English proverbs 英语谚语

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。

英语谚语All covet,all lose.凡事都想要，事事得不到。

Easy come,easy go .来得容易去得快。

Love me,love my dog.爱屋及乌。

Little wealth,little care.钱财少，少操心。

Many men,many minds.人多意见多。

Humble hearts have humble desire.谦卑者无奢望。

He that talks much lies much.说话多的人谎话也多。

They that know nothing fear nothing.无知则无畏。

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.小事聪明，大事糊涂。

The ascent is difficult,but the descent is easy.下降容易上升难。

Knowledge makes humble,ignorance makes proud.知识使人谦虚，无知使人傲慢。

Be swift to hear,slow to speak.快听慢说/多听少讲。

Better an open enemy than a false friend.宁要公开的敌人，不要虚伪的朋友。

All things are difficult before they are easy.万事开头难。

Look for the old so as to learn the new.温故而知新。

The longest way round is the nearest way home.绕道路反近，捷径常误人。

If the eye won’t admire the heart won’t desire.眼不馋，心不贪。

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise.早睡早起身体好，体健脑灵财自来。

FREQUENTLY QUOTED ENGLISH PROVERBS英语常见谚语1. A bad workman always blames his tools.拙匠总怪工具差。

2. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。

3. A bad thing never dies.坏事遗臭万年。

4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手，胜过双鸟在林。

5. A boaster and a liar are cousin.吹牛与说谎话本是同宗。

6. A bully is always a coward.残暴者最怯懦。

7. A burden of one’s choice is not felt.爱挑担子的不嫌重。

8. A candle lights others and consumers itself. 烛光照亮了别人，却毁灭了自己。

9. A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命。

10. A cat may look at a king.猫也可以看皇帝。

11. A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入，祸从口出。

12. A constant guest is never welcome.常客令人烦。

13.Action speaks louder than words.百说不如一干。

14.Adversity leads to prosperity穷则思变。

15.Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。

16. A fair death honors the whole life.死的其所。

流芳百世。

17. A faithful friend is hard to find.人生得一知己难。

18. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。

The Cream of English Proverbs生活家庭篇1.It takes all sorts to make a world.大千世界，无奇不有。

There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy. 天地间的奇事，你有？Live and let live.Variety is the spice of life. 多样化是生活的调味品。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.2.The golden age was never the present age.黄金时代绝不在当今。

Seize the day, seize the hour.3.Follow your own course, and let people talk.走自己的路，让人家去说吧。

Alghieri Dante（意大利诗人但丁）We are all slaves of opinions.我们都是舆论之奴。

What ill Mrs. Grundy say?Look before you leap.4.He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune.有妻室之人已将自己押给了命运。

Francis BaconWedlock is a padlock. 婚姻是枷锁。

5.Marriages are made in heaven.姻缘天定。

Marriage comes by destiny.Marriage is a lottery.6.Don’t cross a bridge till you come to it.人未到桥头别想过桥事。

Don’t cry before you are hurt.Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.7.It’s the thought that counts. 难得一份心。

the early bird catches the worm: 早起的鸟儿有食吃；捷足先登a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush：双鸟在林不如一鸟在手Do not count your chickens before they are hatched：如意算盘；过早乐观；蛋尚未孵先数鸡do not put all your eggs in one basket：别把所有鸡蛋放一个篮子里；分散风险a fool and his money are soon parted：笨人难聚财，傻瓜花钱快never put off until tomorrow what you can do today：今日事今日毕haste makes waste：欲速则不达honesty is the best policy：诚实正直为上策there is no use crying over spilled milk：牛奶洒了哭也没用；覆水难收，悔恨徒劳children should be seen and not heard：对孩子要看紧些，而不是听之任之all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy：只顾学习不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones：己有过，勿正人；责人必先责己I t is not work that kills, but worry.劳动不伤人，忧虑才伤人。

It is no use crying over spilt milk.泼水难收。

It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently. 话讲得多是一回事，讲得恰当是另一回事。

