)

Labour is often the father of pleasure.

勤劳常为快乐之源。

Little strokes fell great oaks.

水滴石穿。

He that will not work shall not eat.

不劳动者不得食。

Heaven never helps the man who will not act.

自己不动，叫天何用。

No pains, no gains.

没有付出就没有收获。

Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.

世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。

He that will not work shall not eat.

不劳动者不得食

A work ill done must be twice done.

未做好的活，需要重新做。

As you sow you shall mow.

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

As is the workman so is the work.

什么工人出什么活。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)

The early bird catches the worm.

早起的鸟有虫吃。

Food given by another person is only a throat tickler, but food gained by the labour of one’s own hand is the food which satisfies.(Australian proverb)

人家给的食物只能使嗓子眼舒服，而亲手劳动得来的食物则使人心满意足。(澳大利亚谚语)

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

一日之计在于晨。

Few words,many deeds.

少说话，多做事。

no song，no supper.

不劳无获。

practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧。

"草上露珠闪，告别下雨天when dew is on the grass,rain will never come to pass.

大鱼吃小鱼，天空要下鱼fish bite best before a rain.

蚂蚁搬家，天将雨——when ladybugs swarm,expect a day that’s warm.

蜜蜂迟归，雨来风吹——if bees stay at home,rain will soon come.if they fiy away ,fine will be the day

飘飘然如上九重天on cloud nine

日晕三更雨，月晕午时风——halo around the sun or moon ,rain or snowsoon. "

太阳月亮镶银边，老天马上要下雨when a halo rings around the moon or sun, rain is approaching on the run.

"晚上天色红，水手乐呵呵;早晨天色红，水手急煞煞。red sky at night, sailor’s delight.red sky in the morning, sailor’s warning.

未雨绸缪save for a rainy day

月明星稀——when the stars begin to huddle ,the earth will soon become a puddle.

"早晨天上积雨云， 晚上地下降暴雨mountains in the morning. fountains in the evening.

早霞不出门，晚霞行千里——red sky at night,sailor’sdelight.red sky in the morning,sailor take waring.

不要因为早晨下了一场雨就不去旅行。 for a morning rain leave not your trip.

1.Practicemakesperfect.熟能生巧。

2.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.天助自助者。

3.Easiersaidthandone.说起来容易做起来难。

4.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有志者事竟成。

5.Onefalsestepwillmakeagreatdifference.失之毫厘，谬之千里。

6.Slowandsteadywinstherace.稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

7.Afallintothepit,againinyourwit.吃一堑，长一智。

8.Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.实践出真知。

9.Allworkandnoplaymakesjackadullboy.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

10.Beautywithoutvirtueisarosewithoutfragrance。无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

11.Morehasty,lessspeed.欲速则不达。

12.It’snevertoooldtolearn.活到老，学到老。

13.Allthatglittersisnotgold.闪光的未必都是金子。

14.Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep。千里之行始于足下。

15.Lookbeforeyouleap.三思而后行。

16.Romewasnotbuiltinaday.伟业非一日之功。

17.Greatmindsthinkalike.英雄所见略同。

18.wellbegun,halfdone.好的开始等于成功的一半。

19.Itishardtopleaseall.众口难调。

20.Outofsight,outofmind.眼不见，心不念。

21.Factsspeakplainerthanwords.事实胜于雄辩。

22.Callbackwhiteandwhiteback.颠倒黑白。

23.Firstthingsfirst.凡事有轻重缓急。

24.Illnewstravelsfast.坏事传千里。

25.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真情。

26.livenottoeat,buteattolive.活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

27.Actionspeakslouderthanwords.行动胜过语言。

28.Eastorwest,homeisthebest.金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

29.It’snotthegaycoatthatmakesthegentleman.君子在德不在衣。

30.Beautywillbuynobeef.漂亮不能当饭吃。

31.Likeandlikemakegoodfriends.趣味相投。

32.Theolder,thewiser.姜是老的辣。

33.DoasRomansdoinRome.入乡随俗。来源：考试大

34.Anidleyouth,aneedyage.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

35.Asthetree,sothefruit.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

36.Toliveistolearn,tolearnistobetterlive。活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着

熟能生巧、Practice makes perfect。下面是小编为你带来的励志英语谚语50句，欢迎阅读。

1、 天涯何处无芳草、There is plenty of fish in the sea、

2、 大智若愚、Cats hind their paws、

3、 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量、Judge not a book by its cover、(Never judge from appearances、)

4、 有情人终成眷属、All shall be well,Jack shall have jill、

5、 海内存知己,天涯若比邻、The world is but a little place,after all、

6、 宁为鸡头,不为凤尾、It is better to be a head of dog than a tail of a lion、、

7、 良药苦口、A good medicine tastes bitter、

8、 知识就是力量、Knowledge is power、

9、 金钱不是万能的、Money is not everything、

10、 时不我待、Time and tide wait no man、

11、 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲、A young idler,an old beggar、

12、 趁热打铁、Strike while the iron is hot、

13、 天生我才必有用、Every man has his price、

14、 看破生死的人能成大事、He who sees through life and death will meet with most success、

15、 世上无难事,只要肯登攀、Nothing is impossible to a willing heart、

16、 Noting venture,noting gain、

17、 不鸣则已,一鸣惊人、It never rains but it pours、

18、 胜者为王,败者为寇、Losers are always in the wrong、

19、 谋事在人,成事在天、Man proposes,God deposes、

20、 众人拾柴火焰高、Many hands make light work、

21、 不经风雨,怎能见彩虹、 No cross, no crown、

22、 没有付出,就没有收获、No pain, no gain、

23、 不进则退、Not to advance is to go back、

24、 No way is impossible to courage、勇者无惧、

25、 有志者,事竟成、Nothing is impossible to a willing heart、/Where there is a will there is a way、

26、 千里之行,始于足下、The longest journey begins with the first step、

27、 积少成多、Every little helps、

28、 满招损,谦受益、Pride hurts,modesty benefits

29、 世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获、Nothing is to be got without pain but poverty、

30、 伟业非一日之功/冰冻三尺非一日之寒、Rome was not bult in a day、

31、 一寸光阴一寸金,寸今难买寸光阴、Lost years are worse than lost dollars、

32、 自助者天助、God helps those who help themselves、

33、 欲速则不达、More haste,less speed、

34、 台上一分钟,台下十年功、One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage、

35、 好的开端是成功的一半、Well begun is half done、

36、 酒好不怕巷子深、Good wine needs no bush、

37、 成功源于勤奋、Industry is the parent of success、

38、 英雄所见略同、Great minds think alike、

39、 熟能生巧、Practice makes perfect、

40、 静水流深、Still waters run deep、

41、 滴水穿石、Little stone fell great oaks、

42、 前事不忘,后事之师、The membrance of the past is the teacher of the future、

43、 君子之交淡如水、A hedge between keeps friendship green、

44、 机不可失,失不再来、Take time while time is,for time will away、

45、 集思广益、Two heads are better than one、

46、 未雨绸缪、Provide for a rainy day、

47、 真金不怕火炼、True blue will never strain、

48、 必须相信自己,这是成功的秘诀、You have to believe in yourself、 Thats the secret of success、

49、 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志、A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan、

50、 身正不怕影子歪、A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe、

英语谚语指流传于英国和美国的比较简练而且言简意赅的话语。小编为你整理了N开头的英语谚语，希望对你有帮助!

Napolean himself was once a crying baby. 即使是拿破仑，过去也是啼哭的婴孩。

Nature abhors a vacuum. 自然界里是没有真空的。

Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue, to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak. 天赋我们两耳，两眼，一张嘴巴，归根到底该多听，多看，少说话。

Nature is the glass reflecting truth. 大自然是反应真理的一面镜子。

Nature teaches us to love our friends but religion our enemies. 自然教我们爱朋友，宗教却教我们爱敌人。

Nature, time, and patience are the three great physicians. 自然，时间和耐心，是三大伟大的医生。

Nature will have its course. 天行其道。

Naughty boys sometimmmes make good men. 顽皮淘气的男孩子有时成为仁人君子。

Necessity and oportunity may make a coward valient. 需要和机会可能使懦夫变成勇士。

Necessity (or Need) has (or knows) no law. 需要面前无法律。

Necessity is the mother of invention 穷则变，变则通。

Necessity knows no law. 铤而走险。

Need makes the old wife trot. 人急造反，狗急跳墙。(事急老妪跑。)

Needs must when the devil drives. 情势所迫，只好如此。

Neglect of health is doctors wealth. 忽视健康，医生财旺。

Never be weary of well doing. 行善莫厌烦。

Never cackle till your egg is laid. 事竟成，才声张。

Never cast dirt into that fountain of which thou hast sometime durnk. 不要过河拆桥。

Never do things by halves. 做事情不要半途而废。

Never embark on what comes after without having mastered what goes before. 如未掌握好已学过的东西，切莫从事更深的学习。

Never fry a fish till its caught. 捉到鱼，才煎鱼。

Never judge by appearances. 人不可貌相。

Never neglect an opportunity for improvement. 抓住大好时机，切莫等闲错过。

Never offer to teach fish to swim. 切莫教鱼游泳。

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 今日事，今日毕。

Never put the plow before the oxen. 不要本末倒置。

Never say die! Up man, and try. 不要气馁，朋友，振作起来，干!

