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English Proverbs (英文格言、谚语)A bad penny always comes back.恶有恶报。
A bad shearer never had a good sickle.劣工尤器。
拙劣的割草工人用不出好镰刀。
自己技术不好，再好的镰刀也没有用A bad workman always blames his tools.劣工尤器。
拙劣的工匠只会怪工具不好。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools劣工尤器。
劣匠只会跟自己的工具吵架。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。
拥有的才是最真实的。
把握现在。
及时行乐，有花堪折直须折。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.小别胜新婚。
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.君王卿相于我何关。
猫也可以打量国王，暗喻人人平等。
人皆可为尧舜帝王。
切勿因为别人的经验不如你多，就不让他发表想法。
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link."链子的坚固是取决于最脆弱的连结处。
一步下错，满盘皆输。
A clear conscience is like a coat of mail.良心如信纸之信封。
平生不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusation.只要问心无愧，无端的指责可以一笑置之。
A constant guess is never welcome.常客难受欢迎.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常乐。
A creaking gate hangs long.会嘎嘎响的门反而用得久。
1 Time is money. 时间就是金钱2 As many men, so many minds. 人多意见多，十人十条心。
3 When the head is sick, the whole body is sick. 头部患病时,全身患病.4 Every thing its time. 物各有其时.5 Time discloses all. 时间泄露一切.6 Time fleeth away without delay. 光阴似箭,转瞬即逝.7 Time is the great physician. 时间是好医生.8 A forgetful head makes a weary pair of heels. 头内智慧少,脚上劳动多.9 An evening red and morning grey; Will set the traveler on his way. 晚出红霞早起雾,天气晴朗靠得住.10 Lost time is never found again. 时间一去不复返.11 Where nothing is, nothing can be had. 无风不起浪,无火不生烟.12 The abundance of things engendereth disdainfulness. 物多产生轻视.13 The gown does not make the friar. 君子在德不在衣.14 The command of custom is great. 习惯的力量是巨大的.15 Standing pools gather filth. 死水池里聚赃物.16 Still water run deep. 人静心深.17 To pour water into a sieve. 竹篮打水一场空.18 To catch the wind with a net. 吃力不讨好.19 Without pains no gains. 不劳则无获.20 Help yourself and God will help you. 自助者神助之.21 When need is highest / Help is nighest. 否极泰来.22 Remove an old tree and it will wither to death. 年迈莫远游.23 An oak is not fell’d at one chop. 一楸挖不出金銮殿.24 The greatest oaks have been little acorns.大事是从小事开始的.25 When the tree is fallen(down), every man goes to it with his hatchnet. 树倒下时,人人带斧来.26 To clip a person’s wings. 削其权利.27 The servant of a King is a King. 国王之仆是国王.28 To take out of one pocket, to put in the other. 牺牲一方之利益以利他方.29 The highest standing, the lower fall. 站得最高,跌得最低.30 The highest the mountain, the lower the vale. 山越高,谷越深.31 All men are free of other men’s goods. 别人的钱花起来不心痛.32 All things whatever ye would that men should not do to you, do ye even not to them. 己所不欲, 勿施于人.33 He that keeps another men’s dog, shall have nothing left him, but the line. 饲养别人的狗的人,除绳索外,将一无所有.34 A horse hired, never tired. 一匹雇来的马,永远不会疲劳.35 Of all pains, the greatest pain, It is to love, but love in vain. 一切痛苦中的最大痛苦,是徒劳的,单方面的爱.36 Who loves me well, loves my dog also. 爱屋及乌.37 Bitter pills may have sweet effects. 良药苦口.38 Messengers should neither be headed nor hanged. 两国交战,不斩来使.39 Reconciled friend is a double enemy. 言归于好的朋友是双倍的敌人.40 No friendship lives long that owes its rise to the pot. 赖酒产生的友谊不长久.41 It is a good friend that is aways giving, though it be never so little. 千里送鹅毛,礼轻情义重.42 Old wine and old friend are good provisions. 老友情深, 陈酒味醇.43 In time of prosperity, friends there are plenty; In time of adversity not one among twenty. 富在深山有远亲,穷住闹市无人问.44 He that doth lend, Loseth money and friend. 出借的人失去钱财和朋友,人才两失.45 A friend to all is a friend to none. 友多无好友.46 Fire is the test of gold; adversity of friendship. 火焰是对黄金的检验,困难是对友谊的考验.47 Seek your salve where you got your sore. 哪个地方使你获得(精神上的)伤痛,就到那地方找寻你的止痛药.48 When poverty enters the door, love flies out at the window. 贫穷一进门,爱情跳窗走.49 A snow year, / A good year.50 A thousand years hence the river will run as it did. 一百年以后,全都是一样.51 What is done by night appears by day. 黑夜所作之事,白天会暴露.52 Everybody is wise after the event. 人人会做事后诸葛亮.53 ‘Tis wisdom sometimes to seem fool. 大智若愚, 大勇若怯.54 The replenished understand not the pain of the starving. 饱汉不知饿汉饥.55 They that play at bowls, must expect rubbers. 