优美的英语谚语（热门20篇）

导语：Every minute counts.分秒必争。下面是小编为大家整理的精彩英语谚语大全，欢迎大家阅读欣赏!

an is the architect of his own fortune.

自己的命运自己掌握。

Every minute counts.

分秒必争。

Every mothers child is handsome.

孩子是自己的好。

Every potter praises hit pot.

王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。

Everything is good when new, but friends when old.

东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。

Example is better then percept.

说一遍，不如做一遍。

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。

Experience must be bought.

吃一堑，长一智。

Fact speak louder than words.

事实胜於雄辩。

Failure is the mother of success.

失败是成功之母。

False friends are worse than bitter enemies.

明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

Far from eye, far from heart.

眼不见，心不烦。

Far water does not put out near fire.

远水救不了近火。

Faults are thick where love is thin.

一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。

Fear always springs from ignorance.

恐惧源於无知。

Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.

隔墙有耳。

Fire and water have no mercy.

水火无情。

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

火是一把双刃剑。

First come, first served.

先来後到。

First impressions are half the battle.

初次见面，印象最深。

First think and then speak.

先想後说。

Fools grow without watering.

朽木不可雕。

Fools haste is no speed.

欲速则不达。

Fools has fortune.

呆人有呆福。

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn

much from fools.

愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。

Forbidden fruit is sweet.

禁果格外香。

Fortune favors those who use their judgement.

机遇偏爱善断之人。

Fortune knocks once at least at every mans gate.

风水轮流转。

Four eyes see more than two.

集思广益。

Friends agree best at distance.

朋友之间也会保持距离。

Friends are thieves of time.

朋友是时间的窃贼。

Friends must part.

再好的朋友也有分手的时候。

Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.

天才不过是勤奋而已。

Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

众口铄金，积毁销骨。

God helps those who help themselves.

自助者天助。

Gold will not buy anything.

黄金并非万能。

Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.

以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。

Good health is over wealth.

健康是最大的财富。

Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.

良药苦口利於病。

Good watch prevents misfortune.

谨慎消灾。

Great barkers are no biters.

好狗不挡道。

Great hopes make great man.

伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

Great minds think alike.

英雄所见略同。

Great men have great faults.

英雄犯大错误。

Great mens sons seldom do well.

富不过三代。

Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

大树底下好乘凉。

Great wits have short memories.

贵人多忘事。

Greedy folks have long arms.

心贪手长。

Guilty consciences make men cowards.

做贼心虚。

Habit cures habit.

心病还需心药医。

Handsome is he who does handsomely.

行为漂亮才算美。

Happiness takes no account of time.

欢乐不觉时光过。

Happy is he who owes nothing.

要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。

Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.

吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。

Harm set, harm get.

害人害己。

Hasty love, soon cold.

一见锺情难维久。

Health is better than wealth.

健康胜过财富。

Health is happiness.

健康就是幸福。

Hear all parties.

兼听则明。

Heaven never helps the man who will not act.

自己不动，叫天何用。

He is a fool that forgets himself.

愚者忘乎所以。

He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.

背後说好话，才是真朋友。

He is a wise man who speaks little.

聪明不是挂在嘴上。

He is lifeless that is faultless.

只有死人才不犯错误。

He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.

正人先正己。

He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.

自嘲者不会让人见笑。

He is wise that is honest.

诚实者最明智。

He knows most who speaks least.

大智若愚。

He laughs best who laughs last.

谁笑到最後，谁笑得最好。

He sets the fox to keep the geese.

引狼入室。

He that climbs high falls heavily.

爬得越高，摔得越重。

He that will not work shall not eat.

不劳动者不得食。

He who does not advance loses ground.

逆水行舟，不进则退。

He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.

经常诉苦，没人同情。

He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

想不犯错误，就一事无成。

He who risks nothing gains nothing.

收获与风险并存。

History repeats itself.

历史往往重演。

Honesty is the best policy.

做人诚信为本。

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.

朋友不能阿谀奉承。

If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.

上当一回头，再多就可耻。

If you make yourself an ass, dont complain if people ride you.

人善被人欺，马善被人骑。

If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.

耳朵发烧，有人念叨。

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.

脚踏两条船，必定落空。

If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.

杀鸡取卵。

If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.

不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

要想求知，就得吃苦。

Industry is the parent of success.

勤奋是成功之母。

It is better to die when life is a disgrace.

宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。

It is easier to get money than to keep it.

挣钱容易攒钱难。

It is easy to be wise after the event.

事後诸葛亮好当。

It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.

创业容易守业难。

It is hard to please all.

众口难调。

It is never too old to learn.

活到老，学到老。

It is no use crying over spilt milk.

覆水难收。

It is the first step that costs troublesome.

万事开头难。

It is the unforeseen that always happens.

天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。

It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.

坐失良机，後悔已迟。

It never rains but it pours.

不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。

It takes three generations to make a gentleman.

十年树木，百年树人。

Jack of all trades and master of none.

门门精通，样样稀松。

Judge not from appearances.

人不可貌相，海不可斗量。

Justice has long arms.

天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.

近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

Kill two birds with one stone.

一箭双雕。

Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.

君王发狂，百姓遭殃。

Kings have long arms.

普天之下，莫非王土。

Knowledge is power.

知识就是力量。

Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.

博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。

Learn and live.

活著，为了学习。

Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.

好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。

Learn not and know not.

