精选英语格言警句（英汉对照）

A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. 做贼心虚。

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。

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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。

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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 neighbors 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 often 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 colors. 不宜问道於盲。

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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。

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A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。

A brave man may fall, but he cannot yield. 勇者可能跌倒，但不会屈服。

A burnt child dreads the fire. 烧伤过的孩子怕见火。（意同：一朝被蛇咬，三年怕草绳）

A constant guest is never welcome. 常客招人嫌。

A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足长乐。

A cracked bell can never sound well. 破钟敲不响。

A drowning man will catch at a straw. 人快淹死时稻草也要抓

A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。

A fox may grow grey, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。

A friend in need is a friend in indeed. 患难识知已

A friend is easier lost than found. 失友容易，交友难。

A good beginning is half the battle. 良好的开端是成功一半

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 好书如挚友，情谊永不渝

A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤

A good name is sooner lost than won. 美名易失，不易得

A good wife is a good prize. 贤妻赛宝石

A good winter brings a good summer. 好冬必有好夏

A house divided against itself cannot stand. 家庭不睦，万事不兴

A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少时懒惰，老来虱咬（意指：少壮不努力，老大徒悲伤）

A little help is worth a deal of pity. 一点帮助胜于一车同情。

A little is better than none. 聊胜于无

A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人

A little pot is soon hot. 壶小易热，量小易怒

A living dog is better than a dead lion. 死狮不如活狗

A man can only die once. 人生只有一回死

A man is known by his friends. 视其友，知其人

A man who has friends must show himself friendly. 要想交朋友，就得有诚意

A merry heart goes all the way. 心情愉快，万事顺利

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

A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火

A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一文就得一文

A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔

A secret between more than two is no secret. 三人知,天下晓

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A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平静的大海不能造就出熟练的水手。

A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言为智

A stitch in time saves nine. 一针及时省九针

A straw will show which way the wind blows. 草动知风向

A tale never loses in the telling. 故事越传越长

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. 美好的事物，回味无穷

A thing you don't want is dear at any price. 不需要的东西最贵

A true jest is no jest. 真笑话并非笑话

A useful trade is amine of gold. 一技在身犹如金矿在手

A willful man must have his way. 只要人有恒，万事皆可成

A woman's work is never done. 妇女的家务事永远也做不完

A wonder lasts but nine days. 什么新奇的事，也新不了几天

A word to the wise is enough. 聪明人一点即明

A work ill done must be twice done. 马虎干活，准得返工

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 别离情更深

Achievement is founded on diligence and wasted upon recklessness. 业精于勤，荒于嬉。

Actions speak louder than words. 百说不如一干。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境增才干不增财富

After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴（意指：否极泰来）

After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile. 饭后百步，延年益寿

All are not friends that speak us fair. 当面说好话的并不都是朋友。

All his geese are swans. 敝帚自珍

All is not gain that is got into the purse . 装进钱包里的不一定都是收益。

All lay loads on a willing horse. 好马重负

All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马

All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的东西不一定是金子

All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事起头难

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只用功，不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻

All's well that ends well. 结果好，一切都好

Among the blinds the one-eyed man is king. 盲人国里，独眼称王。（意同：山中无老虎，猴子称大王） An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一苹果胜过找医生

An empty sack cannot stand upright. 空袋子，立不直

An Englishman's house is his castle. 英国人的家是独立王国。（意指：非经许可，不得进入） An evil lesson is soon learned. 恶习易染

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

As good lost as found . 有得必有失。

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Bad excuses are worse than none. 狡辩比不辩护还糟

Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠犬不咬人

Be just before you are generous. 先还债，后慷慨

Beauty and folly are often companions. 美貌和愚蠢常结伴

Beauty is but skin-deep. 美丽只是外表罢了

Beggars' bags are bottomless. 乞丐不知足

Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear. 虽眼见亦不能全信，道听途说更不足信。

Best is cheapest. 好货最便宜

Better buy than borrow. 买比借好

Better early than late. 宁早勿晚

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Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery. 宁可空而有志，不可富而失节

Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好

Better lose the saddle than the horse. 宁可丢鞍，不可失马

Better the last smile than the first laughter. 宁可最后笑，不要首先狂喜。

Better to wear out than rust out. 与其锈坏，不如用坏

Between two stools you fall to the ground. 脚踩两条凳，早晚要坠地（意同：脚踏两条船，两头要落空） Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分

Birth is much, but breeding is more. 教养重于出身。

Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. 无奢望者有福，因其永不失望。 Blood is thicker than water. 血比水浓（意指：亲人总比外人亲）

Books and friends should be few but good. 买书如交友应少而精（书与友，贵精不贵多）

Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵

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Cheats never prosper. 靠欺骗，难发财

Children and fools tell the truth. 孩子和傻子，口中无诈语

Children should be seen but not be heard. 大人在讲话，小孩别插嘴

Choose a wife by your ear rather than by your eye. 择妻靠耳，不靠眼

Circumstances alter cases. 具体情况具体分析

Cleanliness is next to godliness. 整洁近于美德

Cloudy mornings give way to clear evenings. 早晨云遮日，晚上星满天

Comfort is better than pride. 舒适胜于虚荣

Coming events cast their shadows before. 未来之事必有前兆

Constant dropping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石

Content is better than riches. 知足胜于财富

Correct the mistakes if you have committed them, and avoid them if you have not. 有则改之，无则加勉 Courtesy costs nothing. 彬彬有礼，惠而不费

