All for one, one for all.
人人为我，我为人人。—— [法] Dumas pére大仲马
Other men live to eat, while I eat to live.
别人为食而生存，我为生存而食。—— Socrates 苏格拉底
Easy come, easy go.
易得者亦易失。 —— Hazlitt赫斯特
Love rules his kingdom without a sword.
爱，统治了他的王国，不用一枝利剑。—— Herbert 赫伯特
We soon believe what we desire.
我们欲望中的东西，我们很快就信以为真。—— Chaucer乔叟
The darkest hour is that before the dawn.
黎明前的时分是最黑暗的。—— Fuller 富勒
The longest day has an end.
最难过的日子也有尽头。—— Howell 贺韦尔
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。—— J. Ruskin 鲁斯金
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
手中的一只鸟胜于林中的两只鸟。—— Heywood 希伍德
One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。—— Taverner 泰维纳
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink.
一个人可以把马带到河边，但他不能令它饮水。 —— Heywood 希伍德
One cannot eat one’s cake and have it.
一个人不能把他的糕饼吃掉之后还留在手上。 —— Davies 戴维斯
Time is money.
时间就是金钱。—— Benjamin Franklin富兰克林
Time and tide wait for no man.
时间不等人。—— Scott 斯科特
There is no rose without a thorn.
没有玫瑰花是不长刺的。—— Ray 雷
Lookers-on see most of the game.
旁观者清。—— Smedley 斯密莱
Beggars cannot be choosers.
行乞者不得有选择。—— Heywood 希伍德
First catch your hare.
首先必须捕获兔子，然后才能宰之。—— Thackeray 萨克雷
Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it.
胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。—— M. Moore 穆尔
A great man is always willing to be little.
伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。—— R. W. Emerson 爱默生
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
懦夫在未死之前，已身历多次死亡的恐怖了。 —— Julius Caesar 凯撒
Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.
但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能将它实现。 —— Jules Verne 凡尔纳
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聪明。—— Benjamin Franklin 富兰克林
Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.
生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。—— T. Fuller 富勒
Goals determine what you are going to be.
目标决定你将成为为什么样的人。—— Julius Erving欧文
All human wisdom is summed up in two words ?C wait and hope.
人类所有的智慧可以归结为两个词 — 等待和希望。—— Alexandre Dumas Pére大仲马（法国作家）
It is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are you industrious for?
光勤劳是不够的，蚂蚁也是勤劳的。要看你为什么而勤劳。—— H. D. Thoreau梭罗
You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success.
人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。—— Charles Chaplin卓别林
Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom.
没有什么比独立自由更可宝贵的了。—— [越南] Ho Chi Minh胡志明
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
我不缅怀过去的历史，而致力于未来的梦想。—— T. Jefferson 杰弗逊（美国第3任总统）
Money is round. It rolls away.
圆圆钱币，滚走容易。—— S. Aleichen 阿雷钦
We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.
我们要尽可能为生活增加一些东西，而不是从中索取什么。—— William Osler 奥斯勒
Life itself, without the assistance of colleges and universities, is becoming an advanced institution of learning.
没有学院和大学的帮助，人生本身也正在变成一所高等学府。 —— Thomas Alva Edison 爱迪生
Work while you work;
Play while you play;
This is the way;
To be cheerful and gay.
工作时工作，
玩乐是玩乐，
依此方法做，
轻松与欢乐。—— A. D. Stoddart 斯道达特
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小别胜新婚。
Actions speak louder than words 行动胜於空谈（事实胜於雄辩）。
Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。
After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。
All good things come to an end. 花无百日红（天下无不散之筵席）。
All is well that ends well. 结果佳者方佳。
All roads lead to Rome. 条条大道通罗马（行行出状元）
All that glitters is not gold. 闪砾者未必都是金（人不可貌相）。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不消遣，使人迟钝。
All's well that ends well. 善终为善。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
Art is long, life is short. 人生苦短，而学术无穷。
As you sow, so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A bad penny always comes back. 恶有恶报。
A bad shearer never had a good sickle.