Never say of another what you would not have him hear. 莫说不想让人听见的话。

Never show the bottom of your purse or your mind. 钱包不露底，思想需保留。

Never swap (or swop) horses while crossing the stream. 骑渡中流莫换马。(指危难时不宜做大变动)

Never think yourself above your business. 切莫自视过高。

Never too late to mend. 过则勿惮改。

Never too late to repent. 过则勿惮改。

Never too old (or late) to learn. 学到老，学不了。

Never (or Dont) trouble trouble till trouble troulbes you. 切莫自寻麻烦。

Never trust another what you should do yourself. 自己应该做的事，决不要委托别人做。

Never trust of fine words. 切勿轻信漂亮的言词。

New brooms sweep clean. 新官上任三把火。

New lords, new laws. 新官新法。

News is like fish. 新闻就像鱼，过后不新鲜。

Newspapers are the worlds mirrors. 报纸是世界之镜。

Nightingales will not sing in a cage. 夜莺困笼不唱歌。

No answer is also answer. 不回答也是一种回答。

No bees, no honey; no work, no money. 没有蜜蜂就没有蜜，没有劳动就没有钱。

No cross, no crown. 无苦即无乐。

No gains without pains. 不劳无获。

No garden without its weeds. 有利必有弊。

No good building without a good foundation. 基础不好，建筑不牢。

No great loss without some small gain. 塞翁失马，安知非福。

No herb will cure love. 想思病，无药医。

No joy without annoy. 喜中有忧。

No living man all things can. 世上无全能。

No longer pipe, no longer dance. 运不逢时，事不得意。

No love is foul, nor prison fair. 没有肮脏的爱情，也没有美丽的监狱。

No man can be a good ruler unless he has first been ruled. 没受过他人的统治，就不能很好地统治他人。

No man can do two things at once. 心无二用。

No man can make a good coat with bad cloth. 巧匠难以劣布制美服。

No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes. 不犯千般错误，难成伟大人物。

No man ever became thoroughly bad at once. 没有一个人是一下子就坏透的。

No man ever yet became great by imitation. 笑颦不能成西施。

No man is a hero to his valet. 仆从目中无英雄。

No man (or one) is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之者。

No man is content. 人心是不满足的。

No man is so old, but thinks he may yet live another year. 人越活越想活。

No man is the worst for knowing the worst of himself. 没有一个人因为他自知最糟就是最糟。

No man (or one) is wise at all times. 聪明一世糊涂一时。

No man knows when he shall die, although he knows he must die. 纵然知其难免一死，人却难料何时身亡。

No man learns but by pain or shame. 不经痛苦羞辱，难以取得教训。

No man loves his fetters be they made of gold. 即使脚镣黄金铸，无人爱上这刑具。

No money, no honey. 没有金钱，就没有爱情。

None are so deaf as those who will not hear. 不愿倾听意见者最聋。

None but a wise man can employ leisure well. 唯智者善于利用空闲。

None but the brave deserve the fair. 英雄才能配美人。

None but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. 只有那个穿鞋人，才知哪里鞋轧脚。

None knows the weight of anothers burden. 看人挑担不吃力。

None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing. 蚂蚁不说话，但最善于说教。

None so blind as those who wont see. 最瞎莫如视而不见。

None so deaf as those that wont hear. 置若罔闻。

No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectlymoral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy. 所有的人自由后，才能完全自由;所有的人都有道德，才能完全合乎道德;所有的人都幸福了，才能真正幸福。

No one can call back yesterday. 往日不复返。

No one can disgrace us but ourselves. 除非羞耻自由取，他人岂能辱吾?。

No one can have all he desires. 无人能有所欲有。

No one is a fool always, every one sometimes. 无人总是当傻瓜，人人有时当傻瓜。

No one (or man) is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之者。

No one is wise at all times. 人总有一时之失。

No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown. 不劳则无获，共难才得福，有荣必有辱，无苦即无乐。

No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获。

No piper can please all ears. 众口难调。

No pleasure without alloy (or pain or repentance). 乐中有悲。

No possession, but use, is the only riches. 真正的财富不是占有，而是使用。

No practice, no gain in ones wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

Nor fame I slight, nor for her favours call; she come unlooked for, if she comes at all. 我不轻蔑名誉，也不需要她的青睐;如果她竟来的话，也是不求而自来的。

No road is long with good company. 途有好伴，不觉路远。

No root, no fruit. 没有根，就没有果。

No rose without a thorn. 玫瑰都有刺。

No rule without an exception. 没有一条规则没有例外。

No safe wading in an unknown water. 未知水深浅，涉水有危险。

No smoke without some fire. 无风不起浪。

No song, no supper. 不劳无获。

No sooner said than done. 言而必行。

No sunshine but bath some shadow. 有明必有暗。

No sweat, no sweet. 不劳则无获。

No sweet without some sweat. 不劳则无获。

Nothing brave, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

Nothing comes amiss to a hungry man. 饥不择食。

Nothing comes from (or of) nothing. 无风不起浪。

Nothing comes out of the sack but what was in it. 无风不起浪。

Nothing comes wrong to a hungry man. 饥不择食。

Nothing crave, nothing have. 有求才有应。

Nothing for nothing and very little for a half penny. 一分钱，一分货。

Nothing is difficult to a man who wills. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。

Nothing is impossible to willing mind (or heart). 有志者事竟成。

Nothing is impossible (or difficult) to the man who will try. 天下无难事，只怕不努力。

Nothing is really beautiful but truth. 只有真理才是真美。

Nothing is stolen without hands. 无风不起浪。

Nothing must be done hastily but killing of fleas. 除非消灭跳蚤，做事不必急躁。

Nothing seek, nothing find. 无所求，则无所获。

Nothing so bad, as not to be good for something. 塞翁失马，安知非福。

Nothing so necessary for travellers as languages. 旅行者最需要的是几种语言。

Nothing succeeds like success. 一事成功，事事顺利。

Nothing to be got without pains but poverty. 只有贫困可以不劳而获得。

Nothing venture, nothing win (or have or gain). 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

Nothing will come of nothing. 无风不起浪。

No time like the present. 只争朝夕。

Not let the grass grow under ones feet. 不失时机。

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. 新奇生乐趣。

No vice goes alone. 坏事不单行。

No way is impossible to courage 勇敢面前没有通不过的路。

No wisdom like silence. 智者寡言。

Now or never. 机不可失，失不再来。

No wrong without remedy. 无错不可纠。

导语：恰到好处的谚语不仅能体现考生扎实的英语语言功底，丰富的英文知识，灵活的语言表达能力，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

cross your heart 你发誓

gate - crasher 不请自来的不速之客;

take it easy 凡事看开些， 不要太冲动， 不要看得那么重

make yourself comfortable 不用约束 (招待客人时说的话)

