经典谚语

2.Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

3.A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。

4. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

*5.A friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友

6.A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半

7.A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。

8.A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。

9.A good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜过美貌。

*10.A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 11.All good things come to an end. 天下没有不散的筵席。 12.All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。

13.All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事开头难。

14.A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不耻下问才能有学问。 *15.A man is known by his friends. 观其友，知其人。 16.A miss is as good as a mile. 差之毫厘，失之千里。 17.A mother's love never changes. 母爱永恒。

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

19.A single flower does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 *20.A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪兆丰年。

21.After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴，否极泰来。 22.A storm in a teacup. 小题大做 。

23.Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。

24.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下。 *25.A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin. 远亲不如近邻。

26.Anybody can make mistakes. 人非圣贤，孰能无过。 27.A little is better than none. 聊胜于无。

28.Ambition never dies until there is no way out. 不到黃河心不死。

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

*30.A willful man will have his way. 有志者事竟成。

31.A word is enough to the wise. 对明智者一言已足。 32.Bad news travels fast.

坏消息传得快；好事不出门，坏事传千里。 33.Beauty lies in the lover's eyes. 情人眼里出西施。 34.Blood will have blood. 血债血偿。 *35.Business is business. 公事公办，就事论事。 36.Business is the salt of life. 事业是人生的第一需要。

37.By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。 38.Bad times make a good man. 艰难困苦出能人。

39.Between friends all is common. 朋友之间不分彼此。 *.40Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。

41.Be slow in choosing a friend，slower in changing. 择友宜慎，弃之宜更慎。

42.Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 重诺守信。

43.Better ask twice than lose your way once. 问路两次胜过迷路一次。 44.Business before pleasure. 先工作，后娱乐。

*45.Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

46.Caution is the parent of safety. 小心驶得万年船。

47.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。 48.Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。、 49.Children and fools speak the truth. 童言无忌

*50.Children are what the mothers are. 有其母，必有其子。 51.Clothes don‘t make the man. 好马不在鞍，人美不在衫。 52.Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇害死猫。

53.Cut your coat according to your cloth. 看布裁衣。

.Diamond cuts diamond. 强中自有强中手。 *55.Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。

56.Doing is better than saying. 行胜于言 57.Do it now.

机不可失，时不再来。

58.Don't claim to know what you don't know. 不可不懂装懂

59.Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。

*60.Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。 61.Do well and have well. 善有善报。

62.Delays are dangerous. 拖延误事。

63.Diligence is the mother of success. 成功来自勤奋。 . Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。

*65.Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. 不能过河拆桥。

66.Don‘t judge by appearance. 不可以貌取人。 67.Dead men tell no tales. 死无对证。

68.Don't burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不要两头烧；(不可过分透支体力) 69.Don't cry over spilt milk。

牛奶洒了，哭也没用；(不要为无法挽回的事懊恼) *70.Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷。 71.Dying men speak true. 人之将死，其言也善。

72.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好、富有又智慧。

73.Easier said than done. 说得容易，做起难。

74.Easy come, easy go. 轻松得来的钱不经花

*75.Envy has no holidays. 忌妒之人无宁日

76.Every coin has two sides. 有其利，有其弊。

77.Everybody's business is nobody's business. 三个和尚没水喝

78.Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在

79.Every heart has its own sorrow. 各人有各人的苦恼

*80.Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。

81.Everything is good when new, but friends when old. 东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。

82.Experience is the father of wisdom and memory 经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。 83.East or west, home is best. 金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝

84.Eat to live and not live to eat. 吃是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃。

*85.Every cloud has a silver lining. 乌云背后是银边（否极泰来；因祸得福）

86.Every little helps. 点滴都有用（积少成多）

87.Every man has his price. 人皆有价（人人可以被收买）

88.Everything has an end. 凡事皆有终结（天下无不散筵席）

.Experience is the best teacher. 经验即良师

the mother. *90.Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 每一个人都是自身幸福的建筑师

91.Fact speaks louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

92.Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。

93.Far from eye, far from heart. 眼不见，心不烦。

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

*95.Fields have eyes, and woods have ears. 隔墙有耳（若要人不知，除非己莫为）。

96.First come, first served. 先来后到（先到先得）。

97.First think and then speak. 先想后说（三思而后行）。

98.Fools have fortune. 傻人有傻福。

99.Four eyes see more than two. 集思广益（团结就是力量）。

*100.Faith will move mountains. 信念可撼山。

101.Forgive and forget. 既往不咎。

102.Few words are best. 少说为妙。

103.God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。

104.old will not buy anything. 黄金并非万能。

*105.Good health is over wealth. 健康是最大的财富。

106.Good watch prevents misfortune. 谨慎消灾。

109.Great hopes make great man. 伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

*110.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

111.Give and take. 有来有往。

107.Give me liberty or give me death. 不自由，毋宁死。

108.Good company makes short miles. 良伴同行路途短。

112.Good words cost nothing, but are worth much. [Thomas Fuller] 良言本无价，其贵值千金。（富勒） 113.Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。