A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工尤器。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜於两鸟在林。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 受灼的小孩必怕火（一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳）。
A cat may look at a king. 君王卿相於我何。
A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常乐。
A drowning man will catch at a straw. 急不暇择。
A fault confessed is half redressed. 肯认错是改过的一半。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之友，乃为真友。
A Jack of all trades is master of none. 样样通样样稀松（博艺无所精）。
A leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性难移。
A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危险。
A little pot is soon hot. 小人物易发怒。
A man is known by the company he keeps. 观其友，知其人。
A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一文则赚一文。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. 转石不生苔（转业不聚财）。
A soft answer turneth away wrath. 和言足以息怒（柔足以克刚）
A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的头脑寓於健全的身体。
A stitch in time saves nine. 及时行事，事半功倍。
A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。
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Bad news travels fast. 恶事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠叫的狗不咬人（外强中乾；虚有其表；虚张声势）。
Beauty is but skin deep. 美是肤浅的（人不可貌相）
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼裏出西施。
Beggars must not be choosers. 饥者不得择食。
Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为驴头不为马尾（宁为狗头不为狮尾）。
Better late than never. 宁迟勿缺（亡羊补牢才不为迟）；只要开始，虽晚不迟；过则勿惮改。
Between two stools you fall to the ground. 脚踏双凳必坠地。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚。
Blood is thicker than water. 血浓於水。
Business is business. 工作第一（公事公办）。
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Care killed a cat. 忧虑致命（劳神丧命）。
Charity begins at home. 修身齐家博爱天下。
Clothes make the man. 人要衣装，佛要金装。
Comparisons are odious. 人比人气死人。
Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石。
Cross the bridge when you come to it. 船到桥头自然直。
Cross the stream where it is shallowest. 别自找麻烦（由易处下手）。
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Death is the great leveler. 死后万人皆平等。
Death quits all scores. 一死百了。
Diamond cuts/cut diamond. 两虎相争必有一伤（强中自有强中手）。
Do （to others） as you would be done by. 己所欲施於人。
Do in Rome as the Romans do . 入境随俗。
Don't bite off more than you can chew. 勿不自量力。
Don't change houses in mid-stream. 临阵勿换将。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 勿打如意算盘（别过早乐观得意）。
Don't fish in the troubled waters. 勿混水摸鱼。
Don't kick against the pricks. 勿以螳臂当车（勿作无谓之抵抗徒伤自己）。
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. 勿对所受礼物挑剔抱怨。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. 勿小题大作（勿夸大其辞）。
Don't meet trouble halfway. 勿杞人忧天。
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷。
Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日毕。
Don't put the cart before the horse. 勿本末倒置。
Don't quarrel with your bread and butter. 勿自砸饭碗。
Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 勿班门弄斧。
Don't wash your dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。
Dog does not eat dog. 狗不咬狗（同类不相残）。
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Easier said than done. 说来容易做来难。
Easy come easy go. 徼悻之财难久留（赚得容易花得快）
Empty vessels make the most sound. 空桶响叮当（好吹者不实在）。
Even a worm will turn. 狗急跳墙。
Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑必有一失（人非圣人，熟能无过）。
Everybody's business is nobody's business. 众人之事乏人管。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 否极泰来。
Every dog has his/its day. 十年风水轮流转（狗也有走运的一天）
Every man has his taste. 人各有所好。
Every minute counts. 分秒必争。
Every why has a wherefore. 事出有因。
Example is better than precept. 身教重於言教。
Extremes meet. 物极必反。
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Familiarity breeds contempt. 过份熟稔易滋侮蔑；近庙欺神。
First come first served. 捷足先登。
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 愚人不怕事，盲人不怕蛇。
Forewarned is forearmed. 先知先戒备。
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Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. 天才是一分灵感加上九十九分流汗。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。
Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard. 小人得寸便进尺。
God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