要做事,就得敢于面对困难.56 Blood is not water. 血浓于水.57 Health is not valued till sickness comes. 人得了病,才想到健康的幸福.58 Like priest, like people. 有其主,必有其仆.59 An empty bag cannot stand upright. 空口袋不能直立.60 Many drops make a shower. 涓滴之水,汇成海洋.61 Petty thieves are hanged, the great ones go free. 小贼受绞刑,大贼被释放.62 Rust eats up iron. 与其闲死,不如忙死.63 Great cry and little wool. 小题大做.64 Honour the tree, that gives you shelter. 给你庇荫的树木,应受尊敬.65 Desperate diseases need desperate remedies. 险症要用猛药医.66 Beware beginnings. 欲善其终,必先善其始.67 He laughs best, who laughs last. 宁可最后微笑,不要首先大笑.68 He that sings or, laughs on Friday, shall weep on Sunday. 乐极生悲.69 Measure for measure. 以牙还牙,以眼还眼.70 A constant guest is never welcome. 常来的客人,不受欢迎.71 A penny saved is a penny got. 紧紧手,年年有.72 Don’t boil your fish till they are hooked. 不要高兴太早.73 A man without money is a bow without an arrow. 有钱就有势.74 Penny and penny, laid up, will be many. 集腋成裘.75 The wiser head gives in. 最聪明的人首先向人让步.76 Forbidden fruit is sweet. 禁果味甜.77 Beginnings are always hard. 凡事先难后易.78 Who first cometh to the mill, first grinds. 捷足先登.79 Rather be the first in this town, than second in Rome. 宁为鸡口不为牛后.80 To speak to a post. 对牛弹琴.81 A poor man has no friends. 贫穷断友情.82 To carry water into the sea. 夫子庙前卖文章.83 After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴.84 To weep is to make less the depth of grief. 流泪可以减轻痛苦.85 A man is not soon healed, as hurt. 拆房容易盖房难.86 Men live like fish, the great ones devour the small. 弱肉强食.87 To fish in troubled waters. 混水摸鱼.88 Pardon is the most glorious revenge. 原谅是最光荣的报复.89 Without danger, danger cannot be overcome. 不冒险,就不能克服危险.90 He that helps the evil, hurts the good. 宽容坏人就是伤害好人.91 Second thoughts are ever wiser. 再思为最良之策.92 Think much, speak little, and write less. 三思而后言.93 One scabbed sheep’s enough to spoil a flock. 一只病羊,害及全群.94 The lone sheep is in danger of the wolf. 孤羊逢狼必遭殃.95 The danger past, God forgotten. 好了伤疤忘了痛.96 Good words fill no sack. 甘言无济于事.97 Words are women, deeds are men. 空话是女人,行动是男人.98 Words fly away, writing remains. 言语好像一阵风,白纸黑字摸不掉.99 A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言说出等于一箭射出.100 Necessity, the mother of invention. 需要是发明之母.101 All that lives must die. 人生自古谁无死.102 A danger foreseen, is half avoided. 隐患能预见,危险去一半.103 All good things go by threes. 一切好事物,以三为标准.。
English Proverbs (英文格言、谚语)A bad penny always comes back.恶有恶报。
A bad shearer never had a good sickle.劣工尤器。
拙劣的割草工人用不出好镰刀。
自己技术不好，再好的镰刀也没有用A bad workman always blames his tools.劣工尤器。
拙劣的工匠只会怪工具不好。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools劣工尤器。
劣匠只会跟自己的工具吵架。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。
拥有的才是最真实的。
把握现在。
及时行乐，有花堪折直须折。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.小别胜新婚。
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.君王卿相于我何关。
猫也可以打量国王，暗喻人人平等。
人皆可为尧舜帝王。
切勿因为别人的经验不如你多，就不让他发表想法。
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link."链子的坚固是取决于最脆弱的连结处。
一步下错，满盘皆输。
A clear conscience is like a coat of mail.良心如信纸之信封。
平生不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusation.只要问心无愧，无端的指责可以一笑置之。
A constant guess is never welcome.常客难受欢迎.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常乐。
A creaking gate hangs long.会嘎嘎响的门反而用得久。
EnglishProverbsEnglish Proverbs (英语谚语)1.Failure teaches success.（成功是失败之母。
）2. A life without a friend is a life without sun.（人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。
）3. When at Rome, do as the Romans do. （入乡随俗。
）4. Better early than late. （宁早勿迟。
）5. Better late than never.（迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。
）6. A man can do no more than he can. （量力而行。
）7. Rome was not built in a day. （冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
）8. Practice makes perfect.. （熟能生巧。
）9. It is never too late to learn.（活到老，学到老。
）10. Where there is a will, there is a way.（有志者事竟成。
）11. Health is better than wealth. （健康胜于财富。
）12. Health is wealth. （健康就是财富。
）13. Well begun is half done. （良好的开端是成功的一半。
）14. A contented mind is a perpetual feast.（知足常乐。
）15. A friend in need is a friend indeed. （患难见知己。