Cowards die many times before their deaths. 胆小鬼在真正断气之前要死许多次。

Custom rules the law. 风俗左右法律

Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量布裁衣。（意指：量入为出）

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Dead men tell no tales. 死人不会告密

Death is the great leveler. 死亡面前人人平等

Death pays all debts. 一死了百债

Delays are dangerous. 事怕延误

Diamond cut diamond. 棋逢对手，将遇良才

Diligence is the mother of good luck. 勤力佳运之母

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. 鸡蛋尚未孵，别先数鸡雏（不要过早打如意算盘） Do not cry for the moon. 海底捞月办不到

Do not cry out before you are hurt. 没受伤，别乱喊

Do not keep all the eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷

Do not rob Peter to pay Paul. 不要挖肉补疮

Do not try to teach your grandmother to such eggs. 不要班门弄斧

Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残

Doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事，必干坏事

Don’t cut down the tree that gives you shade. 遮荫之树不可砍

Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face. 不要做害人害已的事

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Don’t quarrel with your bread and butter. 不要砸自己的“饭碗”

Don't put the cart before the horse. 勿本末倒置

Dreams go by contraries. 梦与现实常相反

Dumb dogs are dangerous. 哑巴狗最危险

Dying is as natural as living. 有生必有死

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Early sow, early mow. 早种早收

Early to bed, early to rise, make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 睡得早，起得早，聪明、富裕、身体好 Easier said than done. ;说来容易，做来难

East or west, home is best. 东也好，西也好，还是家最好

Easy come, easy go. 来得容易去得快

Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人为生而食，不为食而生

Empty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡

Envy never enriched any man. 妒忌决不会致富

Even a worm will turn. 人急造反，狗急跳墙

Every bean hath its black. 人孰无过

Every bird likes its own nest the best. 金窝银窝不如自己的草窝

Every cook praises his own broth. 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸

Every dog has its day. 凡人皆有得意日

Every little helps. 涓涓细流汇成河，粒粒稻菽堆满箩

Every little makes a mickle. 积少成多，滴水成流

Every man hath his weak side. 人皆有弱点

Every man is his won enemy. 自贻伊戚

Every why has a where fore. 凡事必有因

Everybody's business is nobody's business. 众人的事儿没人管

Everything comes to him who waits. 耐心等待，万事皆成

Everything is good when new, but friends when old. 物莫如新，友莫如故

Example is better than precept. 身教胜过言教

Experience is the best teacher. 经验是良师

Experience is the father of wisdom. 经验是智慧之父

Experience must be bought. 要取得经验，须付出代价

Extremes are dangerous. 凡事走向极端是危险的

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Face to face, the truth comes out. 面对面，真相白

Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩

Failure teaches success. 失败是成功之母

False friends are worse than bitter（open）enemies. 口蜜腹剑的朋友比不共戴天的敌人还坏。（意同：明枪易躲，暗箭难防）

Far from eye, far from heart. 眼不见，心不念

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

Fast bind, fast find. 藏得好，丢不了

Fine feathers make fine birds. 佛要金装，人要衣装

Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters. 水火是忠仆，也能成灾主

First come, first served. 先到先招待

First impressions are most lasting. 最初的印象最深刻

Fools build houses and wise men live in them. 愚者造房,智才租房

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Fool's haste is no speed. 欲速则不达

Forbidden fruit is sweetest. 禁果格外甜

Fortune favors the brave. 天佑勇者

Fortune favors those who use their judgment. 智才天助

Fortune knocks once at everyone's door. 人人都有走运的一天

Four eyes see more than two. 四只眼睛总比两只眼睛看得清

Fortune favors fools. 傻子有傻福

Friendship should not be all on one side. 友谊靠双方

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Genius only means hard-working all one’s life. 天才只总味着终身不懈的努力。 Give him an inch and he will take a yard. 得寸进尺

Give him the dose of his own medicine以其人之道还治其人之身

Go while the going is good. 此时不走，更待何时？

God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助

Gold will not buy everything. 金钱并非万能

Good advice is beyond price. 忠言是无价之宝

Good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳

Good counsel has no price. 忠言无价

Good health is above wealth. 健康胜过财富

Good words are worth much and cost little. 好话不花钱，一句值千金 Grasp all, lose all. 欲尽得，必尽失

Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同

Great trees keep down the little ones. 大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米

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Habit is second nature. 习惯是第二天性

Half a loaf is better than no bread半个面包总比没有好（意同：聊胜于无）. Handsome is that handsome does. 以美貌亦美。

Harm watch, harm catch. 害人反害已

Haste makes waste. 忙中有错

He is happy that he thinks himself so. 自乐者常乐

He is only bright that shines by himself. 真正的漂亮靠自身的光彩。 He is rich that has few wants. 无欲者为富

He knows most who speaks least. 博学者寡言

He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好

He that begins many things , finishes but few. 贪多嚼不烂

He that falls today may rise tomorrow. 今天跌倒的人，明天可能会站起来。 He that is full of himself is very empty. 妄自尊大，腹中空空

He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登

He that travels far knows much. 远行者，见识广（广游者见识多）

He who has a mind to beat a dog will easily find a stick. 想要打狗，找棍何愁 He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning. 耻于问即耻于学 He who mistrusts most should be trusted least.

He who plays with fire gets burnt. 玩火者必自焚

He who rides on a tiger can never dismount. 骑虎难下

Health is better than wealth健康胜于财富.