you are all wet 你完全误会了

she is hangover 她昨夜喝醉了

it’s a matter of time 这是迟早的问题

she pulls out 她退出了

I have my limit 我的忍耐度有限

don’t brush me off 不要敷衍我

let’s get it straight 我们打开天窗说亮话吧

what you call this 你这算什么

how about a bite 随便吃些什么吧

you can count on me 你可以信得过我

he see things not people他论事不论人

we sang the same songs 我们志同道合

I hope you in the roll 我希望你也能来

let’s go Dutch 我们各付各的吧

speak of the devil 说曹操， 曹操就到

keep in touch 保持联络

don’t turn me down 不要拒绝我

don’t let me down 别叫我失望

man proposes and god disposes 谋事在人成事在天 。

the weakest goes to the wall。优胜劣败

to look one way and row another声东击西 。

in everyone’s mouth。脍炙人口

to kick against the pricks 螳臂挡车 。

to give the last measure of devotion 鞠躬尽瘁 。

to suffer for one’s wisdom。 聪明反被聪明误

to harp on the same string。 旧调重弹

what’s done cannot be undone 覆水难收 。

to convert defeat into victory。 转败为胜

beyond one’s grasp。 鞭长莫及

to be severe with oneself and lenient with others。

严以责己宽以待人

a heart of steel。 铁石心肠

to be guided by destiny。听天由命

pride goes before a fall 骄者必败 。

the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy

without 不战而屈人之兵

what is bugging you 什么事使你心烦

sworn brother 干兄弟， 盟兄弟

it’s dying art 这是已失传的手艺

gentlemen agreement 君子协定

I‘m trying to make ends meet 我尽力要使收支平衡

prosperity makes friends， adversity tries them。

富贵结朋友， 患难见真情

if you wish to be the best man， you must suffer the

bitterest of the bitter。

吃得苦中苦， 方为人上人

it is better to fight for good than to fail at the ill。

宁为善而斗， 毋屈服于恶

he who has hope has everything。

怀有希望者， 便拥有一切

self-trust is the first secret of success。

自信心是成功的首要关键

the secret of success is constancy of purpose。

成功的秘绝在于目标坚定有恒

success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties。

成功源于努力去克服困难

experience is the extract of suffering。

经验是受苦的结晶

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Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜於雄辩。

Adversity leads to prosperity.

逆境迎向昌盛。

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

吃一堑，长一智。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难朋友才是真朋友。

A friend is a second self.

朋友是另一个我。

A friend is best found in adversity.

患难见真友。

All time is no time when it is past.

光阴一去不复返。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy.

只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻；尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.

远亲不如近邻。

An idle youth, a needy age.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Business before pleasure.

事业在先，享乐在後。

Diligence is near success.

勤奋近乎成功。

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

刻苦是成功之母。

Diligence is the mother of success.

勤奋是成功之母。

Education has for its object the formation of character.

教育的目的在於培养品德。

Every brave man is a man of his word.

勇敢的人都是信守诺言的人。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

每个人都是他自己命运的建诛师。

Every man is the master of his own fortune.

每个人都是他自己的命运的主宰。

Failure is the mother of success.

失败是成功之母。

Faith will move mountains.

精诚所至，金石为开。

Friendship ---- one soul in two bodies.

友谊是两人一条心。

Grasp all, lose all.

贪多必失。

He alone is poor who does not possess knowledge.

没有知识，才是贫穷。

Health is above wealth.

健康胜於财富。

Health is better than wealth.

健康胜於财富。

He who does not advance falls backward.

不进则退。

Honesty is the best policy.

诚实是上策。

Hope is life and life is hope.

希望才有人生，人生要有希望。

Idle young, needy old.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

If you dont aim high you will never hit high.

不立大志，难攀高峰。

I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort.

成功之道唯三点∶努力、努力、再努力。

Improve your time and your time will improve you.

珍惜时间，时间才会珍惜你。

In doing we learn.

行而知。

Industry if fortunes right hand, and frugality her left.

勤勉是幸福的右手，节俭是幸福的左手。

In lifes earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail.

在人生的搏斗中，只有日日前进不甘失败的人，才能获胜。

It is dogged (that) does it.

天下无难事，只怕有心人。

Judge not according to the appearance.

不要以貌取人。

Labour is often the father of pleasure.

勤劳常为快乐之源。

Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

Like tree, like fruit.

有其因必有其果。

Manners make the man.

礼貌造就人。

Never neglect an opportunity for improvement.

抓住大好时机，切莫等闲错过。

Never too old (or late) to learn.

学到老，学不了。

No great loss without some small gain.

塞翁失马，安知非福。

No one can call back yesterday.

往日不复返。

No sooner said than done.

言而必行。

No sweet without some sweat.

不劳则无获。

Nothing is difficult to a man who wills.

世上无难事，只怕有心人。

Nothing is impossible to willing mind (or heart).

有志者事竟成。

Nothing is impossible (or difficult) to the man who will try.

天下无难事，只怕不努力。

Nothing is really beautiful but truth.

只有真理才是真美。

No time like the present.

只争朝夕。

One cannot put back the clock.

光阴一去不复返。

Overdone is worse than undone.

过犹不及。

Paddle your own canoe.

自立更生，自食其力。

Perseverance is vital to success.

不屈不挠是成功之本。

Second thoughts are best.

三思而行，再思可也。

Selt-trust is the essence of heroism.

自信是英雄的本色。

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

自信是成功的首要秘诀。

Success belongs to the persevering.

坚持到底必获胜利。坚持就是胜利。

Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties.

成功来自於克服困难的斗争。

The first element of success is the determination to succeed.

成功的首要因素是要有成功的决心。

The more a man knows, the less he knows he knows.

懂得越多，就越知道自己懂得不多。

Union is strength.

团结就是力量。

Virtue is a jewel of great price.

美德是无价之宝。

Waste of time is the most extravagant and costly of all expenses.

浪费时间是一切花费中最奢侈豪华的费用。

When there is no hope there can be no endeavour.

没有希望就不会努力。

Without a friend the world is a wilderness.

没有朋友，世界就等於一片荒野。

You cannot judge a tree by its bark.

人不可貌相。

1、(as)greedy as a wolf (非常贪婪， 贪得无厌)

2、cry wolf (喊“狼来了”， 发假警报)

3、eat like a wolf (贪婪地吃， 狼吞虎咽)

4、have [hold] a wolf by ears (骑虎难下)

5、have a wolf in the stomach (饿极了 )

6、He sets the fox to keep the geese、引狼入室。

7、When the fox preaches， take care of your geese、黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。

8、the wolf at the door 比喻家庭面临的财政问题。

9、He holds a wolf by the ears、拧狼耳，即骑虎难下。

10、The wolf may lose his teeth，but never his nature.狼的牙齿会掉，本性却改不了。

11、The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.(狼死羊安)

12、a lone wolf (不喜欢与人来往的人， 喜欢独居的人; 独自作案的罪犯 )

13、wolf-call (色鬼调戏妇女时的怪叫 wolffish )

14、Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden，or a wolf with sheepfold、不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。

15、Who keeps company with wolves， will learn to howl、和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。

16、Man is a wolf to man、人对人是狼。(人心狠，人吃人)

17、A growing youth has a wolf in his belly、年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼。

18、A wolf in sheeps clothing 匹着羊皮的狼。

19、The wolf may lose his teeth，but never his nature.(狼的牙齿会掉，本性却改不了。)

20、wolf in sheeps clothing (披着羊皮的狼 )

21、cry wolf (虚张声势;报谎喊“狼来了” )

22、One must howl with the wolves、(跟狼在一起， 就得学狼叫; 入乡随俗。)

23、sea wolf (狼; 任何贪食的大海鱼。海盗; 私掠船。潜艇。)

24、see[have seen]a wolf (张口结舌， 说不出话来。)

25、set the wolf to keep the sheep (叫狼看守羊; 引狼入室。)

26、the big bad wolf (令人恐怖的人或物。)

27、throw to the wolves (送入虎口; 置...于险境)

28、wake a sleeping wolf (自找麻烦)

29、He who keeps company with a wolf will learn to howl、(跟狼在一起， 就会学狼叫; 近墨者黑。)

30、keep the wolf from the door (拒狼门外。也可翻译成“免于挨饿，勉强度日”)。

31、have a wolf in ones stomach (肚里有狼)是指“饥肠辘辘”。

32、have a wolfish appetite 是“有狼一般的食欲”。

33、to wolf down ones food 是“狼吞虎咽的吃东西”。

34、Keep the wolf from the door 是“得免饥寒”。

35、We were in those days very poor，and keeping the wolf from the door proved no easy task 那时，我们很穷，求温饱很不容易。

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A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。

A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。

A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。

A bad conscience is a snake in ones heart. 做贼心虚。

A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。

A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。

A bad penny always turns up.