It is right to put everything in its proper use.凡事都应该用得其所。

Napkin:1apieceofclothorpaperusedforprotectingyourclothesandwipingyourmouthandhandswhileyouareeating2athickban dofsoftmaterialthatwomenattachtotheinsideoftheirunderwearduringmenstruation.Handkerchief;asmallsquarepieceofclothorpaperusedforwipingyournoseoreyes There is no time like the present.Facial tissue;Shewiped off the sweat from her facewithapieceof facial tissue. A stitch in time saves nine. Hilarious;sidesplitting,hysterical,comical,entertaining,uproarious,riotous[ˈraɪətəs],mirthful Calculator;a small electronic device for calculating with numbers, Once a thief always a thiefFan;1someonewholikeswatchingorlisteningtosomethingsuchasasport, movies, ormusicverymuch, orwhoadmiresafamousorimportantpersonverymuch.Good swimmers are often drowned.One swallow does not make a summer.2amachinewithbladesthatturnandmovetheairinaroomtomakeitfeellesshot. Don't lie to yourself.3aflatobjectthatyoumovebackwardandforwardinfrontofyourfaceinordertomakeyourselffeellesshotStapler;1asmallobjectusedforfasteningpiecesofpaperwithastaple.Shestapledthepaperstogetherwith the stapler.Where there is a will, there is a way.A cheerful wife is the spice of life.A bad workman blames his tools.Actions speak louder than words. What you do is more important than what you say, or what you promise to do.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.The wolf finds a reason for taking the lamb.Truth will out.One rotten apple will spoil the whole barrel. or One scabbed sheep mars the whole flock. One person can be a bad influence on many others.The wolf finds a reason for taking the lamb.Time will tell Beggars can't be choosers. Meaning: "We must accept with gratitude and without complaint what we are given when we do not have the means or opportunity to provide ourselves with something better."Good wine needs no bush.Slow and steady wins the race.Winning is not eth (it is the only thing.)Well begun is half done.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.Birds of a feather flock together.Fine feathers make fine birds.It is the early bird that gets the worm.Don't bark if you can't bite.Don't bite off more than you can chew.Don't bite the hand that feeds you.Bitter pills may have blessed effects.Blood is thicker than water.Don't judge a book by its cover=Never judge something based on its outward appearance.Life is too short (to drink bad wine).As you sow, so you reap. You can't milk a bull.Everyone's business is no ones business.If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly.If you buy quality, you only cry once.You can't Have your cake and eat it too.Don't burn the candle at both ends.A cat may look at a king=we are all equal.Curiosity killed the cat.When the cat is away, the mice will play.A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.Don't count your chickens before they're mon sense is not so common.A man is known by the company he keeps=you often take after those around you.Courage lost, all lo st. or Faint heart never won fair lady.Still water runs deep.The best defense is a good offence.Barking dogs seldom bite.It's easy to be wise after the event.Don't put all your eggs in one basket.Better an egg today than a hen to morrow.An empty vessel makes the most noise.The enemy of my enemy, is my friend. Every cloud has a silver lini ng.First come, first served.First things first.If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.Do not add oil to the fire.Figh t fire with fire. (one must defeat evil with the same type of evil).There is no smoke without fire.All is fish that co mes to the net.Give a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to fish, he eats for the rest of his life.Sto len fruit is the sweetest.Garbage in, garbage out.Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.Don't interfere when two people are having an argument.Grasp all, lose all.Trying to get too much will often result in not gainin g anything. History repeats itself.If you're in a hole, stop digging= cut your losses. Don't put the cart before the horse.A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.In th e land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.He laughs best who laughs last.If life gives you lemons, make lemon ade.Look on the sunny side of life.Love is like war, Easy to start, Hard to end, Impossible to forget.If you love som ebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.Many a mickle makes a muckle.Repetition is the mother of memory.It's no use crying over spilt milk.A miss by an inch is a miss by a mile.Don't make the same mistake twice.More haste, less speed.The more the merrier. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.Never put off till (until) tomorrow what you can do today.Never say never.It's never too late to mend.Never lie to your doctor/lawyer If you don't have anythi ng nice to say, don't say anything at all.No man is indispensible.Nothing for nothing=Nothing ventured, nothing gain ed.opportunity knocks only once.Old habits die hard.Penny wise, pound foolish.If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.Poverty is the reward of idleness.Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.Pride comes before the fall.If s omething can go wrong, it will. (Murpfy’s law)There is nothing new under the sun.A drowning man will clutch at astraw.Constant dropping wears away the stone.。

英文谚语English proverbs1.Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

2.It’s never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢。

3.Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

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

5.Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. 心之所愿，无所不成。

6.One today is worth two tomorrows. 一个今天胜似两个明天。

7.Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。

8. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

9.Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above thecrowd: a little bit more. 四个简单的词汇概括了成功秘诀：多一点点！10.It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

11.From small beginning come great things. 伟大始于渺小。

12.Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. 天才不过是勤奋而已。

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

14.New wine in old bottles. 旧瓶装新酒。

15.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。