不学无术。

Learn to walk before you run.

先学走，再学跑。

Let bygones be bygones.

过去的就让它过去吧。

Let sleeping dogs lie.

别惹麻烦。

Let the cat out of the bag.

漏天机。

Lies can never changes fact.

谎言终究是谎言。

Lies have short legs.

谎言站不长。

Life is but a span.

人生苦短。

Life is half spent before we know what it is.

人过半生，方知天命。

Life is not all roses.

人生并不是康庄大道。

Life without a friend is death.

没有朋友，虽生犹死。

Like a rat in a hole.

?Y中之?。

Like author, like book.

文如其人。

Like father, like son.

有其父必有其子。

Like for like.

一报还一报。

Like knows like.

惺惺相惜。

Like mother, like daughter.

有其母必有其女。

Like teacher, like pupil.

什?N样的老师教什?N样的学生。

Like tree, like fruit.

羊毛出在羊身上。

Little things amuse little minds.

小人无大志。

Look before you leap.

摸清情况再行动。

Lookers-on see more than players.

当局者迷，旁观者清。

Losers are always in the wrong.

胜者为王，败者为寇。

Lost time is never found again.

岁月既往，一去不回。

Love at first sight.

一见锺情。

Love cannot be compelled.

爱情不能强求。

Love is blind.

爱情是盲目的。

Love is full of trouble.

爱情充满烦恼。

Love is never without jealousy.

没有妒忌就没有爱情。

Love me, love my dog.

爱屋及乌。

Make hay while the sun shines.

良机勿失。

Make your enemy your friend.

化敌为友。

Man is the soul of the universe.

人是万物之灵。

Man proposes, God disposes.

谋事在人，成事在天。

Many hands make light work.

众人拾柴火焰高。

Many heads are better than one.

三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。

What one describes in the books is one’s thought in his mind. The personality of a book is that of the author.

书迹即心迹，书品即人品。

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.

如果一个人倾其所有以求学问，那么这些学问是没有人能拿走的。

Ignorance is not innocence but sin.

无知并非纯真，而是罪恶。

Isn’t it a happy thing if you review what you have learned on time?

学而时习之，不亦乐乎?

It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant trees.

天上永远不会掉下玫瑰来，如果想要更多的玫瑰，必须自己种植。

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

知识来了，智慧却迟迟不前。

Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another.

知识是一回事，美德是另一回事。

Learning without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without studying results in tardiness.

学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

Life is short and art is long.

人生短暂，学术无涯。

Much learning shows how little mortals know.

博学而后始知人类所知有限。

No matter how much one has experienced, he can’t enrich his knowledge without reading books.

无论亲身经历如何丰富的人，如果不读书，知识不可能丰富起来的。

A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight. -Shelley

一首伟大的诗犹如一座喷泉，不断地喷出智慧和快乐的泉水。 -雪莱

There are two motives for reading a book: one that you enjoy it; the other that you can boast about it.-Bertrand Russell

读书有两种动机：一是从中获得乐趣;另一种则是可以向人夸耀。 -罗素

aosheng need of water; the growth of the juvenile need to learn.

茂盛的禾苗需要水分;成长的少年需要学习。

Stars so dazzling gorgeous sky; knowledge is their talent and abilities.

星星使天空绚烂夺目;知识使人增长才干。

Health food supplement， rich in the wisdom books.

粮食补身体，书籍丰富智慧。

Reading a book， by a gain in your wit.

读一书，增一智。

Do not eat the hungry， do not read the stupid.

不吃饭则饥，不读书则愚。

Too great an eagerneto discharge on obligation is a species of ingratitude.

急于逃避履行义务是一种忘恩负义的行为。

What one describes in the books is one’s thought in his mind. The personality of a book is that of the author.

书迹即心迹，书品即人品。

“Classic” A book which people praise and dont read. -Mark Twain

“经典之作”是人人皆称赞却不愿去读的书。 -马克·吐温

People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory. -Franklin Roosevelt

人会死亡，书却无朽。没有任何人可以丢弃记忆。 -拂兰克林·罗斯福

Traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books. -Chinese Proverb

行万里路，胜读万卷书。 -中国谚语

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors; and the most patient of teachers. -C.W.Eliot

书籍是人类最宁静很最永恒的朋友，也是最易接近和最具智慧的顾问，还是最有耐心的良师益友。 -C.W.艾略特

Life being very short, and the quiet hour of it few; we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.-John Ruskin

人生十分短促，宁静的时间又不多;我们不应该浪费宝贵的时间去读毫无价值的书。 -约翰·拉斯金

If well used, books are the best of all things; if abused, among the worst. -R.W.Emerson

如果利用得当，书籍就是最好的朋友;反之，如果滥用，它就会变成最坏的东西了。 -R.W.爱默生

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries. -Rene Descartes

读好书，如同与先哲们交谈。 -雷内·笛卡尔

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.

如果一个人倾其所有以求学问，那么这些学问是没有人能拿走的。

Ignorance is not innocence but sin.

无知并非纯真，而是罪恶。

Isn’t it a happy thing if you review what you have learned on time?

学而时习之，不亦乐乎?

It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant trees.

天上永远不会掉下玫瑰来，如果想要更多的玫瑰，必须自己种植。

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

知识来了，智慧却迟迟不前。

Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another.