Hear all parties. 兼听则明，偏听则暗

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Hedges have eyes and walls have ears. 篱笆有眼，墙壁长耳

Home is where the heart is. 哪里最欢乐，那里就是家

Honesty is the best policy. 诚实乃上策

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，作最坏的准备

Humor must have its background of seriousness. 幽默必须以严肃为背景。

Hunger is the best sauce. 饥者口中尽佳肴

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Idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰是万恶之源

If a man once fall, all will tread on him. 人倒众人踩

If it were not for hope, the heart would break. 人若无希望，心碎肝肠断

If we can’t do as we would, we must do as we can. 如不能如愿而行，定须尽力而为。 If we dream, everything is possible. 敢于梦想，一切都将成为可能

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同时追两兔，全都抓不住。

If you want a thing well done, do it yourself. 要想真正做一件事，就得亲手去做。 Ill news flies apace. 恶事传千里

In books are embalmed the greatest thoughts. 古今伟大思想均载于书籍之中。 In for a penny, in for a pound. 一不做，二不休

In our expenditure the item that costs most is time. 在我们的消费中时间是最昂贵的一项。 In the deepest water is the best fishing. 水深好钓鱼

In the end, things will mend. 车到山前必有路

It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor. 蠢羊才向狼忏悔

It is better to be alone than in bad company. 宁可孤独，不交恶友

It is better to do well than to say well. 与其夸夸其谈，不如埋头苦干

It is easier to get money than to keep it. . 挣钱容易，积钱难

It is good fishing in troubled waters. 混水好摸鱼

It is good to have friends in trouble. 患难得友是幸事。

It is never too late to learn. 活到老，学到老

It is never too late to mend. 改过不嫌晚

It is no use crying over spilt milk. 牛奶打泼，哭也无用（意同：覆水难收）

It is the first step that is troublesome. 万事起头难

It is too late to shut the stable door after the horse has been stolen. 失马锁慨，为时已晚 It never rains but it pours. 不下则已，一下倾盆

It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响

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Jack of all trades, master of none. 样样皆通，样样稀松

Joy surfeited turns to sorrow. 乐极生悲

Judge not a book by its cover. 评价一本书，不能凭封面

Judge not from appearance. 人不可貌相

Judge not of men and things at first sight. 初次印象,难得真相

Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏

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Keep your mouth shut and your ears open. 少说为佳,多听为妙

Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs. 杀鸡取蛋，愚蠢荒唐

Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕

Kiss and be friends. 吵嘴后，和为贵

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Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age. 少时有知识，老来有智慧

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. 知识是宝库，实践是钥匙

Knowledge is no burden. 知识再多不压身。

Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量

Knowledge is the food of the soul. 知识是精神食粮。

Knowledge makes humble; ignorance make proud. 知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲

Knowledge requires repeated explorations, and farmland needs intensive cultivation. 知识需要反复探索,土地需要辛勤耕耘。

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Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone. 欢笑，整个世界伴你欢笑。哭泣，只有你独自向隅而泣

Lay things by, they many come to use蓄物必有其用。

Learning is the eye of the mind. 知识是心灵的慧眼。

Learning makes a good man better, and an ill man worse. 好人越学越好，坏人越学越糟

Learn not, and know not. 不学则无术

Learn to say before you sing. 先学说，后学唱

Least said, soonest mended. 少说为佳

Let beggars match with beggars. 龙配龙，凤配凤

Let bygones be bygones. 既往不咎

Lies have short legs. 谎言终究要败露

Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生并非尽是乐事

Lightly come, lightly go. 来得容易，去得快

Like father, like son. 有其父，必有其子

Little and often fills the purse. 小钱积成万，粒粮堆成山

Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. 涓滴之水汇成洋

Long absent, soon forgotten. 别久情疏

Look at the bright side. 满怀信心

Look before you leap. 三思而后行

Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清，当局者迷

Lost time is never found again. 光阴一去不复返

Love can neither be bought nor sold; its only prices is love. 爱情不能买和卖，只能以爱来报答 Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的

Love me little, love me long. 细水长流，淡交长久

Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌

Lovers' quarrels are soon mended. 夫妻无隔宿之仇

Love thy neighbor, but pull not down thy hedge. 邻居无论多好，围篱不可推倒

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Make hay while the sun shines. 趁晴晒草（意同：趁热打铁）

Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天

Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards. 人往高出走，水往低处流。

Manners make the man. 观其待人而知其人

Many drops make a shower. 涓涓清泉汇成流，滴滴水珠聚成雨

Many hands make light work. 人多好办事

Marry in haste, repent at leisure. 结婚太急，后悔莫及（意指：草率结婚必后悔）

Men learn while they reach. 教学相长。

Men make houses, women make homes. 男人盖房，女人持家

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Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散

Mischiefs come by the pound, and go away by the ounce. 灾来如山倒，灾去如抽丝 Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难识知交

Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot. 祸来如飞行，祸去似步行

Misfortunes never come singly. 祸不单行

Money breeds money. 钱生钱，利滚利

Money is the root of all evil. 金钱是万恶之源

More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达

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

Need makes the old wife trot. 事急老妪跑

Neither a borrower nor a lender be. 别借债，莫放债

Never buy a pig in a poke. 东西没看清，不要急着买

Never cross a bridge till you come to it. 还没到桥头，别为过桥愁

Never do things by halves. 凡事不可半途而废

Never hit a man when he's down. 不要落井下石

Never judge from appearances. 人不可貌相

Never light your candle at both ends. 蜡烛切莫两头点（意指：不可过分消耗体力） Never make a mountain of a molehill. 切勿小题大做