God never shuts one door but he opens another. 天无绝人之路。
God's mill grinds slow but sure. 法网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。
Grasp all, lose all. 贪者必失。
Great vessels take years to produce. 大器晚成。
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Half a loaf is better than none. 聊胜於无。
Handsome is as handsome does. 慷慨大方始为美。
Happy is he who is content. 知足常乐。
Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。
He that touches pitch shall be defiled. 近墨者黑。
He who denies all confesses all. 欲盖弥彰。
He who hesitates is lost. 犹豫者多失。
He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. 投鼠忌器（识时务者为俊杰）。
Heaven helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
Health is better than wealth. 健康胜於财富。
Hide not your light under a bushel. 勿过份谦冲以致隐没才能。
History repeats itself. 历史会重演。
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 见机行事。
Honesty is the best policy. 诚实为上策。
Hunger is the best sauce. 饥不择食。
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Idle folk have the least leisure. 懒惰人才说没空闲。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同时追两兔，两头都落空。
I'll news comes apace. 恶事传千里。
In wine there is truth. 酒后吐真言。
It is a good horse that never stumbles. 再好的马也会有绊倒之时。
It is a long lane that has no turning. 路必有弯（否极泰来）。
It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. 凡事有利有弊。
It is dogged that does it. 天下无难事，只怕有心人。
It is easy to be wise after the event. 不经一事，不长一智。
It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。
It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。
It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 孤掌难鸣（一个巴掌拍不响）。
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Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
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Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
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Least said, soonest mended. 少说少错（多言惹祸）。
Let bygones be bygones. 既往不究。
Let sleeping dogs lie. 别自找麻烦（别惹事生非）。
Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
Live and learn. 活到老，学到老。
Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。
Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的。
Love me little, love me long. 爱情要细水长流。
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Make hay while the sun shines. 未雨绸缪（把握时机）。
Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。
Many a little makes a mickle. 积少成多（聚沙成塔、集腋成裘）。
Many hands make light work. 众志成城。
Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 匆匆结婚，慢慢后悔。
Men are not to be measured in inches. 人不可以貌相。
Might is right. 强权即是公理。
Money is the root of all evil. 爱财为万恶之源。
Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨。
Money talks. 金钱万能（钱能通神）。
Much would have more. 贪得无餍。
Murder will out. 如欲人不知，除非己莫为。
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Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要为发明之母。
Necessity knows no law. 铤而走险。
Never do things by halves. 做事切莫半途而废。
Never look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之物切莫挑剔。
Never say die. 勿气馁灰心。
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 勿自寻烦恼。
No gains without pains.
No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获。
No man can serve two masters. 一人不能事二君（一马不能被两鞍）。
No man is content with his lot. 无人能满意於自己的命运。
No news is good news . 无消息即是好消息。
None so blind as those who won't see. 有眼不看者为盲。
Nothing comes of nothing. 事出必有因（无中不能生有）。
Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
O ↑top
Old habits die hard. 固习难除。
Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
One swallow does not make a summer. 勿以一概全。
Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 福无双至。
Out of debt, out of danger. 无债一身轻。
Out of sight, out of mind. 久离则疏远。
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Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜於治疗。
Pride goes before a fall. 骄者必败。
Put the saddle on the right horse. 责备得当（冤有头，债有主）。
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Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一天造成的。
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Second thoughts are best. 退一步想最稳当。
Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见（眼见为信）。
Share and share alike. 有苦同当，有福共享。
Slow and steady wins the race.