知识是一回事，美德是另一回事。

Learning without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without studying results in tardiness.

学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

Reading make a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.

阅读使人充实，交谈使人机智，写作使人精确。

Reading ten thousand books is like traveling ten thousand miles.

读万卷书，行万里路。

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

智慧就是懂得该忽略什么的技巧。

The three foundations of learning; seeing much, suffering much, and studying much.

求学的三个基本条件是：多观察，多吃苦，多研究。

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

想要收获自由之果的人，必须承受维护自由的劳苦。

Time is a bird for ever on the wing.

时间是一只永远在飞翔的鸟。

Too great an eagerneto discharge on obligation is a species of ingratitude.

急于逃避履行义务是一种忘恩负义的行为。

[关于读书的经典英语谚语

Teach others by your example

树大招风。

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

井干方知水可贵。

What we lose in hake we shall have in herring.

失鳕得鲱;失之东隅，收之桑榆。

Beware of a silent dog and still water.

哑狗和静水，二者都得防。

The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more than one wood.

野猪一怒毁树多。

Blood is thicker than water.

血浓于水(指：亲人比外人亲)。

Fire and water have no mercy.

水火无情。

It never rains but it pours.

不雨则已，一雨倾盆。

The die is cast.

木已成舟。

The early bird catches the worm.

早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

The end justifies the means.

只要目的正当，可以不择手段。

The end makes all equal.

死亡面前，人人平等。

The eye is bigger than the belly.

贪多嚼不烂。

The farthest way about is the nearest way home.

抄近路反而绕远路。

The finest diamond must be cut.

玉不琢，不成器。

The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.

烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。

The first step is the only difficulty.

迈出第一步是最艰难的。

The fox knew too much, that‘s how he lost his tail.

机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。

The fox preys farthest from home.

兔子不吃窝边草。

● Burn one’s bridges。

【中文对照】破釜沉舟。背水一战

● Do as the Romans do。

【中文对照】入乡随俗。

● Love me, love my dog。

【中文对照】爱屋及乌

● Clothes make the man。

【中文对照】人要衣装。佛要金装

● Look before you leap。

【中文对照】三思而后行

● No news is good news。

【中文对照】没有消息就是好消息

● Well begun, half done。

【中文对照】好的开始，成功了一半

● No sweet without sweat。

【中文对照】先苦后甜。

● History repeats itself。

【中文对照】历史会重演

● Better late than never。

【中文对照】迟做总比不做好。

A friend is easier lost than found.

朋友易失不易得.

A friend is known in necessity.

患难见友情.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

对一切人都是朋友,对哪一个也不是朋友.

A friends frown is better than a fools smile.

朋友对你皱眉,胜过傻瓜对你微笑.

A friennd in word is never friend of mine.

口头上的朋友决不是朋友.

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and for ever.

好书如好友,友情永不渝.

A good friend is my nearest relation.

好友即至亲.

A good man terminates a friendship with out rancour.

君子绝交不记仇.

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

交友有度,友谊常青. / 君子之交淡如水.

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

远亲不如近友.

A real friend never gets in your way, unless you happen to be on the way down.

真正的朋友绝不会挡住你的去路,除非在你走下坡路时.

All are not friends that speak us fait.

当面说好话的并不都是朋友.

All theory, dear friend,is grey; but the precious tree of life is green.

亲爱的朋友,所有的理论都是灰色的;而宝贵的生活之树却是绿色的.

An open enemy is better than a hollow friend.

宁有公开的敌人,不要虚伪朋友.

Animals are such agreeable friends-they ask no questions,they pass no criticisms.

动物是极容易相处的朋友，它们从不提问，也从不会批评。

As devotion unites lovers so perfidy estranges friends.

忠诚是爱情的桥梁,欺诈是友谊的敌人.

At need one sees who his friend is.

处于困境时可以看出谁是自己的朋友.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

选择朋友要慢,换朋友更要慢.

Before friends all is common.

朋友之间应不分彼此.

Before you make a friend eat a bushel of salt with him.

交友前先和他共吃一蒲式耳盐. /不深知,不结交.

Better drink the water given by a friend,than eat the honey offered by the enemy.

宁喝朋友水，不吃敌人蜜。

Better lose a jest than a friend.

宁可少说俏皮话,也不开罪朋友.

Better without gold than without friends.

宁可没有金钱,不可没有朋友.

Books and friends should be few but good.

书与友,贵精不贵多.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

择书如择友.

Community of purpose makes friendship.

目标一致生友谊.

Could we see when and where we are to meet again, we would be more tender when we bid our friends goodbye.

假如我们能预知何时何地重逢,和朋友话别时就会更情真.

Diffidence is the poison of friendship.

踌躇是友谊的毒药.

导语：谚语不仅仅只存在于汉语当中，英语也是有谚语的。下面是小编整理的英语谚语，欢迎大家品读!