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今天能够做的事，切莫拖延到明天 Never say "die"; up, man, and try. 千难万险不灰心，昂首阔步向前进

New brooms sweep clean. 新官上任三把火

No bees, no honey; no work, no money. 无蜂则无蜜，不劳则无酬

No cross, no crown. 没有苦难，就没有快乐

No fool like an old fool. 老糊涂，最糊涂

No gains without pains. 不劳则无获

No man is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之，乃学而知之

No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息

No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获

No road is long with good company. 旅途有好伴,千里不觉长

No way is impossible to courage. 勇士面前，无路不通

Nobody's enemy but his own. 自寻苦恼

Nothing is cheap if you don't want it. 不要的东西,再便宜也贵

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只怕有心人

Nothing seek, nothing find. 无所求则无所获。

Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子

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Observation is the best teacher. 观察是最好的老师

Of nothing comes nothing. 巧妇难为无米之炊

Of two evils choose the less. 两害相权取其轻

Once a thief, always a thief. 一次做贼，永远做贼

Once bitten, twice shy. 一次被咬，下次胆小

One beats the bush, and another catches the birds. 人竭其力，汝享其成

One flower makes no garland. 一朵鲜花，难做花环

One man's fault is another man's lesson. 前车之覆，后车之鉴

One should eat to live, not live to eat. 人应为生而食，不应为食而生。

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One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏

One today is worth two tomorrow. 把握一个今天，胜似两个明天

Other times, other manners. 时移俗易

Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不念

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Pain is forgotten where gain follows. 一朝得了利，痛苦便忘记

Pain past is pleasure. 苦尽甘来

Pardon all men, but never thyself. 严以律已，宽以待人

Penny wise, pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂（意同：抓了芝麻，丢了西瓜）

Plenty is no plague. 多多益善

Poverty is the mother of health. 贫穷是健康之母

Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧

Practice what you preach. 躬行已说，身体力行

Prevention is better than cure. 与其补救于已然，不如防止于未然

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Ragged colts may make fine horses. 别看小狗现在丑，长大可能成骏马

Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man . 阅读使人渊博，会谈使 人机敏，写作使人严谨。

Reason is the guide and light of life. 理智是人生的灯塔

Remove an old tree and it will wither to death. 老树移栽活不了，老人迁居命不长

Rome was not build in a day罗马非朝夕建成.

Roses have thorns. 玫瑰好看却有刺

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Sadness and gladness succeed one another. 乐极生悲,苦尽甘来

Satan always finds work for idle hands. 魔鬼专坑懒鬼

Saving is getting. 节约等于增加收入

Say nothing, think the more. 多思寡言

Saying and doing are two things. 说是一回事，做又是一回事

Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. 你帮我，我帮你

Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行

Seeing is believing. 眼见为实

Self do, self have. 自作自受

Share and share alike. 有福同享，有难同当

Short pleasure, long lament. 痛快一时，痛苦一世

Silence gives consent. 沉默不许，就是默许

Slow and steady wins the race. 慢而稳，赛必胜

So many countries, so many customs. 国家不一，风俗各异

So many men, so many minds. 人心不同，各如其面

Soft fire makes sweet malt. 文火煮饴糖，香甜又可口（意指：慢工出细活）

Something attempted, something done. 有所尝试，就等于有所作为。

Soon got, soon spent. 来得容易，去得快

Soon learnt, soon forgotten. 学得快，忘得快

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

Speech is silver; silence is golden. 雄辩是银，沉默是金

Speech is the picture of the mind. 言为心声

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Standers-by see more than gamesters. 当局者迷，旁观者清

Still waters run deep. 流静水深，人静心深

Stolen fruit is sweetest. 偷来的果子分外甜

Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁

Sweet are the uses of adversity. 祸兮福之所倚

Sweet discourse makes short days and nights. 话若投机嫌日短

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"The grapes are sour", as the fox said when he could not reach them. 狐狸吃不到葡萄，就说葡萄酸 Take away my good name, take away my life. 夺去了美名也就夺去了生命

Take honor from me and my life is done. 没有了名誉也就没有了生命

Take not a musket to kill a butterfly. 用枪打蝴蝶，小题大做（意同：杀鸡焉用牛刀）

Talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操，曹操就到

Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风

Teaching others teaches yourself. 教学相长

The bait hides the hook. 饵中必有诈

The best mirror is an old friend. 老友是明镜

The cheap buyer takes bad meat便宜无好货.