A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。

A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。

A beggars purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。

A bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。

A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。

A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that its the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。

A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白费痴情。

A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。

A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。

A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切，离别情更深。

A burden of ones choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。

A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。

A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。

A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。

Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。

A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。

A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。

A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。

A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧。

A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落，胜券在握。

A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊富。

A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。

A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。

A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾。

A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。

A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。

A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。

A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居间人。

A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识的巧果。

Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时。

A disease known is half cured. 病情确诊断，治病好一半。

Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗狗不叫。

Adversity is a good discipline. 苦难是磨练人的好机会。

Adversity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患难使人聪明，但不能致富。

Adversity makes strange bedfellows. 身处逆境不择友。

Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。

A fair death honours the whole life. 死得光明，终身荣耀。

A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。

A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while. 午饭后要坐，晚饭后要走。

A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。

A fault confessed is half redressed. 承认错误，等于改正一半。

Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 事情要安步就班地做，就会很快地做完。

A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. 口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。

A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计。

A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。

A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财。

A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜。

A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer. 一愚发问，七智结舌。

A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. 愚者所问，智者难答。

A fool may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得。

A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. 一愚所失，百智难回。

A fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another. 一个蠢材在他自己家里所知的事比一个聪明人在别人家里所知的事要多。

A fools bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千虑，必有一得。

A fools heart dances on his lips. 愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上。

A fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸会变，但本性难移。

A friend exaggerates a mans virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。

A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 曩中有钱，不如朝中有友。

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。

A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我。

A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。

A friend is never known till a man have need. 不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友。

A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢，失友快。

A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。

A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。

After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。

After black clouds, clear weather. 否极泰来。

After death, the doctor. 放马后炮。

After dinner comes the reckoning. 吃喝玩乐，该付代价。

After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile. 午餐之后坐片刻，晚饭之后走一里。

After meat, mustard. 雨后送伞。

A full belly counsels well. 衣食足而后知荣辱。

A full cup must be carried steadily. 杯满盈，须持稳。

A good anvil does not fear the hammer. 好砧不怕锤。

A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食。

A good beginning is half the battle. 首战告捷等于一半胜利。

A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善其终。

A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好书，莫逆之交。

A good book is a light to the soul. 好书一本，照亮心灵。

A good conscience is a continual feast. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A good conscience is a soft pillow. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A good dog deserves a good bone. 有劳得奖。

A good example is the best sermon. 身教胜似言教。

A good face is a letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封[s:215]的介绍信。

A good face needs no paint. 美貌无需擦脂抹粉。

A good fame is better than a good face. 好的名望胜于好的相貌。

A good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近亲。

A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land. 聪明脑袋勤劳手，走遍天下贵如金。

A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold. 健康的身体贵于黄金铸成的皇冠。

A good heart cants lie. 有仁心者不说谎话。

A good heart conquers ill fortune. 善心克厄运。

A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 良马的毛色不会差。

A good horse often needs a good spur. 好马常要好靴刺。

A good marksman may miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。

A good maxim is never out of season. 至理名言不会过时。

A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。

A good name is better than riches. 好名誉胜过有财富。

A good name is earlier lost than won. 失去美名易，得到美名难。

A good name is sooner lost than won. 美誉难得而易失。

A good name keeps lustre in the dark. 好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。

A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village. 远亲不如近邻。

A good surgeon must have an eagles eye, a lions heart, and a ladys hand. 出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手。

A good tale is none the worse for being twice told. 好故事百听不厌。

A good tongue is a good weapon. 伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。

A good wife makes a good husband. 有好妻子就有好丈夫。

A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。

A great talker is a great liar. 最会饶舌的人也是最会说谎的人。

A great ship asks deep water. 巨轮寻深水而航行。

A guilty conscience is a self-accuser. 做贼心虚，良心自诛。

A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 贼胆心虚。

A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning. 一点小常识常胜过很多有价值的学问。

A happy heart makes a blooming visage. 心花怒放，笑逐颜开。

A hasty man is seldom out of trouble. 性急难免出岔子。

A heavy purse makes a light heart. 腰包钱财足，心境自然宽。

A heavy snow promise a good harvest. 瑞雪兆丰年。

A hero is known in the time of misfortune. 时势造英雄。

A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. 相马不可凭马的装饰。

A house divided against itself cannot stand. 家庭内讧难维系。

A Jack of all trades and master of none. 三脚猫无所长。

A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。

A journey of a thousand miles begains with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下。

A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 穷人的一只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。

A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重

A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Ale will make a cat speak. 酒后吐真言。

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 骗子说真话，也没人相信。

A liar is worse than a thief. 撒谎比偷窃更可恶。

A lie begets a lie till they come to generation. 谎言生谎言，谎言传万代。

A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。

A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder. 人生无目的，犹如船失去了舵。

A light purse is a heavy curse. 为人无钱处处难。

A light purse makes a heavy heart. 曩中无钱心事重。

A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家凶如狮，在外却如鼠。

A little body often harbours a great soul. 莫道身躯小，伟人寓其间。

A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world. 幼儿是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的。

A little fire is quickly trodden out. 小洞易补。

A little is better than none. 聊胜于无。

A little labour, much health. 适量劳动健身大有益。

A little leak will sink a great ship. 千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。

A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人。

A little neglect may breed great mischief. 小不忍则乱大谋。

A little of everything, nothing at all. 每事浅尝辄止，结果将一事无成。

A little pot is soon hot. 壶小水易热。

A little spark kindles a great fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。

A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire. 适可而止，过犹不及。

A living dog is better than a dead lion. 一条活狗胜过一头死狮。

All are brave when the enemy flies. 敌人逃跑时，个个都勇敢。

All are not hunters that blow the horn. 吹号角的未必都是猎人。

All are not merry that dance lightly. 表面高兴的，未必都快乐。

All are not saints that go to church. 去做礼拜者，未必皆圣人。

All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 犬之所吠，并非皆贼。

All asses wag their ears. 傻子总爱装聪明。

All bread is not baked in one oven. 人心不同，犹如其面。

All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws. 猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。

All covet, all lose. 贪多必失。

All good things came to an end. 天下无不散之宴席。

All is fair in war. 兵不厌诈。

All is fish that comes to ones net. 捉到网里都是鱼。

All is flour that comes to his mill. 到他的磨里都能碾成粉。

All is not at hand that helps. 有用的东西并不都是垂手可得的。

All is not gain that is put in the purse. 放入钱包的钱财，并非都是应得的。

All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的东西并不都是黄金。

All is not lost that is in danger. 在危险中的东西未必都会损失。

All is well that ends well. 结果美满都是好的。

All men are mortal. 人孰无死。

All men cannot be first. 不可能人人都得第一名。

All ones geese are swans. 自吹自擂。

All rivers run into the sea. 百川入海。

All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。

Alls fair in love and war. 爱情和战争是不择手段的。

Alls fish that comes to his net. 到了网中都是鱼。

All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill. 有情人终成眷属。

All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment. 机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回。

All the wit in the world is not in one head. 世界上所有的智慧不可能集中于一个脑袋。

All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players. 整个世界是个舞台，男男女女，演员而已。

All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事都是先难后易。

All things are easy that are done willingly. 做事乐意，诸事容易。

All things are obedient to money. 有钱能使鬼推磨。

All things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要耐心肯等待，一切都会按时来。

All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返。

All truths are not to be told. 真理并不都能说得清。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻;尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。

Although it rains, throw not away your watering pot. 纵然天下雨，休把水壶丢。

Always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom. 坐吃山空。

A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. 少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。

A maid that laughs is half taken. 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全。

A man alone is either a saint or a devil. 孤身独处的人可以为圣哲，也可为恶魔。

A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 轻诺者易忘。

A man can die but once. 人生只有一次死。

A man can do no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行。

A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife. 妻子浪费无度，丈夫不会出头。

A man cannot serve two masters. 一仆不能事二主。

A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。

A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 一心不能二用。

A man has his hour, and a dog has his day. 人有称心时，狗有得意日。

A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。

A man is as old as he feels. 老不老，自己晓。

A man is known by the company he keeps. 察其友知其人。

A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable. 人并不因为生在马厩里就成了马。

A man is not good or bad for one action. 判断人的好坏不能凭一次行为。

A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。

A man may dig his grave with his teeth. 祸从口出。

A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink. 牵马到河易，强马饮水难。

A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge. 有宝何必人前夸。

A man may smile and smile and be villain. 笑里藏奸。

A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool. 一个人可能说话像个聪明人，而行为像个大笨蛋。

A man of gladness seldom falls into madness. 生性乐天的人极少会变成疯子。

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. 讲而不做，犹如花园里长满了荒草。

A mans actions show his character. 行为可显出一个人的品性。

A man who has friend must show himself friendly. 与朋友交，必须友好相处。

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 人无笑脸，不要开店。

A man without money is a bow without an arrow. 人无钱，犹如弓无箭。

A man without reason is a beast in season. 人无理智就像是一头发情的野兽。

A match will set fire to a large building. 星星之火，可以燎原。

Ambition never dies until there is no way out. 不到黄河心不死。

A merry heart goes all the way. 生性乐天，终身受用。

A middle course is the safest. 中庸之道最保险。

A miserly father makes a prodigal son. 爱钱如命的父亲生个儿子挥金如土。

A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。

A moneyless man goes fast through the market. 一个没钱的人很快穿过市场。

Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。

A mothers love never changes. 母爱永恒。

An artist lives everywhere. 艺人处处可安家。

An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden. 驴子能负重，但不堪超过力之所及。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近邻。