A bad beginning makes a bad ending

开头不好，结尾必糟。

A man can not spin and reel at the same time

一心不能二用。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich

困难和不幸不能使人富有，却能使人聪明。

A word to the wise is enough

聪明人不用细说。

A good beginning makes a good ending

欲善其终 , 必先善其始。

After rain comes fair weather

否极泰来。

A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation

人无知犹如房屋无基。

A door must be either shut or open

门不关就得开，二者必居其一。 / 非此即彼。

A little body often harbors a great soul

浓缩的都是精品。

A man can do no more than he can

凡事只能量力而行。

A little of everything, and nothing at all

样样皆通，样样稀松。

A picture is a poem without words

画为无言诗。

A word spoken cannot be recalled

一言说出，难以收回。

A little is better than none

有一点总比没有好。

A good medicine tastes bitter

良药苦口，(wwwlzcn)忠言逆耳。

A little help is worth a deal of pity

一次行动胜过一筐空话。

All beginnings are hard

万事开头难。

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket

书是随时携带的花园。

A friend is a second self

朋友是第二个自我。

A candle lights others and consumes itself

蜡烛照亮了别人，燃尽了自己。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

只工作而无娱乐会使人愚钝。

A good conscience is a continual feast

白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A good name is better than riches

好名誉胜过有财富

A merry heart goes all the way

心情愉快，办事痛快。

An honest mans word is as good as his bond

君子一言，驷马难追。

All roads lead to Rome

处处有路通长安。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

一天一个苹果，医生不来找我。

A man is never too old to learn

活到老，学到老。

A little labour, much health

常常走动，无病无痛。

A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept

蛋糕莫保留，坏习气要除掉。

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。

A little learning is a dangerous thing

浅学寡识是件危险的事。

Act fairly by all men

一视同仁。

A man can die but once

人生只有一次死。

A match will set fire to a large building

星星之火，可以燎原。

A miss is as good as a mile

失之毫厘，差之千里。

A bad workman always blames his tools

劣工咎器。

A snow year, a good year

瑞雪兆丰年。

An evil lesson is soon learned

学坏容易。

A lazy youth, a lousy age

少年懒惰，老来贫苦。

A work ill done must be twice done

工作未干好，只得重返工。

After supper walk a mile

饭后百步走，活到九十九。

An empty bag cannot stand upright

空袋子放不真。

A tree is known by its fruit

观其行而知其人。

All things are difficult before they are easy

万事开头难。

A good medicine tastes bitter

良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。

All men cant be first

并非所有的都能获第一。

A thousand mile trip begins with one step

千里之行，始于足下。

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever

美好的事物永远是一种快乐。

Actions speak louder than words

事实胜于雄辩。

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing

一知半解，害已误人。

A man is known by his friends

什么人交什么朋友。

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

两鸟在林，不如一鸟在手。

A good conscience is a soft pillow

问心无愧，高枕无忧。

All are not friends that speak us fair

说好话的不一定都是朋友。

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经典英语谚语大全。

1.a dead dog.

废物或无价值之物。

2.a broken reed.

压伤的苇杖。 不能依靠的东西或人。

3.A good dog deserves a good bone.

好狗应该得好骨头。 有功者受奖。

4.Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.

山中无老虎，猴子称大王。

5.a dog in the manger.

占着茅坑不拉屎。在其位不谋其政。

6.An old dog will learn no new tricks.

老狗学不出新把戏。老顽固不能学新事物。

7.a lion in the way.

拦路虎。

8.a fly in the ointment.

一只老鼠坏了一锅汤。

9.pour water off a steep roof(operate from a strategically advantageous position)

高屋建筑

10.Bad workmen often blame their tools.

拙匠常怪工具差。(不会撑船怪河弯)。

11.He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight.

己不正不正人(笑别人驼背的人得自己首先把身子挺直)

12.you should not cast the first stone.

欲责他人，先思己过

13.Its a long lane that has no turning.

路必有弯。(事必有变)。(瓦片也有翻身日)。

14.On swallow does not make a summer.

一燕不成夏。

15.No smoke without fire.

无火不起烟。(无风不起浪)。

16.Ill news comes apace.

好事不出门，坏事传千里。

17.He sho keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.

近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

18.Great minds think alike.

英雄所见略同。

19.Strike while the iron is hot.

趁热打铁。

20.hide ones light under a bushel.

不露锋芒。

21.new wine in old bottles.

旧瓶装新酒。

22.eye for eye, tooth for tooth.

以眼还眼，以牙还牙。

23.between the devil and the deep sea.

进退两难 进退维谷。

24.escape by the skin of ones teeeth.

死里逃生。 幸免于死。

25.hole and corner.

偷偷摸摸。 鬼鬼祟祟。

26.entertain an angel unawares.

有眼不识泰山。

27.much cry and little wool.

雷声大，雨点小。

28.everyone for himself and the devil take the hindmost.

人不为己，天诛地灭。

29.kick against the pricks.

以卵击石。 螳臂当车。

30.no respecter of persons.

一视同仁。

31.wash ones hands of a thing.

洗手不干。 与某事无关。

32.cast pearls before swine.

对牛弹琴。 明珠暗投。

33.the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

心有余而力不足。

34.separate the sheep from the goats.

分辨良莠。

35.in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

聪明保险的办法是向大量谋士求计。

36.all the rivers run into the sea;yet the sea is not full.

百川归海而海不盈。

37.for we brought nothing into whis world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

因为我们没带什么到世界上来，也不能带什么去。

38.bay the moon.

干徒劳无益的事。

39.whats done is done.

事情干了就算了。

40.murder will out.(truth will come to light.)

纸包不住火。真相终将大白。

41.strange bedfellows.

同床异梦。

42.be hoist with ones own petard .

作法自毙。作茧自缚。

43.to paint the lily.

画蛇添足。实在是浪费而可笑的事。

44.much ado about nothing.