Slow but sure wins the race. 稳健扎实必致胜。
Some people cannot see the wood for the trees. 见木不见林，逐末而忘本。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 孩子不打不成器（玉不琢不成器）。
Still waters run deep. 水深流静（大智若愚）。
Strike while the iron is hot. 打铁趁热（把握良机）。
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The bait hides the hook. 饵裏藏钩。
The best defence is offence. 先下手为强。
The best fish swims near the bottom. 好鱼游溪底。
The biter is sometimes bit. 欺人反受欺（害人反害己）。
The child is father of the man. 少年时代可决定一人之未来。
The devil finds work for idle hands to do . 小人闲居做歹事。
The early bird catches the worm. 捷足先登（早起的鸟儿有虫吃）。
The end justifies the means. 为达目的，不择手段。
The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait. 贪吃的鱼儿易上钩。
The last straw breaks the camel's neck. 凡事宜节制，过则必败事。
The leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性难移。
The pen is mightier than the sword. 文胜於武。
The pot called the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
The proof of pudding is in the eating. 欲知布丁味，亲尝便可晓（空言不如力行）。
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. 手抱菩萨操屠刀。
Take the rough with the smooth. 逆来则顺受。
Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear. 说曹操曹操就到。
There are two sides to every question. 公说公有理，婆说婆有理。
There's a black sheep in every flock. 每一个团体中都难免有害群之马。
There is no accounting for tastes. 人各有所好。
There is no rose without a thorn. 朵朵玻瑰皆有刺。
There is no royal road to learning. 学问无捷径。
There is no smoke without fire. 有烟必有火（无风不起浪；事出有因）。
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 投鼠忌器。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts. 舌头虽非铁却可伤人。
Time flies like an arrow. 光阴似箭。
To err is human, to forgive is divine. 犯错乃人之常情，宽恕则超凡入圣也。
Too many cooks spoil the broth. 七手八脚必败事（人多碍事）。
Turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone. 化绊脚石为垫脚石。
Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮（集思广益）。
Two of a trade can never agree. 同行相嫉。
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Union is strength. 团结就是力量。
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Virtue is its own reward. 为善自得其乐。
Variety is the spice of life. 变化是生活的调味料。
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Walls have ears. 壁上有耳（谨防窃听）。
Well begun is half done. 好的开始是成功的一半。
What can't be cured must be endured. 无能为力之事只得忍耐（尽人事以待天命）。
Whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Where there is a will there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
While the dogs growled at each other, the wolves devoured the sheep. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
While there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Words cut more than swords. 舌剑利於刀剑。
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You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不能两头烧（勿过分消耗体力）。
You cannot get blood out of a stone. 石头挤不出血来（铁石心肠那有泪）。
You cannot have your cake and eat it.
You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk. 鱼与熊掌，不可兼得。
You cannot run with the hare and hunt. 不可脚踏二条船。
You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. 老狗学不来新花样（朽木不可雕也；人老则守旧）。
You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. 礼尚得来（你我互相奉承赞美）。
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Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. 缺乏知识之热心犹如脱韁之马。
人人为我，我为人人。—— [法] Dumas pére大仲马
Other men live to eat, while I eat to live.
别人为食而生存，我为生存而食。—— Socrates 苏格拉底
Easy come, easy go.
易得者亦易失。 —— Hazlitt赫斯特
Love rules his kingdom without a sword.
爱，统治了他的王国，不用一枝利剑。—— Herbert 赫伯特
We soon believe what we desire.
我们欲望中的东西，我们很快就信以为真。—— Chaucer乔叟
The darkest hour is that before the dawn.
黎明前的时分是最黑暗的。—— Fuller 富勒
The longest day has an end.
最难过的日子也有尽头。—— Howell 贺韦尔
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。—— J. Ruskin 鲁斯金
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
手中的一只鸟胜于林中的两只鸟。—— Heywood 希伍德
One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。—— Taverner 泰维纳
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink.
一个人可以把马带到河边，但他不能令它饮水。 —— Heywood 希伍德
One cannot eat one’s cake and have it.
一个人不能把他的糕饼吃掉之后还留在手上。 —— Davies 戴维斯
Time is money.
时间就是金钱。—— Benjamin Franklin富兰克林
Time and tide wait for no man.
时间不等人。—— Scott 斯科特
There is no rose without a thorn.
没有玫瑰花是不长刺的。—— Ray 雷
Lookers-on see most of the game.
旁观者清。—— Smedley 斯密莱
Beggars cannot be choosers.
行乞者不得有选择。—— Heywood 希伍德
First catch your hare.
首先必须捕获兔子，然后才能宰之。—— Thackeray 萨克雷
Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it.
胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。—— M. Moore 穆尔
A great man is always willing to be little.
伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。—— R. W. Emerson 爱默生
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
懦夫在未死之前，已身历多次死亡的恐怖了。 —— Julius Caesar 凯撒
Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.
但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能将它实现。 —— Jules Verne 凡尔纳
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聪明。—— Benjamin Franklin 富兰克林
Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.
生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。—— T. Fuller 富勒
Goals determine what you are going to be.