An empty hand is no lure for a hawk. 空手诱不来老鹰。

An empty purse frightens many friends. 曩中无分文，亲友不上门。

An empty sack cannot stand upright. 空麻袋，立不直。

An enemys mouth seldom speaks well. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙。

An evening red and a morning grey, is a sign of a fair day. 晚霞红如火，晓色青如灰，定是晴朗天。

An evil chance seldom comes alone. 祸不单行。

An evil lesson is soon learned. 学坏容易。

A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。

Anger is a short madness. 发火是短暂的疯狂。

Anger rests in the bosom of folly. 怒火常寓于蠢人的胸中。

An honest mans word is as good as his bond. 诚实人的话像他的契约一样靠得住。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。

An idle brain is the devils workshop. 游手好闲是万恶之源。

An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

An ill workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。

An inch in a miss is as good as an ell. 错无分大小，有错皆不好。

An nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. 对牛弹琴。

An oak is not felled at one stroke. 万事不能一蹴而就。

An occasion lost cannot be redeemed. 时机失了无法挽回。

An old dog barks not in vain. 老犬不空吠。

An old dog bites sore. 老狗咬人痛得很。

An old dog cannot alter its way of barking. 老狗难改吠声。

An old dog will learn no new tricks. 老家夥学不出新名堂。

An old physician, and a young lawyer. 医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。

An old poacher makes the best keeper. 老偷猎者是最好的看守人。

An open door may tempt a saint. 一扇开著的大门可诱惑一个圣徒。

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. 乐观的人在灾难中看到希望;悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 预防胜于治疗。

An ox is taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue. 牛因有脚而被抓，人因有舌而遭殃。

Answer a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，还治其人之身。

An upright judge has more regard to justice than to men. 正直的法官重法胜于重人。

A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 省钱就是赚钱。

A pet lamb makes a cross ram. 宠坏的小羊将成为脾气坏的大羊。

A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife. 穷汉娶富妻，必受老婆欺。

Apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter. 好药不苦不会加糖衣。

Apparel makes the man. 马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。

Appearances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。

Appetite comes with eating. 食欲越吃越旺。

A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 白日不做亏心事，夜半不怕鬼敲门。

A ragged coat may cover an honest man. 不能以衣著取人。

Art is long, but lift is short. 人生有涯，而学无涯。

A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money. 失友都因借钱起。

A road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 千里之行始于足下。

A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

Art lies in concealing art. 隐而不露即艺术。

As a man lives so shall he die. 有生必有死。

As a mans heart is, so does he speak. 言为心声。

As a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A secret between more than two is no secret. 两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。

A servant is known by his masters absence. 主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。

A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth. 缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。

A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。

As is the workman so is the work. 什么工人出什么活。

Ask no questions and you will be told no lies. 如果你少问，谎言就难进。

A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 人要衣装，佛要金装。

A small leak will sink a great ship. 一个小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大轮船。

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平静的海洋练不出熟练的水手。

A sow, when washed; returns to the muck. 江山易改，本性难移。

A spot is most seen on the finest cloth. 最清洁的布上，污点特别显眼。

As soon as you have drunk, you turn your back upon the spring. 忘恩负义。

A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。

As the best wine makes the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turns to the deadliest hatred. 美酒可制成烈醋，热爱能变为深仇。

As the call, so the echo. 发什么声音，有什么回声。

As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks. 一厢情愿。

As the inner life is, so will be the language. 言为心声。

As the old cock crows, so doth the young. 有其父必有其子。

As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 试金石可以试金，正如黄金可以试人。

As the tree falls, so shall it lie. 自作自受。

As the tree, so the fruit. 长什么树，结什么果。

As they sow, so let them reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A still tongue makes a wise head. 智者寡言。

A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。

A straw shows which way the wind blows. 一叶便知秋。

A stumble may prevent a fall. 小惩大诫。

As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. 偷大偷小都是贼。

As worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil thoughts in idleness. 虫蛆在死水中孵化，邪念在懒惰中养成。

As you brew, so must you drink. 自搬石头自压脚。

As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自食其果。

As you sow you shall mow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

At night, all cats are grey. 猫在夜晚皆灰色(丑妍暗中难分辨)。

A tall tree catches the wind. 树大招风。

A tattler is worse than a thief. 搬弄是非者，恶劣甚于贼。

A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber. 偷多偷少都是贼。

A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf. 贼了解贼，正如狼了解狼。

A thing is bigger for being shared. 插手人一多，事态就扩大。

A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many. 朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。

A thousand probabilities do not make one truth. 一千个“或有”不能造成一个事实。

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. 千言万语不如一个行动。

A threatened blow is seldom given. 虚张声势，吓唬而已。

At open doors dogs come in. 狗从开着的门中进来。

A tree is known by its fruit. 观其行而知其人。

A true friend is known in the day of adversity. 疾风知劲草，患难知友情。

A true friend is one soul in two bodies. 真正的朋友好似两个身子长著一颗心。

A true jest is no jest. 真正的笑话不是笑话。

A true man and a thief think not the same. 君子和窃贼的思想不同。

A useful trade is a mine of gold. 一样有用的手艺是取之不尽的财富。

A valiant mans look is more than a cowards sword. 勇士的神色胜过懦夫的刀剑。

Avarice blinds our eyes. 财迷心窍。

Avarice increases with wealth. 越富越贪。

A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain. 决心赶到目的地，浪汉何惧雨来淋。

A watched pot is long in boiling. 心急水不沸。

A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent. 一本坏书危害无穷。

A wilful man will have his way. 有志者是竟成。

A wise head makes a close mouth. 智者寡言。

A wise man cares not for what he cannot have. 智者不作非凡之想。

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. 智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用。

A wise man needs not blush for changing his purpose. 智者不耻于改变初衷。

A wise man thinks all that he says, a fool says all that he thinks. 智者思其所言，愚者言其所思。

A wise man will make tools of what comes to hand. 聪明的人能随机应变。

A womans work is never at an end. 妇女的活计做不完。

A word is enough to the wise. 对明智者一言已足。

A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言既出，驷马难追。

A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。

A work ill done must be twice done. 未做好的活，需要重新做。

A young man married is a man thats marred.男子早婚，种下祸根。

谚语是广泛流传于民间的言简意赅的短语，多数反映了劳动人民的生活实践经验，而且一般都是经过口头传下来的。接下来是小编为你带来的关于成功的英语谚语。

Diligence is the mother of success.

勤奋是成功之母。

Diligence is near success.

勤奋近乎成功。

Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.

成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。

I succeeded because I willed it; I never hesitated.

我成功是因为我有决心,从不踌躇。

I have no secret of success but hard work.

成功无秘诀,只是努力干。

Nothing succeeds like success.

一是成，百事顺。

If one desires to succeed in anything, he must pay the price.

如果想做成点事，就得付出代价一干。

If at first you dont succeed, try, try again.

初试不成功，努力勿懈怠。

He who wills success is half way to it.

伟大的理想造就伟大的人物。

He who sees through life and death will meet with most success.

看破生死者，大多会成功。

Failure is the mother of success.

失败是成功之母。

一、勤奋、意志与成功

1. Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。

2. No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。

3. Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

4. Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

5. Genius is nothing but labor anddiligence.天才不过是勤奋而已。

6. Great hopes make great man.伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

7. Industry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母。

8. No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。

9. There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。

10. No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。

11. Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。

12. The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。

13. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。

二、学习方法与态度

14. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

15. It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。

16. Readingis to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。

17. A man becomes learned by askingquestions.不耻下问才能有学问。

18. Learn and live.活着，为了学习。

19. Knowledge starts with practice.实践出真知。

20. Books and friends should be few butgood.读书如交友，应求少而精。

21. Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。

22. Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makesproud.知识使人谦虚，无知使人傲慢。

23. Knowledge advances by steps and not byleaps.知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。

24. A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。

25. A man cannot spin and reel at the sametime.一心不能二用。

三、健康与心态

26. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果，不用请医生。

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

28. All work and no play makes Jack a dullboy.只工作,不玩耍,聪明小伙也变傻。

29. Health is not valued till sicknesscomes.病时方知健康可贵。

30. A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。

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1、Diligence is the mother of success.