无事生非。

45.love is blind.

爱情是盲目的。 情人眼里出西施。

46.Like father, like son.

有其父必有其子。

47.Where there is a will, there is a way.

有志者，事竟成。

48.The days of our years are three-score years and ten.

人生七十古来稀。

49.the apple of the eye.

掌上明珠。

50.There is no rose without a thorn.

没有不带刺的玫瑰。世上没有十全的幸福。

51.the children from well-fed family.

膏粱子弟

A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山。

Bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失马，安知非福。

Bread is the stall of life. 面包是生命的支柱。(民以食为天。)

Business is business. 公事公办。

Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。(忙中常出错。)

He that promises too much means nothing. 轻诺者寡信。

He who has an art has everywhere a part. 一招鲜，吃遍天。

He would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行始于足下。

Home is where the heart is. 心在哪里，哪里就是家。

If you are not inside a house, you don not know about its leaking. 不在屋里，不知漏雨。(亲身经历才有体会。)

In peace prepare for war. 平时准备战时。(居安思危。)

It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。

It six of one and half a dozen of the other. 彼此彼此。

Just has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。

今天小编为你带来的是英语关于狼（wolf）的谚语推荐，希望对你有帮助。

非常贪婪, 贪得无厌

eat like a wolf

贪婪地吃, 狼吞虎咽

have [hold] a wolf by ears

骑虎难下

have a wolf in the stomach

饿极了

He who keeps company with a wolf will learn to howl.

[谚]跟狼在一起, 就会学狼叫; 近墨者黑。

keep the wolf from the door

[口]免于挨饿; 勉强度日

One must howl with the wolves.

[谚]跟狼在一起, 就得学狼叫; 入乡随俗。

sea wolf

狼; 任何贪食的大海鱼

He sets the fox to keep the geese.

引狼入室。

When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。

the wolf at the door

比喻家庭面临的财政问题

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。

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

Man is a wolf to man. 人对人是狼。(人心狠，人吃人)

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

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

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

wolf in sheeps clothing披着羊皮的狼

cry wolf虚张声势;报谎喊“狼来了”

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

wolf-call色鬼调戏妇女时的怪叫

A wolf in sheeps clothing 匹着羊皮的狼

He holds a wolf by the ears. 拧狼耳，即骑虎难下

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

keep the wolf from the door (拒狼门外)

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

have a wolfish appetite 是“有狼一般的食欲”

to wolf down ones food 是“狼吞虎咽的吃东西”

Keep the wolf from the door 是“得免饥寒”

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。

1.A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入.

2.Straight foot is not afraid of a crooked. 身正不怕影歪.

3.A voise head makes a close mouth. 真人不露相.

4.Bad neas hai wings. 好事不出门,坏事传千里.

5.Blood will have blood. 血债血还.

6.Do well and have well. 善有善报.

7.Every man has his hobbyhore. 萝卜青菜各有所好.

8.Every minurre counts. 争分夺秒.

9.Every potter praises his pot. 王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸.

10.Far from eye, far from heart. 眼不见心不烦.

11.Far water does not put out near five.远水救不了近火.

12.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同.

13.A blessing in disguise. 因祸得福.

14.stand up at which you foll down. 从哪里跌倒,就从哪里爬起来.

15.A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪爪丰年.

16.A new broom sweeps clear. 新官上任三把火.

17.An eye gor an eye and tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼,以牙还牙.

18.A year’s plan stars with spring. 一年之计在于春.

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

20.A stich in time saves nine. 小洞不补,大洞吃苦.

21.Time is money. 时间就是金钱.

22.Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见.

23.Do in Rome as Romans do. 入乡随俗.

24.Beauty exists in lover’s eyes. 情人眼里出西施.

25.Rome is not bnwt in a day. 冰冻三尺,非一日之寒.

26.An apple a day , keep the doctor away. 一天一个苹果,远离疾病.

27.Anything has a way out. 自信乃人生之本.

28.One can not make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. 巧妇难为无米之炊.

29.Necessity is mother of invention. 需要是发明之母.

30.Pick up English any where any time! 随时随地捡起英语.

31.Like father,like son. 有其父必有其子.

32.Never give up,you’ll make it. 决不放弃,你一定会成功.

33.Never judge by appearances. 人不可貌相.

34.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子.

35.You can not clap with one hand. 孤掌难鸣.

36.Do it now. 机不可失.

37.All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马.

38.It’s never too old to study. 活到老,学到老.

39.Man proposes,God disposes. 谋事在人,成事在天.

40.What’s done can not be undone. 木已成舟.

41.A fair bird has fair feathers 人靠衣裳马靠鞍

42.A fair death honours the whole life 光荣之死，流芳百世

43.A fair face , and a foul heart 面善心肠恶

44.A fair face cannot have a crabbed heart 有诸内必行诸外

45.A fair face must have good conditions 才貌双全

46.A word of scandal spreads like a spot of oil . 好事不出门，坏事传千里。

47.A word spoken cant be overtaken even by a team of four horses. 一言既出，驷马难追。

48.A word spoken is an arrow let fly 一言出口，如箭离弦.

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

50.A word before is worth two behind . 事前一句，抵事后两句。

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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A good wife health is a mans best wealth.

妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。

A great talker is a great liar.

说大话者多谎言。

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

君子之交淡如水。

A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.

戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。

A leopard cannot change its spots.