The course of true love never did run smooth. 爱情之路，崎岖不平

The day has eyes, the night has ears. 若要人不知，除非已莫为

The early bird catches the worm. 鸟儿起得早，蚯蚓吃得到

The end makes all equal. 死神面前，人人平等

The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong men. 烈火炼真金，逆境炼壮士（火对金子是考验；逆境对人是磨炼。）

The fool does think he is wise , but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. 愚者自以为智，智者自知其愚。 The fox may grow grey, but never good. ;江山易改，本性难移

The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，所见不广

The future becomes the present if we fight for it. 只要为之奋斗，未来就会变成现在。

The great thieves punish the little ones. 大贼罚小贼（意同：大鱼吃小鱼）

The higher up, the greater the fall. 爬得越高，跌得越重

The lazy man's the beggar's brother. 懒鬼是乞丐的兄弟

The leopard cannot change its spots. 江山易改，本性难移

The longest day must have an end. 天虽长，必有尽

The love of money is the root of all evil. 贪财是万恶之源

The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance. 知识越广博，越感已无知

The more haste, the less speed. 欲速则不达。

The more riches a fool hath, the greater fool he is. 傻瓜越富越蠢

The more we read, the more we discover our ignorance. 书读得越多，越感到学识之不足。

The more you have, the more you want. 越有钱，越贪心

The most precious of all possessions is a wise and loyal friend. 最宝贵的财富是明智而忠实的朋友。 The nearer the church, the farther from God. 离教堂越近，离上帝越远

The proof of the pudding is in the eating . 实践出真知

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. 人的正确功能是生活，而不是生存。

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. 痛苦的秘密在于有闲功夫为自己是否幸福而烦恼。

The wealth of the mind the only wealth. 精神财富才是惟一的财富。

The world is his who enjoys it. 世界属于热爱世界的人。

The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it. 缺乏一件东西，才知道这的可贵。

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The years teach much which the days never know. 学问积年而成，而每日不自知。

There is no disputing about tastes. 人各有所好。

Time gives good advice. 时间给予金玉良言。

Time works wonders. 时间能创造奇迹。

Two heads are better than one. 两人智慧胜一人。

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Under water, famine; under snow, bread. 洪水造饥馑，瑞雪兆丰年

Union is strength. 团结就是力量

Use makes perfectness. 熟能生巧

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Venture a small fish to catch a great one. 欲钓大鱼，先舍小鱼

Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. 改变自己往往比改变环境更为需要。 Virtue is a jewel of great price. 美德是无价之宝

Virtue is fairer far than beauty. 美德远胜于美貌

Virtue is its own reward. 善有善报（意指：德行的酬报就是德行本身）

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Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳

Wash your dirty linen at home家丑不可外扬.

Waste not, want not. 俭则不匮

Wasting time is robbing oneself. 浪费时间就是掠夺自己。

Water-drops, gathered together, become a sea; experience, gathered together, becomes knowledge. 水滴汇集成大海，经历汇集成学问。

We can't judge a person by what he says but by what he does. 判断一个人，不听言语看行动

We never know the value of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水可贵

We only live once, but if we work it right, once is enough. 年华没虚度，一生也足矣。

Weak things united become strong. 一根筷子易折断，十根筷子硬如铁

Wealth is best known by want. 人穷方知钱可贵

Well begun is half done. 良好的开端，是成功的一半

What is done by night appears by day. 若要人不知,除非已莫为

When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push. 墙倒众人推

When children stand quiet, they have done some harm. 孩子不吭声，一定闯了祸

When in Rome do as the Romans do. 入国问禁，入乡随俗

When one will not, two cannot quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响

When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window. 贫穷进门来，爱情越窗飞

When the cat is away, the mice will play猫儿不在，鼠儿成精.

When wine sinks, words swim. 美酒一下肚，话匣关不住

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

Where there is smoke, there is fire. 无风不起浪（事出有因）

Where there's life there's hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

Will is power. 意志就是力量

Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it. 为了求得智慧，代价再高也值得。

Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body. 智慧之于头脑，犹如健康之于躯体。

Wise men are silent; fools talk. 智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不绝

Wise men change their minds; fools never do. 智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用

Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it. 智者热爱真理，愚者回避真理

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Without hard work there won’t be any scientific creations. 没有艰苦劳动就常有科学创造。

Words are but wind, but seeing is believing. 耳听为虚，眼见为实

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You are never too old to learn. 学习不嫌老

You cannot have everything in this life. 万事如意古来难。

You can't see the wood for the trees. 见树不见林，问题难看清

You never know till you have tried. 不尝试，不知晓

Youth and age will never agree. 老少难相投

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Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. 热情而无知，犹如无光之火

Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly. 无知的热情近乎愚蠢

Do not , for one repulse , give up the purpose that you resolved to effect . (William Shakespeare , British dramatist)

不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W. )

Don't part with your illusions . When they are gone you may still exist , but you have ceased to live. (Mark Twain , American writer)

不要放弃你的幻想。当幻想没有了以后，你还可以生存，但是你虽生犹死。（(美国作家 马克·吐温)

I want to bring out the secrets of nature and apply them for the happiness of man . I don't know of any better service to offer for the short time we are in the world . (Thomas Edison , American inventor)

我想揭示大自然的秘密，用来造福人类。我认为，在我们的短暂一生中，最好的贡献莫过于此了。 (美国发明家 爱迪生. T. )

Ideal is the beacon. Without ideal , there is no secure direction ; without direction , there is no life . ( Leo Tolstoy , Russian writer)

理想是指路明灯。没有理想，就没有坚定的方向；没有方向，就没有生活。(俄国作家 托尔斯泰. L . ) If winter comes , can spring be far behind ?( P. B. Shelley , British poet )

冬天来了，春天还会远吗？( 英国诗人, 雪莱. P. B. )

If you doubt yourself , then indeed you stand on shaky11 ground . (Ibsen , Norwegian dramatist )

如果你怀疑自己，那么你的立足点确实不稳固了。 (挪威剧作家 易卜生)

If you would go up high , then use your own legs ! Do not let yourselves carried aloft; do not seat yourselves on other people's backs and heads . (F. W . Nietzsche , German Philosopher)