成功来自勤奋。

2、God helps those who help themselves.

自助者天助。

3、Gold will not buy anything.

黄金并非万能。

4、No man can do two things at once.

一心不可二用。

5、Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

6、Wealth is nothing without health.

失去健康，钱再多也没用。

7、Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today.

今日事，今日毕。

8、Two heads are better than one.

三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。

9、Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

10、A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真情。

11、All things are difficult before they are easy.

万事先难后易。

12、An idle youth, a needy age. / A young idler, an old beggar.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

13、Well begun is half done.

良好的开端是成功的一半。

14、Health is happiness.

健康就是幸福。

15、He laughs best who laughs last.

谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

16、Failure is the mother of success.

失败是成功之母。

17、Where there is a will, there is a way.

有志者事竟成。

18、Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧。

19、An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

一天一个苹果，医生远离我。

20、Health is above wealth.

健康胜于财富。

21、Kill two birds with one stone.

一箭双雕。

22、All beginnings are hard.

万事开头难。

23、The early bird catches the worm.

早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

24、Easier said than done.

说起来容易做起来难。

25、Think twice before you do、/Look before you leap.

三思而后行。

26、Do as the Romans do.

入乡随俗。

27、A good beginning is half done.

良好的开端是成功的一半。

28、Knowledge is power.

知识就是力量。

29、Facts speak plainer than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

30、Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.

自信是走向成功的第一步。

31、A thousand mile trip begins with one step.

千里之行，始于足下。

32、Unity is strength.

团结就是力量。

33、Time and tide wait for no man.

时不我待。

34、Do nothing by halves.

不可半途而废。

35、Business before pleasure.

先工作，后娱乐。

36、Nothing is too difficult in the world if you set your mind into it.

世上无难事，只怕有心人。

37、Dont judge by appearance.

不可以貌取人。

38、Time flies.

光阴似箭。

39、Time is money.

时间就是金钱。

40、Nothing seek, nothing find.

没有追求就没有收获。

41、A life without a friend is a life without a sun.

人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。

42、A life without a friend is a life without a sun.

活到老，学到老。

43、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

只工作而无娱乐会使人愚钝。

44、Every advantage has its disadvantage.

有利必有弊。

45、Every advantage has its disadvantage.

光阴一去不复返。

46、All roads lead to Rome.

条条大路通罗马。

47、Do it now.(.)

机不可失，时不再来。

48、As one door closes, another door opens.

无绝人之路。

49、Honesty is the best policy.

做人诚信为本。

2018研究生考试的复习已经进入春季加速突破阶段。这段时间英语复习的重心是在巩固阅读做题方法的同时，要开始认真备考写作了。要想在考场上快速成文，必须要有完全的模板。除此之外，还需要一些话题素材，以便灵活应对。在考研英语大作文中，如果能用到谚语或一些经典的语句，往往能给人眼前一亮的印象，自然会给阅卷老师带来好的印象，为考生增分不少。今天，老师整理了一些常用的英语谚语或经典语句，考生可以根据作文话题的要求随机选用。

1.Wisdom is better than gold or silver.知识胜过金银，知识就是力量。

2.Tomorrow comes never.切莫依赖明天。

3.Time past cannot be called back again.光阴一去不复返。

4.One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。

5.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.胸中有知识，胜于手中有金钱。

6.Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.为了获得知识，纵使代价过高也值得。

7.Never think yourself above business.勿自视过高;不要眼高手低;永远不要认为自己是大才小用。

8.Christmas comes but once a year.圣诞一年只一度。即：珍惜当下的意思

9.Pleasant hours fly past.快乐时光往往是短暂的。

10.Time tames the strongest grief.时间是治愈伤口的最好良药，时间能缓和极度的悲痛。

11.The day is short but the work is much.工作繁重，时间紧迫。

12.Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。

13.To save time is to lengthen life.节省时间就是延长生命。

14.Everything has its time and that time must be watched.万物皆有时，时来不可失。

15.When an opportunity is neglected,it never comes back to you.机不可失，时不再来;机会一过，永不再来。

16..Punctuality is the soul of business.守时为立业之要素。

17.Procrastination is the thief of time.因循拖延是时间的大敌;拖延就是浪费时间。

18.Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。

19.Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。

20.A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

21. There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。

22. He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人须先正己。

[考研英语必备谚语句子摘抄

1.Pain past is pleasure.

(过去的痛苦就是快乐。)[无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去，将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比。]

2.While there is life,there is hope.

(有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。)

3.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

(脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。)[从小灌输给孩子的坚定信念。]

4.Storms make trees take deeper roots.

(风暴使树木深深扎根。)[感激敌人，感激挫折!]

5.Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.

(心之所愿，无所不成。)[坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功。]

6.The shortest answer is doing.

(最简单的回答就是干。)[想说流利的英语吗?那么现在就开口!心动不如嘴动。]

7.All things are difficult before they are easy.

(凡事必先难后易。)[放弃投机取巧的幻想。]

8.Great hope smake great man.

(伟大的理想造就伟大的人。)

9.God helps those who help themselves.

(天助自助者。)

10.Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd:a little bit more.(四个简短的词汇概括了成功的秘诀：多一点点!)[比别人多一点努力、多一点自律、多一点决心、多一点反省、多一点学习、多一点实践、多一点疯狂，多一点点就能创造奇迹!]

11.In doing we learn.

(实践长才干。)

12.East or west,home is best.

(东好西好，还是家里最好。)

13.Two heads are better than one.

(三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。)

14.Good company on the road is the shortest cut.

(行路有良伴就是捷径。)

15.Constant dropping wears the stone.

(滴水穿石。)

16.Misfortunes never come alone/single.

(祸不单行。)

17.Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.

(不经灾祸不知福。)

18.Better late than never.

(迟做总比不做好;晚来总比不来好。)

19.Its never too late to mend.

(过而能改，善莫大焉;亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。)

20.If a thing is worth doing，it is worth doing well.

(如果事情值得做，就值得做好。)

21、If you dont learn to think when you are young, you may never learn. (Thomas Edison, American inventor )

如果你年轻时就没有学会思考，那么就永远学不会思考。(美国发明家 爱迪生. T.)

22、Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study. (Francis Bacon, British philosopher )

天生的才干如同天生的植物一样，需要靠学习来修剪。(英国哲学家 培根. F.)

Love is sweet in the beginning,but sour in the end. 爱情先甜后来酸。

All roads lead to Roma.条条大道通罗马。

As you make your bed,so you must lie in it.自食其果。

Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched.切莫过于乐观。

Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears.不能以貌取人。

Failure is the mother of success.失败是成攻之母。

It′s easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮。

Labour is lihgt where love doth pay. 爱情付报酬，劳苦也轻松。

Learn to walk before you run.循序渐进。

Love is a sweet tyranny,because the lover endures his torment willingly. 爱情是可爱的虐政，情人们甘受它痛苦的折磨。

Love makes all hard hearts gentle. 爱情把一切冷酷之心变成温柔。

Love makes obedience easy. 爱情使服从变为易事。

Love makes one fit for any work. 爱情使人适合任何工作。

Love makes the world go round. 爱情使世界运转。

Love me little and love me long. 不求情意浓，但愿情义长。

Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。

Love needs no teaching. 爱情无需教导。

Love not at the first look. 切莫一见钟情。

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

When love puts in,friendship is gone. 爱情进入，友情完结。

导语：走自己的路,让别人说去吧。Follow your own course, and let people talk.下面是小编为大家整理的励志英语谚语精选，欢迎大家阅读欣赏!

1.Follow your own course, and let people talk.走自己的路,让别人说去吧.

2.Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.主动性就是在没有人告诉时做正确的事情.

3.Think twice before acting.三思而后行.

4.Adversity reveals genius, fortune conceals it.苦难显才华,好运藏天知.

5.The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.水能载舟,亦能覆舟.

6.Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.宁为鸡头,不为凤尾.

7.A stitch in time saves nine.防微杜渐.

8.Diamond cuts diamond.强中更有强中手.

9.The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登.

10.Whatever you go, go with all your heart.无论做什么事,一定要全力以赴.

11.The good seaman is known in bad weather.惊涛骇浪,方显英雄本色.

12.Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在,不怕没柴少.

13.All thing are difficult before they are easy.万事开头难.

14.Life is not all roses.人生并不都是康庄大道.

15.Heaven never seals off all the exits.天无绝人之路.

16.Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar?有朋自远方来不亦乐乎?

