简单50条英语名言警句(中英文对照)

1· All things in their being are good for something 天生我才必有用。

2· Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people 困难坎坷是人们的生活教科书。

3· Failure is the mother of success - Thomas Paine失败乃成功之母。

4· For man is man and master of his fate人就是人，是自己命运的主人。

5· The unexamined life is not worth living -- Socrates混混噩噩的生活不值得过。--苏格拉底

6· None is of freedom or of life deserving unless he daily conquers it anew 只有每天再度战胜生活并夺取自由的人，才配享受生活的自由。

7· Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity So let us seize it, not in fear, but in gladness -- RM Nixon· 命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。因此，让我们毫无畏惧，满心愉悦地把握命运 尼克松

8· Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass -- John Ruskin生活没有目标，犹如航海没有罗盘。-- 罗斯金

9· What makes life dreary is the want of motive -- George Eliot·没有了目的，生活便郁闷无光。 -- 乔治 · 埃略特

10· Towering genius disdains a beaten path It seeks regions hitherto unexplored-- Lincoln· 卓越的天才不屑走旁人走过的路。他寻找迄今未开拓的地区。

11· There is no such thing as a great talent without great will - power -- Balzac· 没有伟大的意志力，便没有雄才大略。 -- 巴尔扎克

12· The good seaman is known in bad weather惊涛骇浪，方显英雄本色。

13· Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a

beginning --JH Newman· 不要害怕你的生活将要结束，应该担心你的生活永远不会真正开始。 -- 纽曼

14· Gods determine what you're going to be -- Julius Erving· 人生的奋斗目标决定你将成为怎样的人。-- 欧文

15· An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding -- Robert Louis Stevenson· 生活的目标，是唯一值得寻找的财富。-- 史蒂文森

16· While there is life there is hope一息若存，希望不灭。-- 英国谚语

17· Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value -- A Einstein· 不要为成功而努力，要为做一个有价值的人而努力。 -- 爱因斯坦

18· You have to believe in yourself That's the secret of success -- Charles Chaplin· 人必须有自信，这是成功的秘密。 -- 卓别林

19· Pursue your object, be it what it will, steadily and indefatigably不管追求什么目标，都应坚持不懈。

20· We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope -- Mattin Luther King· 我们必须接受失望，因为它是有限的，但千万不可失去希望，因为它是无穷的。-- 马丁 · 路德 · 金

21· Energy and persistence conquer all things -- Benjamin Franklin· 能量加毅力可以征服一切。 -- 富兰克林

22· Nothing seek, nothing find· 无所求则无所获。

23· Cease to struggle and you cease to live -- Thomas Carlyle· 生命不止，奋斗不息。 -- 卡莱尔

24· A thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step · 千里之行，始于足下。 25· Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is below even defeat, and is born

vanquished · 只有强者才懂得斗争；弱者甚至失败都不够资格，而是生来就是被征服的。

26· The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want, and if they cannot find them, make them -- Bernara Shaw· 在这个世界上取得成就的人，都努力去寻找他们想要的机会，如果找不到机会，他们便自己创造机会。 -- 萧伯纳

27· A strong man will struggle with the storms of fate -- Thomas Addison· 强者能同命运的风暴抗争。 --

28· He who seize the right moment, is the right man -- Goethe 谁把握机遇，谁就心想事成。-- 歌德

29· Victory won't come to me unless I go to it -- MMoore· 胜利是不会向我们走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。 -- 穆尔

30· Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards· 人往高处走，水往低处流。 31· Man errs as long as he strives -- Goethe· 失误是进取的代价。 -- 歌德

32· The failures and reverses which await men - and one after another sadden the brow of youth - add a dignity to the prospect of human life, which no Arcadian success would do · 尽管失败和挫折等待着人们，一次次地夺走青春的容颜，但却给人生的前景增添了一份尊严，这是任何顺利的成功都不能做到的

33· A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else · 一个人可以失败很多次，但是只要他没有开始责怪旁人，他还不是一个失败者。 -- 巴勒斯

34· Histories make men wise; poems witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend (Francis Bacon ,

British philosopher )历史使人明智；诗词使人灵秀；数学使人周密；自然哲学使人深刻；伦理使人庄重；逻辑修辞学使人善辨。( 英国哲学家 培根)

35· The time of life is short; to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long (William Shakespeare)人生苦短，若虚度年华，则短暂的人生就太长了。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚 )

36.We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future (Franklin Roosevelt , American president )我们不能总是为我们的青年造就美好未来，但我们能够为未来造就我们的青年一代。 (美国总统 罗斯福 F)