114.Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others. 吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。

*115.Harm set, harm get. 害人害己。

116.Health is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。

117.Health is happiness. 健康是福。

118.Heaven never helps the man who will not act. 自己不动，叫天何用？

119.He is a fool that forgets himself. 愚者忘乎所以。

*120.He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. 自嘲者不会让人见笑。

121.He knows most who speaks least. 大智若愚。

122.He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

123.He that climbs high falls heavily. 爬得越高，摔得越重。

124.He who risks nothing gains nothing. 舍不得孩子套不住狼。

*125.History repeats itself. 历史往往重演。

126.Honesty is the best policy. 诚信是良策。

127.Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

128.He that does what he should not, shall feel what he would not. 为人不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊。

129.If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 卖掉奶牛，也就卖掉了牛奶（杀鸡取卵）。

*130.It is better to die when life is a disgrace. 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。

131.It is easier to get money than to keep it. 挣钱容易攒钱难。

132.It is easy to be wise after the event. 事后诸葛亮好当。

133.It is hard to please all. 众口难调。

134.It is never too old to learn.

活到老，学到老。

*135.It is no use crying over spilt milk. 后悔无用。

136.If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. 再接再厉，终会成功。

137.It's a small world. 人生何处不相逢（冤家路窄）。

138.It is always darkest just before the day dawns. 黎明之前最为黑暗（否极泰来）。 139. Idleness rusts the mind. 懒惰使人的头脑迟钝。 *140 Idle young, needy old . 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

141. If a donkey brays at you, don't bray at him. 傻瓜惹著你，你别跟他缠

142.It is best to be on the safe side. 小心谨慎为上策。

143.It is better to give than to take. 施比受有福。

144.It is always morning somewhere in the world. 世界上总有某个地方可以看到阳光

*145.Judge not from appearances. 人不可貌相，海不可斗量。

146.Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

147.Jump once but look twice. 三思而后行。

148.Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。

149.Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。

*150. Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. *151.Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪（有备无患）。

152.Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open. 少说话，多观察。

153.Learn and live. 学习得以生存。

1. Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse. *155.Learn not and know not. 不学则无术。

156.Learn to walk before you run. 先学走，再学跑。

157.Lies can never change facts.

博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。 好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。

谎言终究是谎言。

158.Life is not all roses. 人生并非到处是玫瑰。

159.Life without a friend is death. 没有朋友，虽生犹死。

*160.Like a rat in a hole. 瓮中之鳖。

161.Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。

162.Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。

163.Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

1.Lost time is never found again. 岁月既往，一去不回。

*165.Love at first sight. 一见钟情。

166.Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的。

167.Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。

168.Laughter is the best medicine. 笑一笑，十年少。

169.Love will find a way. 真情所至，金石为开。

*170.Life is sweet. 人生是美好的。

171.Make your enemy your friend. 化敌为友。

172.Man is the soul of the universe. 人是万物之灵。

173.Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高。

174.Many heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。

*175.Misfortunes never come alone. 祸不单行，福无双至。

176.Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难见真情。

177.Money isn't everything. 钱不是万能的。

178.Murder will come out. 纸包不住火。

179.Make the best of a bad bargain.

善处逆境。

*180.Nature is the true law.

天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。 181.Never fish in trouble water. 不要混水摸鱼。 182.Never say die. 永不言败。

183.Never too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊补牢，为时未晚。 184.New wine in old bottles. 旧瓶装新酒。

*185.No living man all things can. 世上没有万事通。

186.No man can do two things at once. 一心不可二用。

187.No man is born wise or learned. 没有生而知之者。 188.No man is wise at all times. 聪明一世，糊涂一时。 1.No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。 *190.No one can call back yesterday. 昨日不会重现。 191.No pains, no gains. 没有辛苦，就没有收获。 192.No smoke without fire. 无风不起浪。

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

194.Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today。 今日事，今日毕。 *195.Never say die。 不要气馁。

196.Nothing for nothing。 天下没有免费的午餐。

197.Old friends and old wines are best. 陈酒味醇，老友情深。 198.Once a thief, always a thief. 偷盗一次，做贼一世。 199.Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

*200.One hour today is worth two tomorrow. 今天事情今天了，争分夺秒效率高。 201.One man's fault is other man's lesson.