17.Reading is always profitable.开卷有益.

18.A gentleman acts on behalf of an understanding friend, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her lover.士为知己者用,女为说悦己者容.

19.Actions speak louder that words.事实胜于雄辩.

20.Mastery of work comes from diligent application, and success deponds on forethought.业精于勤,行成于思

英语谚语指流传于英国和美国的比较简练而且言简意赅的话语。小编为你整理了I开头的英语谚语，希望对你有帮助!

I am cought between the devil and the deep blue sea. 进退维谷。

I am not a slave, I am not a captive, and by energy I can overcome the greater obstacles. 我不是奴隶，也不是俘虏，我有力量可以克服更大的艰难险阻。

I am not now that which I have been. (I am not what I used to be.) 今日之我已非昔日之我。

I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. 我不仅要使自己有才智，而且也要使别人有才智。

I believe the first test of truly great man is his humility. 一个真正伟大的人，对他的第一个考验就是看他是否谦逊。

I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. 我不能既是你的朋友，而又对你阿谀奉承。

I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remem-bering my good friends. 我认为，只有在脑海中想起好朋友时我才会那样快乐。

Ideals are like the stars -- we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them. 理想好像星星，不能摘到，但我们犹如水手，可借它指引航向。

Idle folks have most labour. 懒汉总嫌活太多。

Idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉辩解，何患无词。

Idleness is the key of beggary, and the root of all evil. 懒惰是行乞的敲门砖，是万恶的根源。

Idleness is the root (or mother) of all evil (or sin or vice). 懒惰是万恶之源。

Idleness is the rust of the mind. 懒惰使脑子生锈。

Idleness rusts the mind. 懒惰使人的头脑迟钝。

Idle young, needy old. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

If a donkey bray at you, dont bray at him. 傻瓜惹著你，你别跟他缠。

If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. 如果倒空钱袋，装入脑袋，那就无人能够把钱夺走。

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certaintics. 如果以肯定开始，必将以怀疑告终;如果愿以怀疑开始，必将以肯定告终。

If at first you dont succeed, try, try again. 初试不成功，努力勿懈怠。

If doctors fail thee, be these three thy doctors; rest, cheerful-ness, and moderate diet. 如果医药不能帮助，那么注意三件事∶休息，愉快，饮食调和。

If each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city (or street). 众擎易举。

I fear the Greeks, even when bringing gifts. 敌人献礼品，千万莫轻信。

If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself. 注意好品行，自有美名声。

If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. (If it is not broken, do not fix it.) 不正确的事不做，不真实的话不说。

If it were not for hope, the heart would break. 人是靠希望活著的。

If matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. 重要的并不在于一个人怎样死，而是在于他怎样生。

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. 不做金钱的主人，就会做金钱的奴隶。

If nobody loves you, be sure it is your own fault. 如果没有人爱你，肯定是你自己有问题。

If one desires to succeed in anything, he must pay the price. 如果想做成点事，就得付出代价一干。

If the beard were all, the goat might preach. 如果有了?需就什么都行，那么山羊也可以说教了。

If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 问道于盲，无益于事。

If the counsel be good no matter who gave it. 只要忠告中肯，谁提都行。

If the eye do no admire, the heart will not desire. 眼不馋，心不贪。

If the old dog barks, he gives counsel. 如果老狗叫，他是给忠告。

If the pills were pleasant, they would not be gilded. 丸药不苦不会加糖衣。

If there be neither snow nor rain, then will be dear all sorts of grain. 雨雪不调，五谷价高。

If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 吃得苦中苦，方知甜中甜。

If the sky fll (or falls), we shall catch larks. 异想天开

If they say you are good, ask yourself if it be ture. 若有人称赞你，要自问对不对。

If things were to be done twice all would be wise. 事事倘能做两次，人人都可称明智。

If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind. 两人同骑一马，必有一人在后。

If we are bound to forgive an enemy we are not bound to trust him. 如果我们决定宽恕一个敌人，但决不能相信他。

If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get. 随遇而安。

If wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance. 智者干傻事，愚蠢到极点。

If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. 愿望不等于事实。

If you agree to carry the calf, theyll make you carry the cow. 得寸进尺。

If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you. 运气太好，得意忘形;运气太坏，无人理会。

If you can be well without health you may be happy without virtue. 如果不健康而能强强壮壮，那么无美德也可快快乐乐。

If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. 不能打仗，切莫出兵。

If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have. 如果你不能有最好的，你就充分利用你现有的吧。

If you command wisely, youll be obeyed cheerfully. 倘君指挥有方，人人欣然听命。

If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, remember it always. 施恩勿记，受恩勿忘。

If you dance you must pay the fiddler. 要想寻欢作乐，代价非付不可。

If you dont aim high you will never hit high. 不立大志，难攀高峰。

If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难为无米之炊。

If you lie upon roses when young, youll lie upon thorns when old. 年青时躺在玫瑰上，老年时就会躺在荆棘上。

If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp. 远朱者赤，近墨者黑。

If you remove stone by stone, even a mountain will be levelled. 一块一块把石移，高山也可变平地。

If you run after two heares, you will catch neither. 两头落空。

If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 蚀了本也输了利。

If you swear you will catch no fish. 咒骂无益，于事无济。

If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die. 不试就相信，死前要悔恨。

If you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate the frying-pam. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。

If you want a thing (well) done, do it yourself. 要想做好事情，就要自己动手。

If you want knwledge, you must toil for it. 若要求知识，必须刻苦学习。

If you wish for peace, be prepared for war. 想要和平，必须备战。

If you wish good advice, consult an old man. 如要忠告向老人请教。

If you would build for your happiness a sure foundation, let the stone for the corner be a good reputation. 若想为快乐奠立可靠的基础，美好的名声便是奠基的石头。

If you would have a good wife marry one who has been a good daughter. 想得贤妻子，须娶好女儿。

If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself. 如要是情做得好，你须亲自动手搞。

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some, for the that goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing. 欲知金钱价，不妨把钱借;借钱味难尝，使人心悲伤。

If you would make an enemy, lend a man money and ask it of him again. 你若想与人成仇结怨，只要借钱给人再催还。

Ignorance is the mother of impudence. 厚颜无耻由于愚昧无知。

Ignorance is the mother of suspicions. 无知会多疑。

Ignorance of the law excuses no man. 对法律不知不能免罪。

I hate to see things done by halves. -- If it be right, do it boldly, --if it be wrong, leave it undone. 事情不要做一半;对的，就做下去，不对，就丢开。

I have no secret of success but hard work. 成功无秘诀，只是努力干。

I know him not should I meet him in my pottage dish. 酒肉之交非朋友。

I know no such thing as genius, it is nothing but labour and diligence. 是上无天才，勤学加苦练。

Ill air slays sooner thant the sword. 污浊的空气杀人比刀还要快。

Ill-gotten goods never prosper. 发横财，家不发

Ill (or Evil) gotten, ill (or evil) spent. 悖入悖出。

Ill-gotten wealth never thrives. 悖入悖出。

Ill news comes space. 恶事传千里。

Ill news flies fast. 恶事传千里。

Ill news never comes too late 坏消息来得快。

Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

Imagination is more important than knowledge. 想像力比知识更重要。

Imagination is sometimes more vivid than reality. 想像有时比现实生动得多。

Imagination is the source of creation. 想象是创作之源。

I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort. 成功之道唯三点∶努力、努力、再努力。

Improve your time and your time will improve you. 珍惜时间，时间才会珍惜你。

In a calm sea, every man is a pilot. 平静的海上易驶船。

In a great river great fish are found; but take heed lest you be drowned. 发现大河有大鱼，可得注意别溺毙。

In all things, it is better to hope than to despair. 凡事抱希望为佳，不应悲观而失望。

In an enemy spots are soon seen. 敌人的缺点容易找。

In books, are embalmed the greatest thoughts of all ages. 历代最伟大的思想都载入史册而不朽。

In doing we learn. 行而知。

Industry if fortunes right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸福的右手，节俭是幸福的左手。

Industry keeps the body healthy, the mind clear, the heart whole, the purse full. 勤奋使身体健康，使心情开朗，使思想专注，使经济充裕。

In every beginning think of the end. 思前顾后。

In every country dogs bite. 天下的狗都要咬人。

In every rank, great or small, Tis industry supports us all. 不论高的低的各级人士，所持的都是勤劳。

In for a penny, in for a pound 一不做，二不休。

In good years corn is hay, in ill years straw is corn. 丰年五谷贱如草，荒年稻草贵如粮。

In life, as in chess, forethought wins 人生如下棋，多谋得胜利。

In lifes earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail. 在人生的搏斗中，只有日日前进不甘失败的人，才能获胜。