积习难改。

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.

说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。

A close mouth catches no flies.

病从口入。

A constant guest is never welcome.

常客令人厌。

Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

A friend is easier lost than found.

得朋友难，失朋友易。

A friend is never known till a man has need.

需要之时方知友。

A friend without faults will never be found.

没有十全十美的朋友。

After you is good manners.

“您先请”是礼貌。

A good beginning is half done.

良好的开端是成功的一半。

Adversity leads to prosperity.

穷则思变。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

逆境出人才。

A fair death honors the whole life.

死得其所，流芳百世。

A faithful friend is hard to find.

知音难觅。

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

吃一堑，长一智。

A fox may grow gray, but never good.

江山易改，本性难移。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真情。

A good beginning makes a good ending.

善始者善终。

A good book is a good friend.

好书如挚友。

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

一本好书，相伴一生。

A good conscience is a soft pillow.

不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。

A good fame is better than a good face.

美名胜过美貌。

A good husband makes a good wife.

夫善则妻贤。

A good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口。

在我们的英语写作过程中，如果能够很好的运用英语谚语，能给我们的作文带来亮点。下面是语文迷整理的高频谚语，一起来看看吧。

(一) Where there is a will，there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

(二) One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。

(三) Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

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

(五) Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。

(六) All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

(七) Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

(八) More hasty，less speed. 欲速则不达。

(九) Its never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

(十) All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。

(十一) Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

(十二) God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。

(十三) Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

(十四) A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

(十五) Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

(十六) Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。

(十七) Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

(十八) well begun，half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。

(十九) It is hard to please all. 众口难调。

(二十) Out of sight，out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。

(二十一) Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。

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

(二十三) As the tree，so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

(二十四) To live is to learn，to learnistobetterlive.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。

(二十五) Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

(二十六) Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。

(二十七) First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。

(二十八) Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

(二十九) A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

(三十) live not to eat，but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

(三十一) Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。

(三十二) East or west，home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

(三十三) Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。

(三十四) Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

(三十五) Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。

(三十六) The older， the wiser. 姜是老的辣。

1、All beginnings are hard.

万事开头难。

2、A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.

书是随时携带的花园。

3、A friend is a second self.

朋友是第二个自我。

4、A candle lights others and consumes itself.

蜡烛照亮了别人，燃尽了自己。

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

只工作而无娱乐会使人愚钝。

6、A good conscience is a continual feast.

白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

7、A good name is better than riches.

好名誉胜过有财富

8、A bad workman always blames his tools.

劣工咎器。

9、A miss is as good as a mile.

失之毫厘，差之千里。

10、A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

开头不好，结尾必糟。

11、A man can not spin and reel at the same time.

一心不能二用。

12、Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

困难和不幸不能使人富有，却能使人聪明。

13、A word to the wise is enough.

聪明人不用细说。

14、A good beginning makes a good ending.

欲善其终 , 必先善其始。

15、After rain comes fair weather.

否极泰来。

16、A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation.

人无知犹如房屋无基。

17、A door must be either shut or open.

门不关就得开，二者必居其一。 / 非此即彼。

18、A little body often harbors a great soul.

浓缩的都是精品。

19、A man can do no more than he can.

凡事只能量力而行。

20、A little of everything, and nothing at all.

样样皆通，样样稀松。

21、A picture is a poem without words.

画为无言诗。

22、A word spoken cannot be recalled.

一言说出，难以收回。

23、A little is better than none.

有一点总比没有好。

24、A good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口，忠言逆耳。

25、A little help is worth a deal of pity.

一次行动胜过一筐空话。

1.Pain past is pleasure.

2. While there is life, there is hope.

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

4. Storms make trees take deeper roots.

5. Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.

6. The shortest answer is doing.

7. All things are difficult before they are easy.

8. Great hopes make 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.

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. It‘s 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. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.(无热情成就不了伟业。)

22. Actions speak louder than words.(行动比语言更响亮。)

23. Lifeless, faultless.(只有死人才不犯错误。)

24. From small beginning come great things.(伟大始于渺小。)

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

26. Truth never fears investigation.(事实从来不怕调查。)

27. The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.(舌无骨却能折断骨。)

28. A bold attempt is half success.(勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。)

29. Knowing something of everything and everything of something.

30. Good advice is beyond all price.(忠告是无价宝。)

Doing is better than saying.

行胜于言。

Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚，人以群分。

Barking dogs seldom bite.

吠犬不咬人;爱叫的狗很少咬人;善吠的狗很少咬人;

Bad news has wings.

坏消息总是不胫而走,坏事传千里。

As the tree, so the fruit.

长什么树,结什么果。

An idle youth, a needy age.

少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲

A good wife makes a good husband.

有好妻子就有好丈夫。

A good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口,忠言逆耳。

A good fame is better than a good face.

美名胜于美貌。

A good conscience is a soft pillow.

不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。

A good conscience is a continual feast.

白天不做亏心事,夜半敲门心不惊

A good beginning makes a good ending.

良好的开端就是成功的一半。 善始者善终

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

逆境出人才。

A constant guest is never welcome.

久住非佳宾,常来不欢迎。

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)

Ill news travels fast.

坏事传千里。

From saving comes having.

富有来自节约。

No cross, no crown.

不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难之交才是真朋友

He that climbs high falls heavily.

爬得越高,摔得越重。

Experience is the mother of wisdom.