如果你想走到高处，就要使用自己的两条腿！不要让别人把你抬到高处；不要坐在别人的背上和头上。(德国哲学家 尼采. F. W. )

It is at our mother's knee that we acquire our noblest and truest and highest , but there is seldom any money in them. ( Mark Twain , American writer )

就是在我们母亲的膝上，我们获得了我们的最高尚、最真诚和最远大的理想，但是里面很少有任何金钱。(美国作家 马克·吐温)

Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. Alexander Dumas (French Writer)

生活没有目标就像航海没有指南针。 (法国作家 大仲马. A. )

The ideals which have lighted my way , and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully 19 have been kindness , beauty and truth . (Albert Einstein , American scientist)

有些理想曾为我们引过道路，并不断给我新的勇气以欣然面对人生，那些理想就是——真、善、美。 15

(美国科学家 爱因斯坦 . A . )

The important thing in life is to have a great aim , and the determination to attain it. (Johan Wolfgang von Goethe , German Poet and dramatist)

人生重要的事情就是确定一个伟大的目标，并决心实现它。(德国诗人、戏剧家 歌德 . J . M . ) The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds . (Mark Twain , American writer)

具有新想法的人在其想法实现之前是个怪人。 (美国作家 马克·吐温)

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today . (Franklin Roosevelt , American president)

实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。 (美国总统 罗斯福. F . )

When an end is lawful and obligatory, the indispensable means to is are also lawful and obligatory . (Abraham Lincoln , American statesman)

如果一个目的是正当而必须做的，则达到这个目的的必要手段也是正当而必须采取的。(美国政治家 林肯. A. )

Genius only means hard-working all one's life . ( Mendeleyer , Russian Chemist)

天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。 (俄国化学家 门捷列耶夫)

I have nothing to offer but blood , toil tears and sweat . (Winston Churchill, British Politician)

我所能奉献的没有其它，只有热血、辛劳、眼泪与汗水。(英国政治家 丘吉尔 . W. )

Man errs so long as he strives. (Johan Wolfgang Goethe , German poet and dramatist)

人只要奋斗就会犯错误。 (德国诗人、剧作家 歌德. J. W. )

My fellow Americans , ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country . My fellow citizens of the world ; ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man . (John Kennedy , American President )

美国同胞们，不要问国家能为你们做些什么，而要问你们能为国家做些什么。全世界的公民们，不要问美国将为你们做些什么，而要问我们共同能为人类的自由做些什么。 (美国总统 肯尼迪. J. )

Our destiny offers not the cup of despair , but the chalice of opportunity . (Richard Nixon, American President )

命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。(美国总统 尼克松 . R. )

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet . (Jean Jacques Rousseau , French thinker)

忍耐是痛苦的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。 (法国思想家 卢梭. J. J. )

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow . (Emerson, American thinker )

进步是今天的活动、明天的保证。 (美国思想家 家默生)

The world can be changed by man's endeavor, and that this endeavor can lead to something new and better . No man can sever the bonds that unite him to his society simply by averting his eyes . He must ever be receptive and sensitive to the new ; and have sufficient courage and skill to novel facts and to deal with them . (Franklin Roosevelt , American President )

人经过努力可以改变世界，这种努力可以使人类达到新的、更美好的境界。没有人仅凭闭目、不看社会现实就能割断自己与社会的联系。他必须敏感，随时准备接受新鲜事物；他必须有勇气与能力去面对新的事实，解决新问题。(美国总统 罗斯福建. F. )

There is no royal road to science ,and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of gaining its numinous summits . (Karl Marx, German revolutionary )

在科学上没有平坦的大道，只有不畏劳苦沿着其崎岖之路攀登的人，才有希望达到它光辉的顶点。( 德国革命家 马克思. K . )

The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible ". (Bonaparte Napoleon, French emperor )

凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能的”。( 法国皇帝 拿破仑. B. )

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To do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom . (Ronald Reagan , American President )

为了保住这最后的、最伟大的自由堡垒，我们必须尽我们所能。(美国总统 里根. R. )

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. )

Where there is a will , there is a way . ( Thomas Edison , American inventor )

有志者，事竟成。 (美国发明家 爱迪生. T. )

Achievement provides the only real pleasure in life . ( Thomas Edison , American inventor)

有所成就是人生唯一的真正乐趣。( 美国发明家 爱迪生. T. )

But has the last word been said ? Is all hope to be lost ? Is the defeat final No !(Charles De Gaulle , French president )

但是难道败局已定，胜利已经无望？不，不能这样说！ (法国总统 戴高乐. C. )

I succeeded because I willed it ; I never hesitated . (Bonaparte Napoleon , French emperor )

我成功是因为我有决心，从不踌躇 。 (法国皇帝 拿破仑. B . )

If you wish to succeed , you should use persistence as your good friend , experience as your reference , prudence as your brother and hope as your sentry. (Thomas Edison , American inventor )

如果你希望成功，当以恒心为良友、以经验为参谋、以谨慎为兄弟、以希望为哨兵。 (美国发明家 爱迪生. T. )

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily . (Friedrich Schiller , German Dramatist and poet).