）16. Haste makes waste. (欲速则不达。
)17. Every advantage has its disadvantage. (有利必有弊。
)18. Every little makes a mickle. (积少成多。
English Proverbs (英文格言、谚语)A bad penny always comes back.恶有恶报。
A bad shearer never had a good sickle.劣工尤器。
拙劣的割草工人用不出好镰刀。
自己技术不好，再好的镰刀也没有用A bad workman always blames his tools.劣工尤器。
拙劣的工匠只会怪工具不好。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools劣工尤器。
劣匠只会跟自己的工具吵架。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。
拥有的才是最真实的。
把握现在。
及时行乐，有花堪折直须折。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.小别胜新婚。
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.君王卿相于我何关。
猫也可以打量国王，暗喻人人平等。
人皆可为尧舜帝王。
切勿因为别人的经验不如你多，就不让他发表想法。
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link."链子的坚固是取决于最脆弱的连结处。
一步下错，满盘皆输。
A clear conscience is like a coat of mail.良心如信纸之信封。
平生不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusation.只要问心无愧，无端的指责可以一笑置之。
A constant guess is never welcome.常客难受欢迎.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常乐。
A creaking gate hangs long.会嘎嘎响的门反而用得久。
英国谚语（english proverb）开头不好，结果不好。
恶其始者必恶其终。
坏的布什胜过开阔的田野。
有胜于无。
一个坏的妥协胜过一个好的诉讼。
吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。
良心是心中的蛇。
做贼心虚。
坏习惯像一块好蛋糕，破得比保存好。
坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。
开门揖盗。
开门揖盗。
坏便士总会出现。
坏事不灭。
坏事传千年。
手艺差的工人总是抱怨工具不好使。
拙匠常怨工具差（人笨怨刀钝）。
便宜货是便宜货。
达成的协议不可撕毁。
乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。
乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。
一鸟在手胜过两鸟在布什。
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
鸟以言知，人以言知。
闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。
鸟儿可以用歌声知道。
什么鸟唱什么歌。
早晨一点总比一整天都好。
略有胜于全无。
一个盲人靠在墙上想象这是世界的边界。
坐井观天。
盲人不会因为镜子而感谢你。
秋波送盲，白费痴情。
今天的书和以前一样，永远不变。
一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。
闭着的书只不过是一块纸。
有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。
借来的斗篷不保暖。
借来的斗篷不暖身。
离别使爱情尖锐，在场强化爱情。
相聚爱益切，离别情更深。
一个人的选择负担是没有感觉的。
自己选的担子不嫌重。
烧伤过的孩子怕火。
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。
猫也可以看国王。
猫也有权晋见国王。
猫有九条命。
猫有九条命。
事故会发生。
天有不测风云。
链条不比它最薄弱的环节强。
链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。
工作的变动和休息一样好。
调换一下工作是很好的休息。
快乐的妻子是生活的乐趣。
快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。
干净的手不需要洗涤。
身正不怕影子斜问心无愧是软枕。
问心无愧，高枕无忧。
问心无愧。
光明磊落，胜券在握。
问心无愧。
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
清醒的速度胜过肮脏的早餐。
宁为清贫，不为浊富。
嘴巴闭得紧，苍蝇抓不住。
病从口入，祸从口出。
公鸡总是在自己的粪堆上称雄。
夜郎自大。
共同的危险导致共同的行动。
同仇敌忾。
English quotationsAll rodas lead to Rome ! 条条大路通罗马A frend in need is a frend indeed ! 患难见真知Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today ! 今日事今日毕Failure is the mother of success . 失败是成功之母Haste makes waste ! 欲速则不达It’s never too late to mend ! 亡羊补牢Knowledge is power ! 知识就是力量Look before you leap . 三思而后行Love me , love my dog , 爱屋及乌Many hands make light work . 人多力量大More waste , less speed . 欲速则不达Time flies never to be recalled ! 光阴一去不复返Nothing is too difficult if you put you heart into it . 世上无难事，只要肯攀登！Practice makes perfect ! 熟能生巧It’s never too late to learn . 活到老学到老The first step is the hardest ! 万事开头难Time is money ! 时间就是金钱Well begun is half done ! 良好的开端就是成功的一半Where there is life , there is hope ! 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there is a will , there is a way ! 有志者，事竟成Modesty makes one progress whereas conceit makes one lay behind . （毛泽东）虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后Example is the school of mankind ! 榜样是人类的学校Life is a battle from cradle to grave . 人生自始至终都是一场战斗Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass . 生活无目标如同航行没有指南针The best thing one can do is let it rain when it is raining . 下雨时，人所能及的最好办法是由它下吧。