实践出真知。

East or west, home is best.

在家千日好，出门时时难。

Dont trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

不要自寻烦恼。

Dont teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

休要班门弄斧。

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Jack of all trades and master of none. 什么都会，样样不精。

Jack of all trades is of no trade. 万事皆通，一无所长。

Jest with an ass and he will flap you in the face with his tail. 你跟驴子开玩笑，将被驴尾打耳光。

Joy and sorrow are next-door neighbours. 是喜是忧难以分。

Joy often comes after sorrow, like morning after night. 暮去必将朝至，苦尽常会甜来。

Joy put heart into a man. 人逢喜事精神爽。

Joy shared with others are more enjoyed. 与人同乐，其乐无穷。

Jadge not a book by its cover. 人不可貌相。

Judge not according to the appearance. 不要以貌取人。

Judge not of men and things at first sight. 审人论事宜谨慎，一见之下莫断定。

Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

set a thief to catch a thief. 以贼捉贼。

short accounts make long friends. 好朋友勤算账。

something is better than nothing. 聊胜于无。

soon learn, soon forgotten. 学得快，忘得快。

soon ripe, soon rotten. 熟得快，烂得快。

speech is silver, silence is gold. 能言是银，沉默是金。

still water run deep. 静水常深。

strike the iron while it is hot. 趁热打铁。

success belongs to the persevering. 坚持就是胜利。

take things as they come. 既来之，则安之。

talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。

talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹，曹就到。

tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。

teach others by your example. 躬亲示范。

the best hearts are always the bravest. 无私者无畏。

the best man stumbles. 伟人也有犯错时。

the cat shuts its eyes when stealing. 掩耳盗铃。

the danger past and god forgotten. 过河拆桥。

the darkest hour is nearest the dawn. 黎明前的黑暗。

the darkest place is under the candlestick. 烛台底下最暗。

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

Im 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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1. Sadness and gladness succeed each other.悲喜互继，哀乐相续。

2. Safe bind, safe find.

3. Sail while the wind blows; wind and tide wait for no man.驶船要乘风，风潮不等人。

4. Salt water and absence wash away love.远离久别爱情淡。久别情淡?

5. Satan always finds work for idle hands.懒汉总会干坏事。

6. Save a thief from gallows and he will help hang you.放虎归山。

7. Save while you may, no morning sun lasts a whole day.能节俭时就节俭，朝阳难照一整天。

8. Saving is getting.节约等于收入。

9. Say not all that you know, believe not all that you hear.莫道全所知，莫信全所闻。

10. Say well is good, but do well is better.说得漂亮固好，做得漂亮更佳。

11. Saying and doing are two things.说与做是两回事。

12. Saying is one thing, and doing 3lian.com/zlanother.说是一回事，做是另一回事。

13. Science is organized knowledge.科学是系统化的知识。

14. Score twice before you cut once.三思而行。

15. Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings.神气的狗也会吃赃布丁的。

16. Scratch a Russsian, and you(ll) find a Tartar.文明不能改变本性。

17. Scratch me and Ill scratch you.朋比为奸。

18. Scratch my back and Ill scratch yours.朋比为奸。

19. Second thoughts are best.三思而行，再思可也。

20. See, listen, and be silent, and you will live in peace.多看多听少多嘴，你会太平过日子。

21. Seeing is believing.眼见为实。

22. Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much are the three pillars of learning.见识多、遭难重，钻研深是学问的三大支持。

23. Seize (or Take) time by the forelock.撤热打铁。

24. Seldom seen, soon forgotten.见得少，忘得快。

25. Self do, self have.自食其果。

26. Self-confidence is the first requisite to human greatness.人类的伟大，首要的是要有自信。

27. Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failure.我们的失败多数是由于缺乏自信。

28. Self-praise is no recommendation.自我吹嘘，决不可取。

29. Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control, these three alone lead life to sovereign power.只要自重、自觉、自制，人生就可达到至高无上的境地。