37.Goals determine what you’re going to be 人生的奋斗目标决定你将来成为怎样的人。

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

39.Well begun is half done 好的开端是成功的一半。

40.All roads lead to Rome 条条大路通罗马。

41.Art is long, but life is short 人生有限，学问无涯。

42.Stick to it, and you‘ll succeed 只要人有恒，万事都能成。

43.Let‘s cross the bridge when we come to it 船到桥头自然直。

44.Nothing is difficult to the man who will try 世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

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

46.Diligence is the mother of success 勤奋是成功之母。

47.Easier said than done 说起来容易做起来难。

48.Action speak louder than words 事实胜于雄辩。

49.Two heads are better than one 三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。

50.Nothing is impossible to a willing mind 世上无难事，只怕有心人。

 

第二篇：英语精选格言警句(英汉对照)

A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart.

做贼心虚。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

拙匠常怨工具差。

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 blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

相聚爱益切，离别情更深。

A burnt child dreads the fire.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

Accidents will happen.

天有不测风云。

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 contented mind is perpetual feast.

知足常乐。

Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜於雄辩。

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 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 a storm comes a calm.

否极泰来。

After black clouds, clear weather.

否极泰来。

After death, the doctor.

放马後炮。

A good appetite is a good sauce.

饥不择食。

A good example is the best sermon.

身教胜似言教。

A good face is a letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。

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

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

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 winter brings a good summer.

瑞雪兆丰年。

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

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

A lazy youth, a lousy age.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Ale will make a cat speak.

酒後吐真言。

A little is better than none.

聊胜於无。

A little leak will sink a great ship. 千丈之堤溃於蚁穴。

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

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。

All covet, all lose.

贪多必失。

All is fair in war.

兵不厌诈。

All is not gold that glitters.

闪光的东西并不都是黄金。

All roads lead to Rome.

条条道路通罗马。

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 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。

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 man apt to promise is apt to forget.

轻诺者易忘。

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 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 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 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 miss is as good as a mile.

失之毫厘，差之千里。

Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.

山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。

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

远亲不如近邻。

An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well.

狗嘴里吐不出象牙。

An evil chance seldom comes alone.

祸不单行。

A new broom sweeps clean.

新官上任三把火。

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

一日之计在於晨。

An old physician, and a young lawyer.

医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。

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.

预防胜於治疗。

Answer a fool according to his folly.

以其人之道，还治其人之身。

A penny saved is a penny earned.

省钱就是赚钱。

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。

A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.

千里之行始於足下。

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

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 master's 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。

A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.

人要衣装，佛要金装。

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。

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 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 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。

A tall tree catches the wind.

树大招风。

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。

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 wilful man will have his way.

有志者是竟成。

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。

Bad workmen often blame their tools.

拙匠常怪工具差。

Beauty is but skin-deep.

红颜易变。

Beauty is in the eye of the gazer.

情人眼里出西施。

Beauty lies in lover's eyes.

情人眼里出西施。

Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails. 口蜜腹剑。

Before gold, even kings take off their hats.

有钱能使鬼推磨。

Beggars cannot be choosers.

饥不择食。

Beggars must be no choosers.

饥不择食。

Behind bad luck comes good luck.

塞翁失马，焉知非福。

Be honest rather clever.

诚实比聪明更要紧。

Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.

随遇而安。

Be just to all, but trust not all.

要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。

Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.

眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。

Be slow to promise and quick to perform.

不轻诺，诺必果。

Be swift to hear, slow to speak.

多听少说。

Better an empty purse than an empty head.

宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。

Better an open enemy than a false friend.

明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

Better good neighbours near than relations far away.

远亲不如近邻。

Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.

功亏一篑。

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

脚踏两头要落空。

Beware beginnings.

慎始为上。

Big mouthfuls ofter choke.

贪多嚼不烂。

Bind the sack before it be full.

做事应适可而止。

Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚，人以群分。

Birth is much, but breeding is more.

出身固然重要，教养更且重要。

Bite off more than one can chew.

贪多咽不下。

Bite the hand that feeds one.

恩将仇报。

Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.

良药苦口利於病。

Blind men can judge no colours.

不宜问道於盲。

Blood is thicker than water.

血浓於水。

Bread is the staff of life.

民以食为天。

Brevity is the soul of wit.

言以简洁为贵。

Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes.

养虎贻患。

Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.

投鼠忌器。

Burnt child dreads the fire.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

Business before pleasure.

事业在先，享乐在後。

Business is business.

公事公办。

By doing we learn.

经一事，长一智。

By falling we learn to go safely.

吃一堑，长一智。

By other's faults, wise men correct their own.

他山之石，可以攻玉。

By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it. 读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。