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.
放马后炮。
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.
酒后吐真言。
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 that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不都是金子。
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，享乐在后。
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
英文名言名句
Seeing is believing.
百闻不如一见。
Dogs wave their tails not so much in, love to you as your bread. 狗摇尾巴，爱的是你的面包。
Money is a good servant but a bad master.
要做金钱的主人，莫作金钱的奴隶。
It‘s hard sailing when there is no wind.
无风难驶船。
The path to glory is always rugged.
通向光荣的道路常常是崎岖的。
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 没有目标的生活如同没有罗盘的航行。
Quality matters more than quantity.
质重于量。
The on-looker sees most of the game.
旁观者清。
Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it . 为了求知识，代价虽高也值得。
Joys shared with others are more enjoyed.
与众同乐，其乐更乐。
Happiness takes no account of time.
欢乐不觉日子长。
Time and tide waits for no man.
岁月不等人。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
若要求知，必须刻苦。
Learn to walk before you run.
循序渐进。
Knowing something of everything, and everything of something. 通百艺而专一长。
From words to deeds is a great space.
言行之间，大有距离。
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
技能和信心是无敌的军队。
Habit is a second nature.
习惯成自然。
Lifeless, faultless.
只有死人才不会犯错误。
A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 好书千载常如新。
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.
读书如择友，宜少且宜精。
A book that remains shut is but a block.
书本不常翻，犹如一块砖。
It‘s not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.
君子在德不在衣。
Two heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身重要，教养更重要。
Diligence is the mother of success.
勤奋是成功之母。
Truth is the daughter of time.
时间见真理。
Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
积少自然成多。
No man is wise at all times.
智者千虑，必有一失。
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
今天能做的事绝不要拖到明天。
Live and learn.
活到老，学到老。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一石双鸟。
It never rains but it pours.
祸不单行。
In doing we learn.
经一事，长一智。
Easier said than done.
说起来容易做起来难。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
一分预防胜似十分治疗。
Industry is fortune‘s right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸运的右手，节约是幸运的左手。
Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. 天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。
He who laughs last laughs best.
谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。
He who pays the piper, calls the tune.
谁负担费用，谁加以控制。
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything. 身体健壮就有希望，有了希望就有了一切。
No man is born wise or learned.
人非生而知之。
Action speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.
勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。
United we stand, divided we fall.
合即立，分即垮。
There is no smoke without fire.
无风不起浪。
Many hands make light work.
人多好办事。
Reading makes a full man.
读书长见识。
The best horse needs breeding, and the aptest child needs teaching. 最好的马要驯，最伶俐的孩子要教。
Learn young, learn fair.
学习趁年轻，学就要学好。
Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
胸中有知识，胜于手中有金钱。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一次被咬，下次胆小。
Sound in body, sound in mind.
有健全的身体才有健全的精神。
1.If winter comes , can spring be far behind ？（冬天来了，春天还会远吗？）
2.Do not , for one repulse , give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.（不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。）
3. To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. （去奋斗，去追求，去发现，但不要放弃。）
4.Hope is the poor man’s bread.（希望是穷人的精神面包。）
5.Only when you seize today can you not lose tomorrow. （只有抓住今天，才能不丢失明天。）
6.The path to your glorious future begins with the steps you take today. （通向灿烂未来的路从你今天的迈出的步伐开始。千里之行始于足下。）
7.Never look down on yourself. （永远不要小看自己。）
8. Life never stands still: if you don’t advance you recede. （生命不息，不进则退。）
9.Man is the artificer of his own happiness.（人是自己幸福的创立者。）
10.A young idler,an old beggar.（少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。）
11.Nothing is difficult to the man will try .（世上无难事,只要肯登攀。）
12.Where there is a will ,there is a way. （有志者事竟成。）
13.He who does not advance loses ground.（逆水行舟,不进则退。）
14.Well begun is half done （好的开始是成功的一半。）
15.Every little helps a mickle .（聚沙成塔,聚腋成裘。）
16.Constant dripping wears away stone .（水滴石穿,绳锯木断。） 17.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。）
18.All things in their being are good for something.（天生我才必有用。）
19.Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.（天生我才必有用。）
20. For man is man and master of his fate.（人就是人，是自己命运的主人。）
21.The good seaman is known in bad weather.（惊涛骇浪，方显英雄本色。）
22. Gods determine what you're going to be.（人生的奋斗目标决定你将成为怎样的人。）
23.While there is life there is hope.（一息若存，希望不灭。 -- 英国谚语）
24.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。）
25.Cease to struggle and you cease to live.（生命不止，奋斗不息。）
26.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。）
27.A strong man will struggle with the storms of fate.（强者能同命运的风暴抗争。）
28.Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.（人往高处走，水往低处流。）
29.Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity. So let us seize it, not in fear, but in gladness.（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。）
30.Success covers a multitude of blunders .(成功由大量的失望铸就。）