30. Self-trust is the first secret of success.自信是成功的首要秘诀。

31. Selt-trust is the essence of heroism.自信是英雄的本色。

32. Serve somebody with the same sauce.以其人之道还治其人之身。

33. Set a beggar on horseback and hell ride to the devil.小人得意，忘乎所以。

34. Set a thief to catch a thief.以毒攻毒。

35. Shallow streams make most din.修养不深，高谈阔论。

36. Sharp stomachs make short graces.饿的肚子顾不到体面。

37. Short accounts make long friends.帐算清，交情深。

38. Short acquaintance brings repentance.浅交生后悔。

39. Short is my date, but deathless my renown.年寿短暂，声誉永存。

40. Show me a liar, and Ill show you a thief.谎言是做贼的第一步。

41. Sickness is everymans master.英雄只怕病来磨。

42. Sickness is felt, but health not at all.疾病能够感觉到，健康全然不知晓。

43. Sickness shows us what we are.疾病使人亮出本来面目。

44. Silence gives consent.沈默等于同意。

45. Silence in times of suffering is the best.遭到不幸时，沈默是上策。

46. Silence is learnt by the may misfortunes of life.沈默是通过生活中的许多不幸而学会的。

47. Silence is more eloquent than words.沈默是更有说服力的言词。

48. Silence is sometimes the severest criticism.沈默有时是最严厉的批评。

49. Silent men, like still waters, are deep and dangerous.沈默的人像静水一样，深而难测。

50. Silks and satins put out the fire in the kitchen.绸缎要熄灭厨房的火。

51. Sincerity, a deep genuine, heart-felt sincerity, is a trait of true and noble manhood.真诚--深刻真挚发自内心的真诚，是真正高尚的人性的一种品质。

52. Six feet of earth makes all men equal.在墓穴中人人都平等。

53. Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.技能和信心是不可克服的军队。

54. Sleeping is the best cure for waking troubles.睡眠是良药，专治醒时愁。

55. Sloth turneth the edge of wit.懒惰会磨去才智的锋芒。

56. Slow and steady wins the race.跛鳖千里。

57. Slow help is no help.帮忙不及时，等于不帮忙。

58. Small gains bring great wealth.小益聚大财，薄利成巨富。

59. Smooth water runs deep.大智若愚。

60. So many countries, so many customs.一个国家有一个国家的风俗。

61. So many men (or heads) so many minds (or wits).人多意见也多。

62. So much is mine as I enjoy.我所有的就如我享有的这么多。

63. Soft (or Fine or Kind) words butter no parsnips.画饼充饥。

64. Soft fire makes sweet malt.慢工出细活。

65. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.有些书只要浏览一下，有些书要仔细阅读，有些书要领会和消化。

66. Some of the best lessons we ever learn from our mistakes and failuresThe error of the past is the wisdom and success of the future.从过错和失败中，我们取得了一些有益的教训。过去的错误是未来的智慧和成功。

67. Some persons do first, think afterwards, and then repent for ever.有些人做了再思考，从而悔恨终身。

68. Something attempted, something done.

69. Sometimes the best gain is to lose.有时大得即大失。

70. Sometimes words hurt more than swords.恶语有时伤人比刀剑更厉害。

71. Soon gotten, soon spent.赚得快，花得快。

72. Soon learnt, soon forgotten.学得快，忘得快。

73. Soon ripe, soon rotten.早熟早烂。

74. Soon up, soon down.升得高，落得快。

75. Sooner or later, the truth comes to light.早晚真相会大白。

76. Soorow is at parting if at meeting there be laughter.离别多愁恨，相见尽笑声。

77. Sorrow comes unset for.悲哀来时不需邀。

78. Sound love is not soon forgotten.爱深难忘。

79. Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.恶有恶报。

80. Spare the rod and spoil the child.孩子不打不成器。

81. Speak clearly if you speak at all, Carve every word before you let it fall.要说就索性说得一清二楚，说出前每句话要字斟句酌。

82. Speak less and listen more.要少说多听。

83. Speak little of your ill luck and boast not of your good luck.少说失意事，莫夸好运道。

84. Speak of angels and you will hear their wings.说到曹操，曹操就到。

85. Speak well of your friend, of your enemy say nothing.要赞美朋友，莫提及敌人。

86. Speaking without thinking is shooting without taking aim.讲话不思考犹如射击不对准目标。

87. Speech is silver (or silvern), silence is golden.雄辩是银，沈默是金。

88. Speech is the picture of the mind.言为心声。

89. Speech shows what a man is.言如其人。

90. Speed is the soldiers asset.兵贵神速。

91. Spend money like water.挥金如土。

92. Spoil (or Lose) the ship for half penny worth of tar.因小失大。

93. Step after step the ladder is ascended.按部就班，循序渐进。

94. Still waters have deep bottoms.静水常深。

95. Still waters run deep.大智若愚。静水流深。

96. Straight trees have crooked roots.直树也有曲根。

97. Strike while the iron is hot.见机行事。称热打铁。

98. Strong reasons make strong actions.理由充足，行动就坚决。

99. Study sickness while you are well.居安思危。

100. Success belongs to the persevering.坚持到底必获胜利。坚持就是胜利。

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

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

103. Such carpenters, such chips.什么样的木匠，出什么活。

104. 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。

105. Suit the action to the word.怎么说就怎么做。

106. Sure bind, sure find.捆得好，逃不了。

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

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

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

110. Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。

111. Seeing is believing.眼见为实。

112. Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。

113. Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.智者当差，不用交代。

114. Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。

115. Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。

116. Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。

117. Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快，忘得快。

118. Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快，烂得快。

119. Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银，沉默是金。

120. Still water run deep.静水常深。

121. Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。

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

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.

囊中有钱，不如朝中有友。

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 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。

He that has a full purse never wants a friend.

只要袋里有，不愁没朋友。

Life without a friend is death without a witness.

在世无朋友，死后无证人。

To preserve a friend three things are required: to honour him present, praise him absent, and assist him in his necessities.

维持友谊需要三点∶当面尊重他，背后赞扬他，需要时帮助他。

We can live without a brother, but not without a friend.

我们生活中可以没有兄弟，但不能没有朋友。

Without a friend the world is a wilderness.

没有朋友，世界就等於一片荒野。

A bosom friend afar brings distant land near.

海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.

在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合要表扬你的朋友。

An empty purse frightens many friends.

囊中无分文，亲友不上门。

A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money.

失友皆从借钱起。

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 true friend is known in the day of adversity.

疾风知劲草，患难见真情。

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.

书籍如朋友，应该少而精。

Friendship cannot stand always on one side.

来而不往非礼也。

Friendship the older it grows the stronger it is.

友谊地久天长。

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。

Better an open enemy than a false friend.

明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

Between friends all is common.

朋友之间不分彼此。