目标决定你将成为为什么样的人。—— Julius Erving欧文
All human wisdom is summed up in two words ?C wait and hope.
人类所有的智慧可以归结为两个词 — 等待和希望。—— Alexandre Dumas Pére大仲马（法国作家）
It is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are you industrious for?
光勤劳是不够的，蚂蚁也是勤劳的。要看你为什么而勤劳。—— H. D. Thoreau梭罗
You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success.
人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。—— Charles Chaplin卓别林
Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom.
没有什么比独立自由更可宝贵的了。—— [越南] Ho Chi Minh胡志明
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
我不缅怀过去的历史，而致力于未来的梦想。—— T. Jefferson 杰弗逊（美国第3任总统）
Money is round. It rolls away.
圆圆钱币，滚走容易。—— S. Aleichen 阿雷钦
We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.
我们要尽可能为生活增加一些东西，而不是从中索取什么。—— William Osler 奥斯勒
Life itself, without the assistance of colleges and universities, is becoming an advanced institution of learning.
没有学院和大学的帮助，人生本身也正在变成一所高等学府。 —— Thomas Alva Edison 爱迪生
Work while you work;
Play while you play;
This is the way;
To be cheerful and gay.
工作时工作，
玩乐是玩乐，
依此方法做，
轻松与欢乐。—— A. D. Stoddart 斯道达特
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小别胜新婚。
Actions speak louder than words 行动胜於空谈（事实胜於雄辩）。
Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。
After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。
All good things come to an end. 花无百日红（天下无不散之筵席）。
All is well that ends well. 结果佳者方佳。
All roads lead to Rome. 条条大道通罗马（行行出状元）
All that glitters is not gold. 闪砾者未必都是金（人不可貌相）。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不消遣，使人迟钝。
All's well that ends well. 善终为善。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
Art is long, life is short. 人生苦短，而学术无穷。
As you sow, so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A bad penny always comes back. 恶有恶报。
A bad shearer never had a good sickle.
A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工尤器。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜於两鸟在林。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 受灼的小孩必怕火（一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳）。
A cat may look at a king. 君王卿相於我何。
A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常乐。
A drowning man will catch at a straw. 急不暇择。
A fault confessed is half redressed. 肯认错是改过的一半。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之友，乃为真友。
A Jack of all trades is master of none. 样样通样样稀松（博艺无所精）。
A leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性难移。
A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危险。
A little pot is soon hot. 小人物易发怒。
A man is known by the company he keeps. 观其友，知其人。
A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一文则赚一文。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. 转石不生苔（转业不聚财）。
A soft answer turneth away wrath. 和言足以息怒（柔足以克刚）
A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的头脑寓於健全的身体。
A stitch in time saves nine. 及时行事，事半功倍。
A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。
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Bad news travels fast. 恶事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠叫的狗不咬人（外强中乾；虚有其表；虚张声势）。
Beauty is but skin deep. 美是肤浅的（人不可貌相）
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼裏出西施。
Beggars must not be choosers. 饥者不得择食。
Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为驴头不为马尾（宁为狗头不为狮尾）。
Better late than never. 宁迟勿缺（亡羊补牢才不为迟）；只要开始，虽晚不迟；过则勿惮改。
Between two stools you fall to the ground. 脚踏双凳必坠地。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚。
Blood is thicker than water. 血浓於水。
Business is business. 工作第一（公事公办）。
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Care killed a cat. 忧虑致命（劳神丧命）。
Charity begins at home. 修身齐家博爱天下。
Clothes make the man. 人要衣装，佛要金装。
Comparisons are odious. 人比人气死人。
Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石。
Cross the bridge when you come to it. 船到桥头自然直。
Cross the stream where it is shallowest. 别自找麻烦（由易处下手）。
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Death is the great leveler. 死后万人皆平等。
Death quits all scores. 一死百了。
Diamond cuts/cut diamond. 两虎相争必有一伤（强中自有强中手）。
Do （to others） as you would be done by. 己所欲施於人。
Do in Rome as the Romans do . 入境随俗。
Don't bite off more than you can chew. 勿不自量力。
Don't change houses in mid-stream. 临阵勿换将。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 勿打如意算盘（别过早乐观得意）。
Don't fish in the troubled waters. 勿混水摸鱼。
Don't kick against the pricks. 勿以螳臂当车（勿作无谓之抵抗徒伤自己）。
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. 勿对所受礼物挑剔抱怨。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. 勿小题大作（勿夸大其辞）。
Don't meet trouble halfway. 勿杞人忧天。
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷。
Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日毕。
Don't put the cart before the horse. 勿本末倒置。
Don't quarrel with your bread and butter. 勿自砸饭碗。
Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 勿班门弄斧。
Don't wash your dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。
Dog does not eat dog. 狗不咬狗（同类不相残）。
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Easier said than done. 说来容易做来难。
Easy come easy go. 徼悻之财难久留（赚得容易花得快）
Empty vessels make the most sound. 空桶响叮当（好吹者不实在）。
Even a worm will turn. 狗急跳墙。
Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑必有一失（人非圣人，熟能无过）。
Everybody's business is nobody's business. 众人之事乏人管。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 否极泰来。
Every dog has his/its day. 十年风水轮流转（狗也有走运的一天）
Every man has his taste. 人各有所好。
Every minute counts. 分秒必争。
Every why has a wherefore. 事出有因。
Example is better than precept. 身教重於言教。
Extremes meet. 物极必反。
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Familiarity breeds contempt. 过份熟稔易滋侮蔑；近庙欺神。
First come first served. 捷足先登。
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 愚人不怕事，盲人不怕蛇。
Forewarned is forearmed. 先知先戒备。
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Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. 天才是一分灵感加上九十九分流汗。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。
Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard. 小人得寸便进尺。
God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
God never shuts one door but he opens another. 天无绝人之路。
God's mill grinds slow but sure. 法网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。
Grasp all, lose all. 贪者必失。
Great vessels take years to produce. 大器晚成。
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Half a loaf is better than none. 聊胜於无。
Handsome is as handsome does. 慷慨大方始为美。
Happy is he who is content. 知足常乐。
Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。
He that touches pitch shall be defiled. 近墨者黑。
He who denies all confesses all. 欲盖弥彰。
He who hesitates is lost. 犹豫者多失。
He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. 投鼠忌器（识时务者为俊杰）。
Heaven helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
Health is better than wealth. 健康胜於财富。
Hide not your light under a bushel. 勿过份谦冲以致隐没才能。
History repeats itself. 历史会重演。
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 见机行事。
Honesty is the best policy. 诚实为上策。
Hunger is the best sauce. 饥不择食。
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Idle folk have the least leisure. 懒惰人才说没空闲。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同时追两兔，两头都落空。
I'll news comes apace. 恶事传千里。
In wine there is truth. 酒后吐真言。
It is a good horse that never stumbles. 再好的马也会有绊倒之时。
It is a long lane that has no turning. 路必有弯（否极泰来）。
It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. 凡事有利有弊。
It is dogged that does it. 天下无难事，只怕有心人。
It is easy to be wise after the event. 不经一事，不长一智。
It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。
It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。
It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 孤掌难鸣（一个巴掌拍不响）。
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Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
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Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
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Least said, soonest mended. 少说少错（多言惹祸）。
Let bygones be bygones. 既往不究。
Let sleeping dogs lie. 别自找麻烦（别惹事生非）。
Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
Live and learn. 活到老，学到老。
Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。
Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的。
Love me little, love me long. 爱情要细水长流。
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Make hay while the sun shines. 未雨绸缪（把握时机）。
Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。
Many a little makes a mickle. 积少成多（聚沙成塔、集腋成裘）。
Many hands make light work. 众志成城。
Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 匆匆结婚，慢慢后悔。
Men are not to be measured in inches. 人不可以貌相。
Might is right. 强权即是公理。
Money is the root of all evil. 爱财为万恶之源。
Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨。
Money talks. 金钱万能（钱能通神）。
Much would have more. 贪得无餍。
Murder will out. 如欲人不知，除非己莫为。
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Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要为发明之母。
Necessity knows no law. 铤而走险。
Never do things by halves. 做事切莫半途而废。
Never look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之物切莫挑剔。
Never say die. 勿气馁灰心。
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 勿自寻烦恼。
No gains without pains.