只有有耐心圆满完成简单工作的人，才能够轻而易举地完成困难的事。(德国剧作家、诗人 席勒. F. ) Power invariably means both responsibility and danger . (Theodore Roosevelt , American president) 实力永远意味着责任和危险。 (美国总统 罗斯福. T. )

Success covers a multitude of blunders . (George Bernard Shaw , British Dramatist)

成功由大量的失望铸就。( 英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G. )

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 . they make them. (George Bernard Shaw , British dramatist )

在这个世界上，取得成功的人是那些努力寻找他们想要机会的人，如果找不到机会，他们就去创造机会。( 英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G. )

You have to believe in yourself . That's the secret of success . (Charles Chaplin , American actor )

人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。 (美国演员 卓别林. C. )

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. )

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All the splendor 1 in the world is not worth a good friend . (Voltaire , French thinker)

人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。 (法国思想家 伏尔泰)

Creditors 4 have better memories than debtors . (Benjamin Franklin , American president )

放债的比借债的记忆好。( 美国总统 富兰克林. B. )

If you would know the value of money , go and try to borrow some .

(Benjamin Franklin , American president )

要想知道钱的价值，就想办法去借钱试试。( 美国总统 富兰克林. B. )

If your Riches are yours , why don't you take them with you to the other world ?(Benjamin Franklin , American president )

如果财富是你的，那么你为什么不把它们和你一起带到另一个世界去呢？(

美国总统 富兰克林. B. )

Money is a good servant and a bad master . (Francis Bacon , British philosopher )

金钱是善仆，也是恶主。( 英国哲学家 培根. F. )

Money is like muck , not good except it be spread . (Francis Bacon , British philosopher)

金钱好比粪肥，只有撒到在大地才是有用之物。(英国哲学家 培根. F. )

No country , however rich , can afford the waste of its human resources . (Franklin Roosevelt , American president)

任何一个国家，不管它多么富裕，都浪费不起人力资源。(美国总统 罗斯富. F. )

Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing . (Albert Einstein , American scientist ) 有时候一个人为不花钱得到的东西付出的代价最高。(美国科学家 爱因斯坦. A. )

A lifetime of happiness ! No man alive could bear it ; it would be hell on earth . (G. Bernard Shaw ,British dramatist )

终身幸福！这是任何活着的人都无法忍受的，那将是人间地狱。(英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G. ) Happiness is form courage . ( H. Jackson , British writer )

幸福是勇气的一种形式。 (英国作家 杰克逊. H. )

Happy is the man who is living by his hobby . (G. Bernard Shaw , British dramatist )

醉心于某种癖好的人是幸福的。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G . )

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money ; it lies in the joy of achievement , in the thrill of creative effort . (Franklin Roosevelt , American president )

幸福不在于拥有金钱，而在于获得成就时的喜悦以及产生创造力的激情。(美国总统 罗斯福. F. ) Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen , as by little advantages that occur every day . (Benjamin Franklin ,American president).

与其说人类的幸福来自偶尔发生的鸿运，不如说来自每天都有的小实惠。(美国总统 富兰克林. B. ) Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be . (Abraham Lincoln ,American president ) 对于大多数人来说，他们认定自己有多幸福，就有多幸福。(美国总统 林肯. A. )

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not . (George Bernard Shaw , British dramatist )

痛苦的秘密在于有闲功夫担心自己是否幸福。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G . )

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved . (

Victor Hugo , French novelist )

生活中最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们。( 法国小说家 雨果. V . )

There is no paradise on earth equal to the union of love and innocence . (Jean Jacques Rousseau, French 18

thinker )

人间最大的幸福莫如既有爱情又清白无暇。( 法国思想家 卢梭. J . J. )

To really understand a man we must judge him in misfortune . (Bonaparte Napoleon , French emperor ) 要真正了解一个人，需在不幸中考察他。 (法国皇帝 拿破仑. B. )

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it . (George Bernard Shaw , British dramatist)

正像我们无权只享受财富而不创造财富一样，我们也无权只享受幸福而不创造幸福。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G. )

At twenty years of age , the will reigns; at thirty , the wit ; and at forty , the judgment . (Benjamin Franklin ,American president)

二十岁时起支配作用的是意志,三十岁时是机智,四十岁时是判断。(美国总统 富兰克林 . B. )

Do you love life ? Then do not squander time ; for that's the stuff5 life is made of . (Benjamin Franklin , American president )

你热爱生命吗？那么，别浪费时间，因为生命是由时间组成的。(美国总统 富兰克林. B. ) Each moment in history is a fleeting time , precious and unique . (

Richard Nixon , American president )

历史巨轮飞转，分分秒秒的时间都十分宝贵，也独具意义。(美国总统 尼克松. R. )

Fish and visitors smell three days . ( Franklin Benjamin , American president )

鱼放三天发臭，客住三天讨嫌。 (美国总统 富兰克林. B. )

I am a slow walker , but I never walk backwards . (Abraham Lincoln , American president)

我走得很慢，但是我从来不会后退。 (美国总统 林肯. A. )

If you want to understand today , you have to search yesterday . (Pearl Buck , American female writer ) 想要懂得今天，就必须研究昨天。(美国女作家 赛珍珠)

In delay there lies no plenty , Then come kiss me , sweet and twenty , Youth's a stuff that will not endure . (William Shakespeare , British dramatist)

迁延蹉跎，来日无多，二十丽姝，请来吻我，衰草枯杨，青春易过。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W. ) Never leave that until tomorrow , which you can do today . (Benjamin Franklin , American president ) 今天的事不要拖到明天。 (美国总统 富兰克林. B. )

Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time ; a man of talent tries to use it . (Arthur Schopenhauer , German philosopher )

普通人只想到如何度过时间，有才能的人设法利用时间。(德国哲学家 叔本华. A. )

The golden age is before us , not behind us . (Mark Twain , American writer )

黄金时代在我们面前而不在我们背后。( 美国作家 马克·吐温)

The time of life is short ; to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long . (William Shakespeare , British dramatist )

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. W. )

Time is money . ( Benjamin Franklin , American president)

时间就是金钱。(美国总统 富兰克林. B. )

To choose time is to save time . ( Francis Bacon , British philosopher )

合理安排时间就是节约时间 。( 英国哲学家 培根. F. )

We always have time enough , if we will but use it aright. (Johan Wolfgang von Goethe , German poet ) 只要我们能善用时间,就永远不愁时间不够用。(德国诗人歌德. J. W. )

Weep no more , no sigh , nor groan. Sorrow calls no time that's gone . (John Fletcher , British dramatist ) 别哭泣，别叹息，别呻吟；悲伤唤不回流逝的时光。(英国剧作家 弗莱沏. J. )

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Eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation . (Franklin Roosevelt , American president )

E永恒的真理如果不在新的社会形势下赋予新的意义,要么就不是真理,要么就不是永恒的。 (美国总统 罗斯福 . F. )

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. F. )

If you don't 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. )

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. )

Don't gild the lily.

不要给百合花镀金/画蛇添足。 (英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W . )

I can live for two months on a good compliment. (Mark Twain , American writer)

只凭一句赞美的话我就可以充实地活上两个月。(美国作家 马克·吐温)

It is no use doing what you like ; you have got to like what you do .

(Winston Churchill , British prime minister)

不能爱哪行才干哪行，要干哪行爱哪行。 (美国首相 丘吉尔. W. )

My philosophy of life is work . (Thomas Alva Edison , American inventor)

我的人生哲学就是工作。 (美国发明家 爱迪生. T . A . )

When work is a pleasure , life is joy ! When work is duty , life is slavery . (Maxim Gorky , Russian writer ) 工作是一种乐趣时，生活是一种享受！工作是一种义务时，生活则是一种苦役。

(俄国作家 高尔基. M. )

Work banishes those three great evils : boredom , vice, and poverty. (Voltaire , French philosopher ) 工作撵跑三个魔鬼：无聊、堕落和贫穷。 (法国哲学家 伏尔基泰)

Activity is the only road to knowledge .

(George Bernard Shaw , British dramatist)

行动是通往知识的唯一道路 。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G. )

A free man obtains knowledge from many sources 1 besides books .

(Thomas Jefferson , American president)

一个自由的人除了从书本上获取知识外，还可以从许多别的来源获得知识。(美国总统 杰斐逊. T. )

A great part to the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way . (Adams Franklin , American humorist )

我的大部分知识都是这样获得的：在寻找某个资料时意外的发现了另上的资料。

(美国幽默作家 富兰克林. A. )

If a man empties his purse into his head , no man can take it away from him , an investment in knowledge always pays the best interest .

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(Benjamin Franklin , American president )

倾已所有追求知识，没有人能夺走它；向知识投资，收益最佳。(美国总统 富兰克林. B. )

Imagination is more important than knowledge . (Albert Einstein , American scientist )

想象力比知识更为重要。 (美国科学家 爱因斯坦. A. )

Knowledge is power . (Francis Bacon , British philosopher )

知识就是力量。 (英国哲学家 培根. F. )

The empty vessels make the greatest sound . (William Shakespeare , British dramatist )

满瓶不响，半瓶咣当。 (英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W. )

And gladly would learn , and gladly teach . ( Chaucer, British poet)

勤于学习的人才能乐意施教。(英国诗人, 乔叟)

Better be unborn than untaught , for ignorance is the root of misfortune . (Plato , Ancient Greek philosopher) 与其不受教育,不如不生,因为无知是不幸的根源. (古希腊哲学家 柏拉图)

Genius17 without education is like silver in the mine. (Benjamin Franklin , American president ) 未受教育的天才，犹如矿中之银。 (美国总统 富兰克. B. )

The roots of education are bitter , but the fruit is sweet . (Aristotle , Ancient Greek philosopher )

教育的根是苦的，但其果实是甜的。( 古希腊哲学家 亚里士多德)

A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight . (P. B. Shelley, British poet )

伟大的诗篇即是永远喷出智慧和欢欣之水的喷泉。(英国诗人 雪莱. P. B)

A novel is a mirror walking along a main road . ( Stendhcl , French writer )

一部小说犹如一面在大街上走的镜子。 (法国作家 司汤达)

Art is a lie that tells the truth . ( Picasso , Spanish painter )

美术是揭示真理的谎言。 (西班牙画家 毕加索)

Humor has been well defined as thinking in fun while feeling in earnest. (Mark Twain , American novelist ) 幽默被人正确地解释为“以诚挚表达感受，寓深思于嬉笑”。(美国小说家 马克·吐温)

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation ; the two keep in their downward tendency. ( Johan Wolfgang von Goethe , German poet )

文学的衰落表明一个民族的衰落。这两者走下坡路的时间是齐头并进的。(德国诗人 歌德. J . W . ) When one loves one's art no service seems too hard . (O. Henry, American novelist )

一旦热爱艺术，什么奉献也不难。 (美国小说家 欧·亨利)

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