EntriesAbsence makes the heart grow fonderActions speak louder than wordsAll for one and one for allAll roads lead to RomeAll that glitters is not goldAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boyAll’s fair in love and warAll’s well that ends wellAny port in a stormAn apple a day keeps the doctor awayApril showers bring May flowersAn army marches on its stomachBad news travels fastA bad penny always turns upThe bad workman always blames his tools[His] bark is worse than his biteBeauty is only skin deepBeggars can’t be choosersThe best of friends must partThe best things in life are freeThe best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry Better late than neverBetter safe than sorryBeware of Greeks bearing giftsThe bigger they come, the harder they fallA bird in the hand is worth two in the bushBirds of a feather flock togetherBlood is thicker than waterBoys will be boysBrevity is the soul of witThe buck stops hereBusiness before pleasure Carpe diemThe chickens have come home to roostCleanliness is next to godlinessClose, but no cigarCold hands, warm heartThe course of true love never did run smooth Curiosity killed the catDe gustibus non est disputandumThe devil can cite Scripture for his purposeThe devil is in the detailsDiscretion is the better part of valorDo not cast your pearls before swineDo unto others as you would have them do unto youA dog is a man’s best frien dDon’t count your chickens before they hatchDon’t cry over spilt milkDon’t cut off your nose to spite your faceDon’t fire until you see the whites of their eyesDon’t give up the shipDon’t hide your light under a bushelDon’t judge a book by its coverD on’t lock the stable door after the horse has been stolenDon’t look a gift horse in the mouthDon’t put all your eggs in one bas ketDon’t put the cart before the horseDon’t throw out the baby with the bath waterThe early bird catches the wormEarly to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meetEasy come, easy goEat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we dieEvery cloud has a silver liningEvery dog has his dayEverybody will be world famous for fifteen minutesExperience is the best teacherFamiliarity breeds contemptFeed a cold; starve a feverFinders keepers, losers weepersFish or cut baitFish out of waterA fool and his money are soon partedA foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little mindsFools rush in where angels fear to treadFor want of a nail the kingdom was lostForewarned is forearmedFrailty, thy name is woman!A friend in need is a friend indeedFrom the sublime to the ridiculous is but a stepThe game is not worth the candleGenius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration Give him enough rope and he’ll hang himselfGive the devil his dueGod helps those who help themselvesGood fences make good neighborsA good man is hard to findThe grass is always greener on the other side of the fenceGreat oaks from little acorns growHalf a loaf is better than noneHaste makes wasteHe who hesitates is lostHe who laughs last, laughs bestHell hath no fury like a woman scornedHere today, gone tomorrowHitch your wagon to a starHonesty is the best policyHope springs eternalIf at first you don’t succeed, try, try againIf the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad will go to the mountainIf the shoe fits, wear itIf wishes were horses, then beggars would rideIf you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchenIgnorance is blissImitation is the sincerest form of flatteryIn the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love In this world nothing is certain but death and taxesIt ain’t a fit night out for man or beastIt takes a heap o’ livin’ in a house t’ make it homeIt takes a thief to catch a thiefIt takes two to tangoIt’s never over till it’s overIt’s never too late to mendIt’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game Knowledge is powerLaugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep aloneLeave well enough aloneThe leopard cannot change its spotsLet bygones be bygonesLet sleeping dogs lieLet them eat cakeLet’s cross that bridge when we come to itLife is short; art is longLightning never strikes twice in the same placeA little learning is a dangerous thingLittle pitchers have big earsLittle strokes fell great oaksLive and learnLive and let liveLook before you leapLove conquers allLove makes the world go `roundThe love of money is the root of all evilMake haste