In moderating, not satisfying, desires, lies peace. 节欲不纵情，心情得安宁。

I now know that wars do not end wars. 如今我才弄明白，干戈不能化玉帛。

In prosperity caution, in adversity patience. 处顺境时要小心，处逆境时要耐心。

In prosperity think of adversity. 居安思危。

Interest will not lie. 兴趣不会说谎。

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider. 顺利时要快乐，不利时要思索。

In the deepest water is the best fishing. 绝处能逢生。

In the election of a wife, as in a project of war, to err but once is to be undone for ever. 选择妻子也象策画战争，一时之错将成终身之恨。

In the end things will mend. 船到桥头自会直。

In the evening one may praise the day. 入夜方能赞美白昼。

In the grave the rich and poor lie equal. 人到黄泉，贫富同眠。

In the kingdom of blind men the one-eyed man is king. 盲人国里，独眼称王。

In the mirror we see the face; in wine, the heart. 明镜照容颜，醇酒见人心。

In the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 谋士多，保安全。

In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom. 处世似游泳，不会即下沉。

In time of peace prepare for war. 居安思危。

In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty. 富在深山有远亲，穷在闹市无人问。

In water you may see your own face; in wine, the heart of another 水中可见自己的脸，酒中可见别人的心。

In wine there is truth. 酒后吐真言。

In youth the hours are golden in mature years they are silver, in old age they are leaden. 青年时代是黄金的，壮年时代是白银的，老年时代是灰铅的。

I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country. 我抱憾的是，只有一次生命能献给祖国。

I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame. 我认为，人丧失了廉耻就完了。

I say little but I think the more. 我说得少，但我想得多。

I slept, and dreamt that life was Beauty, I woke, and found that life was Duty. 睡时梦觉生活是美事，醒来发现生活是责任。

I succeeded because I willed it; I never hesitated. 我成功是因为有决心，从不犹豫。

It is dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips 骄傲的心碰上献媚的嘴，是最危险不过的。

It is a good horse that never stumbles. 良马不失蹄。

It is a good tongue that says no ill, and a better heart that thinks none. 善心不想坏事，好舌不出恶声。

It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune. 对己之不幸付之一笑，这是一门伟大的艺术。

It is a long lane that has no turning. 路必有弯。

It is an equal failing to trust everybody and trust nobody. 信任任何人和不信任任何人，同样是缺点。

It is an evil sign too see a fox lick a lamb. 狐狸舔羔羊，这是凶迹象。

It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 家丑不可外扬。

It is a poor heart that never rejoices. 不知世间有乐者最可怜。

It is a silly fish, that is caught twice with the same bait. 蠢人才吃两次亏。

It is a silly goose that comes to the foxs sermon. 只有呆鹅才去听狐狸说教。

It is a small flock that has not a black sheep. 家家难免有败类。

It is as well to know which way the wind blows. 识时务者为俊杰。

It is a wise father that knows his own child. 父贤知其子。

It is better to be alone than in bad company. 无友要比交坏友好。

It is better to be clothed in rags, than to be clothed with shame. 宁可穿破衣，不可蒙羞耻。

It is better to be safe than sorry. 事后追悔不如事前稳妥。

It is better to do well than to say well. 理论好不如实际好。

It is better to fight for good than to rail at the ill. 与其抱怨，不如积善。

It is better to please a fool than to anger him. 惹得傻瓜发火，不如使他快活。

It is better to wear out than to rust out. 与其锈掉，不如用坏。

It is dogged (that) does it. 天下无难事，只怕有心人。

It is easier to descend than to ascend. 下降容易上升难。

It is easier to give good counsel than to follow it. 提出忠告易，照著办事难。

It is easier to pull down than build. 败事容易成事难。

It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him. 养虎易，驯虎难。

It is easy to be wise after the event. 当事后诸葛亮容易。

It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything. 对每一件事知道一些是容易的，对任何一件事详细知道是困难的。

It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open. 开设店铺易，维持常开难。

It is easy to prophesy after the event. 事后诸葛亮，预言顶便当。

It is good fishing in troubled waters. 混水之中好摸鱼。

It is good to be merry at meal. 席间心情愉快是为上策。

It is good to have friends in trouble. 在患难时得到朋友是幸运的。

It is good to learn at another mans cost. 前车之覆，后车之鉴。

It is harder to marry a daughter well than to bring her up well. 养女容易嫁女难。

It is hard to please all parties. 取悦各方，谈何容易。

It is impossible that a man who is false to his friends should be true to his country. 对朋友不义，不可能对国家效忠。

It is more blessed to give than to receive. 施恩比受惠更有福。

It is more pain to do nothing than something. 什么都不做要比做一点更不好受。

It is my own fault if I am deceived by the same man twice. 在同一个人那里上两次当只能怪自己。

It is no honour for an eagle to vanquish a dove. 老鹰胜鸽，不足为荣。

It is not every couple that is a pair. 成双并非皆配偶。

It is not good to make a sleeping lion. 弄醒睡狮不是好事。

It is not helps, but obstaceles, not facilities but difficulties, that make men. 造就人的，不是帮助，而是磨难，不是方便，而是困难。

It is not how long but how well we live. 问题不是活得长不长而是活得好不好。

It is not shame for a man to learn that which he knows not, whatever be his age. 一个人不论年龄多大，都要学习不懂的东西，这不是羞耻。

It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。

It is not work that kills, but worry. 劳动不伤人，忧虑才伤人。

It is no use crying over spilt milk. 泼水难收。

It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently. 话讲得多是一回事，讲得恰当是另一回事。

It is right to put everything in its proper use. 凡事都应该用得其所。

It is the first step that costs. 万事开头难。

It is the general rule, that all superior men inherit the elements ofsuperiority from their mother. 一切优秀的人通常都从他们母亲那里继承优良的因素。

It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error. 人总不免要犯错误，只有蠢人才坚持不改。

It is the nature of folly to see the faults of others and forget his own. 愚蠢的本质是只看到别人的错处而忘却了自己的过失。

It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it. 只要真正渴求知识，都能得到，这是知识的特点。

It is too late to cast anchor when the ship is on the rock. 船触礁后在抛锚，为时已经太晚了。

It is too late to come with the water when the house is burnt down. 马后炮。

It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen. 贼出关门。

It is wisdom sometimes to seem a fool. 大智若愚。

It matters not how long we live but how. 问题不是活得多么长，而是活得怎么样。

It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行。(不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。)

Its a good horse that never stumbles, A good wife that never grumbles. 良马不失蹄，贤妻不聒絮。

Its a poor heart that never rejoices. 不知人间有乐趣者最可怜。

Its a poor mouse that has only on hole. 鼠只有一洞，必先把命送。

Its earier to run down the hill than go up. 下山容易上山难。

Its easy to fall into a trap, but hard to get out again. 堕入陷阱易，脱离陷阱难。

Its hard sailing when there is no wind. 没有风难航行。

Its no sin to sell dear, but a sin to give ill measure. 高价卖不为过，短斤少两才有罪。

Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子重德不重衣。

Its no use pumping a dry well. 徒劳无益。

It takes all sorts to make a world. 万千事物，形成世界。

It takes two to make a quarrel. 要有两个人才吵得起来。

I was born anAmerican; I live an American; I shall die an American. 我生下来是美国人，活著是美国人，死时也是美国人。

I wept when I was born,, and every day shows why. 我生下时啼哭，后来每天的生活说明了为什么。

I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of good books to read than a king who did not love reading 宁为穷汉住搁楼，拥有好书任我读，不愿身居帝王位，纵有好书不爱读。

I would rather have the affectionate regard of my fellow men than I would have heaps and mines of gold. 我宁愿得到人们的深情至爱，而不愿黄金成雄。

Bacchus has drowned more men than Nepture.

酒神淹死的人比海神多。

work today,for you know not how much you may be hindered tomrrow.

今朝有事今朝做，明朝可能阻碍多。

Bad news has wings.

坏事传千里。

punctuality is the soul of business.

守时为立业之要素。

Bare words, no bargain.

空言不能成交易

procrastination is the thief of time.

因循拖延是时间的大敌;拖延就是浪费时间。

every tide hath its ebb.

潮涨必有潮落时。

A word spoken is past recalling

一言既出，驷马难追

wisdom is more to be envied than riches.

知识可羡，胜于财富。