No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获。
No man can serve two masters. 一人不能事二君（一马不能被两鞍）。
No man is content with his lot. 无人能满意於自己的命运。
No news is good news . 无消息即是好消息。
None so blind as those who won't see. 有眼不看者为盲。
Nothing comes of nothing. 事出必有因（无中不能生有）。
Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
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Old habits die hard. 固习难除。
Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
One swallow does not make a summer. 勿以一概全。
Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 福无双至。
Out of debt, out of danger. 无债一身轻。
Out of sight, out of mind. 久离则疏远。
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Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜於治疗。
Pride goes before a fall. 骄者必败。
Put the saddle on the right horse. 责备得当（冤有头，债有主）。
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Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一天造成的。
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Second thoughts are best. 退一步想最稳当。
Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见（眼见为信）。
Share and share alike. 有苦同当，有福共享。
Slow and steady wins the race.
Slow but sure wins the race. 稳健扎实必致胜。
Some people cannot see the wood for the trees. 见木不见林，逐末而忘本。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 孩子不打不成器（玉不琢不成器）。
Still waters run deep. 水深流静（大智若愚）。
Strike while the iron is hot. 打铁趁热（把握良机）。
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The bait hides the hook. 饵裏藏钩。
The best defence is offence. 先下手为强。
The best fish swims near the bottom. 好鱼游溪底。
The biter is sometimes bit. 欺人反受欺（害人反害己）。
The child is father of the man. 少年时代可决定一人之未来。
The devil finds work for idle hands to do . 小人闲居做歹事。
The early bird catches the worm. 捷足先登（早起的鸟儿有虫吃）。
The end justifies the means. 为达目的，不择手段。
The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait. 贪吃的鱼儿易上钩。
The last straw breaks the camel's neck. 凡事宜节制，过则必败事。
The leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性难移。
The pen is mightier than the sword. 文胜於武。
The pot called the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
The proof of pudding is in the eating. 欲知布丁味，亲尝便可晓（空言不如力行）。
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. 手抱菩萨操屠刀。
Take the rough with the smooth. 逆来则顺受。
Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear. 说曹操曹操就到。
There are two sides to every question. 公说公有理，婆说婆有理。
There's a black sheep in every flock. 每一个团体中都难免有害群之马。
There is no accounting for tastes. 人各有所好。
There is no rose without a thorn. 朵朵玻瑰皆有刺。
There is no royal road to learning. 学问无捷径。
There is no smoke without fire. 有烟必有火（无风不起浪；事出有因）。
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 投鼠忌器。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts. 舌头虽非铁却可伤人。
Time flies like an arrow. 光阴似箭。
To err is human, to forgive is divine. 犯错乃人之常情，宽恕则超凡入圣也。
Too many cooks spoil the broth. 七手八脚必败事（人多碍事）。
Turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone. 化绊脚石为垫脚石。
Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮（集思广益）。
Two of a trade can never agree. 同行相嫉。
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Union is strength. 团结就是力量。
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Virtue is its own reward. 为善自得其乐。
Variety is the spice of life. 变化是生活的调味料。
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Walls have ears. 壁上有耳（谨防窃听）。
Well begun is half done. 好的开始是成功的一半。
What can't be cured must be endured. 无能为力之事只得忍耐（尽人事以待天命）。
Whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Where there is a will there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
While the dogs growled at each other, the wolves devoured the sheep. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
While there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Words cut more than swords. 舌剑利於刀剑。
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You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不能两头烧（勿过分消耗体力）。
You cannot get blood out of a stone. 石头挤不出血来（铁石心肠那有泪）。
You cannot have your cake and eat it.
You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk. 鱼与熊掌，不可兼得。
You cannot run with the hare and hunt. 不可脚踏二条船。
You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. 老狗学不来新花样（朽木不可雕也；人老则守旧）。
You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. 礼尚得来（你我互相奉承赞美）。
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Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. 缺乏知识之热心犹如脱韁之马。
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