slowlyMake hay while the sun shinesMan does not live by bread aloneA man is known by the company he keepsMan proposes, God disposesA man’s home is his castleMany hands make light workMarry in haste, repent at leisureThe meek shall inherit the EarthMisery loves companyA miss is as good as a mileMoney is the root of all evilThe more the merrierMurder will outMusic has charms to soothe a savage breastNecessity is the mother of inventionNever give a sucker an even breakNever put off until tomorrow what you can do todayNever say dieA new broom sweeps cleanNice guys finish lastNo man can serve two mastersNo man is an islandNo news is good newsNo one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American peopleNo rest for the wearyNothing succeeds like successNothing ventured, nothing gainedNothing will come of nothingOil and water don’t mixOld soldiers never die; they only fade awayOnce bitten, twice shyOne good turn deserves anotherOne man’s meat is another man’s poisonOne [or A] picture is worth a thousand wordsOne rotten (or bad) apple spoils the barrelThe one who pays the piper calls the tuneAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cureOut of sight, out of mindOut of the frying pan, into the fireThe pen is mightier than the swordA penny saved is a penny earnedPeople who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stonesA place for everything and everything in its placePoets are born, not madePolitics makes strange bedfellowsPractice makes perfectPractice what you preachPride goeth before a fallProcrastination is the thief of timeThe proof of the pudding is in the eatingRender unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’sThe road to hell is paved with good intentionsA rolling stone gathers no mossRome wasn’t built in a daySeeing is believingThe show must go onSic transit gloria mundiSilence is goldenSlow but steady wins the raceA soft answer turneth away wrathStep on a crack, break your mother’s backStill waters run deepA stitch in time saves nineStone walls do not a prison makeStrike while the iron is hotTake the bitter with the sweetThere are plenty of fish in the seaThere’s many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lipThere’s more than one way to skin a catThere’s no accounting for tasteThere’s no fool like an old foolThere’s no place like homeThose who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it Time and tide wait for no manTime heals all woundsTime is moneyTo err is human, to forgive divineToo many cooks spoil the brothTruth is stranger than fictionTruth will outTurnabout is fair playTwo heads are better than oneTwo wrongs don’t make a rightTwo’s company, three’s a crowdUneasy lies the head that wears a crownVariety is the spice of lifeWalls have earsWaste not, want notA watched pot never boilsWe have met the enemy, and they are usWell begun is half doneWhat will be, will beWhat’s good for the goose is good for the ganderWhen in Rome, do as the Romans doWhen it rains, it poursWhen the cat’s away, the mice will playWhen the going gets tough, the tough get goingWhere are the snows of yesteryear?Where there’s a will, there’s a wayWhere there’s smoke there’s fireWhile there’s life, there’s hopeWin this one for the GipperWinning isn’t everything; it’s the only thingThe wish is father of the deedA woman’s work is never doneA word to the wise is sufficientWork expands to fill the time available for its completion The worm turnsYes, Virginia, there is a Santa ClausYou can catch more flies with honey than with vinegarYou can lead a horse to water, but you can’t ma ke him drink. You cannot serve God and mammonYou can’t fit a round peg in a square holeYou can’t go home againYou can’t have your cake and eat it tooYou can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s earYou can’t make an omelet without breaking eggsYou can’t squeeze blood from a turnipYou can’t take it with youYou can’t teach an old dog new tricksYou can’t unscramble an eggYou’ve made your bed, now lie in it。