前车之鉴。

202.One's words reflect one's thinking. 言由心声。

203.Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。 204.Old habits die hard。 积习难改。

*205.One cannot be in two place at once。 分身乏术。

206.On earth there is nothing great but man; in the man there is nothing great but mind. 地球上唯一伟大的是人,人身上唯一伟大的是心灵. 207.One should eat to live, not live to eat. 人生应为活而食,不应为食而活. 208.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

209.Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. 好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。 *210.Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜于治疗。

211.Pride goes before, and shame comes after. 骄傲使人落后。 212.Promise is debt. 一诺千金。

213.Put your shoulder to the wheel. 鼎力相助。 214.Patience is a virtue。 忍耐是美德。 *215.Pigs might fly. 世界之大无奇不有。

216.Poverty is a pain, but no disgrace. 贫穷是痛苦，而非耻辱。 217.Poverty is no sin. 贫穷非罪恶。 218.Pride will have a fall. 骄者必败。

219.Plain living and high thinking. 生活要朴素，情操要高尚。

*220.Politeness costs nothing and gains everything. 礼貌不花分文，却能赢得一切。 221.Patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet. 保持耐性是痛苦的，但它的果实是甜美的。 222.Reading enriches the mind. 阅读使人睿智。

223.Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.

要人尊敬，必须自重。 224.Rome was not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。

*225.Saying is one thing and doing another. 说起容易做起难。 226.Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。

227.Seek the truth from facts. 实事求是

228.Soon learned, soon forgotten. 学得快，忘得快。

229.Speech is silver, silence is gold. 能言是银，沉默是金。 *230.Still water run deep. 静水常深; 大智若愚。 231.Strike the iron while it is hot. 趁热打铁。

232.Sharp tools make good work. 工欲善其事，必先利其器。

233.Self-trust is the first secret of success. 自信是成功的第一秘诀 234.Take things as they come. 既来之，则安之。

*235.Talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操，曹操就到。 236.Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。

237.Teach others by your example. 躬亲示范。

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

239.The cat shuts its eyes when stealing. 掩耳盗铃。

*240.The danger is past and God forgotten. 好了伤疤忘了痛。

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

242.The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。 243.The end makes all equal. 死亡面前，人人平等。

244.The finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢，不成器。

*245.The greatest talker is always the least doer.

语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。 246.The higher up, the greater the fall. 爬得越高，摔得越惨。

247.The outsider sees the most of the game. 旁观者最清。

248.The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all. 清者自清，浊者自浊。 249. Time flies. 光阴似箭。

*250.Time lost cannot be won again. 时光流逝，不可复得。 251.Unity is strength. 团结就是力量。

252.Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利于行。

253.Venture a small fish to catch a great one. 吃小亏占大便宜。

2.Virtue and happiness are mother and daughter. 美德和幸福犹如母女。 *255.Virtue never grows old. 美德永远不会过时。

256.Youth deserves great success. 年轻没有什么不可以。（后生可畏）。 257.Walls have ears. 小心隔墙有耳。

258.Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away. 滴水穿石。

259.Wealth is nothing without health. 失去健康，钱再多也没用。

*260.We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水可贵。 261.What's lost is lost.失者不可复得。 262.What we do willingly is easy. 愿者不难。

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

269.When sorrow is asleep, wake it not. 伤心旧事别重提。

*270.Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

271.Where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 272.Wash your dirty linen at home. 家丑不可外扬。

273.Work makes the workman.

勤工出巧匠。

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

*275.Wealth is the test of a man's character. 财富是品格的试金石。

2When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。 *265.When wine is in truth, wit is out. 酒后吐真言。

266.Where there is smoke, there is fire. 无火不冒烟。

267.Who chatters to you, will chatter of you. 来说是非者，必为是非人。 268.Whom the gods love die young. 好人命不长。

276.Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths. 智者嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里 277.Wasting time is robbing oneself. 浪费时间就是掠夺自己。

278.When all else is lost the future still remains. 就是失去一切，未来仍然存在。 279.Work won't kill but worry will. 劳动无害，忧愁伤身。

*280.When the cat's away, the mice will play. 阎王不在，小鬼做怪。

281.You must not pledge your own health. 切不可把健康作孤注一掷。 282.You must reap what you have sown. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

283.You never know what you can do till you try. 事非经过不知难

284.You cannot clap with one hand. 孤掌难鸣。

*285.You cannot make a crab walk straight. 江山易改，本性难移。

286.You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 马到河边不喝水，逼马低头亦枉然。 *290.You can't make bricks without straw. 没有稻草，制砖难搞。

291.You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。 292.You cannot eat your cake and have it. 蛋糕既吃，难再拥有，覆水难收。

293.You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.

强扭的瓜不甜。

294.You may know by a handful the whole sack. 窥一斑而知全豹。

295You never know what you can till you try. 不尝试怎知道。

287You cannot eat your cake and have it. 鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。

288.You never know what you can till you try. 是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。

2.You cannot step twice into the same river. 你不能两次踏入同一条河流。

296.You are not in charge of the universe; you are in charge of yourself. 你并不掌管整个宇宙,但你得掌管你自己. 297.You can't judge a tree by its bark. 人不可貌相。

298.Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. 热心有余，知识不足。志大才疏犹如脫韁之马。 299.Zeal too often lacks discretion 热心有余，审慎不足。

*300.Zeal is fit only for wise men, but is found mostly in fools. 热忱只适宜于智者，但热忱多半在愚者身上。