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1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。
2. A bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。
3. A bad workman always blames his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯。
4. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
5. A bully is always a coward. 色厉内荏。
6. A burden of one's choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。
7. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
8. A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。
9. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
10. Adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。
11. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境出人才。
12. A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。
13.A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。
14. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
15. A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。
16. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
17. A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。
18. A friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之时方知友。
19. A friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。
20. A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。
21. A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。
22. A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。
23. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书，相伴一生。
24. A good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜过美貌。
25. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。
26. A hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。
27. A leopard cannot change its spots. 积习难改。
28. A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
29. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。
30. All good things come to an end. 天下没有不散的筵席。
31. All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。
32. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。
33. All that ends well is well. 结果好，就一切都好。
34. All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定都是金子。
35. All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事总是由难而易。
36. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
37. A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不耻下问才能有学问。
38. A man can do no more than he can. 凡事都应量力而行。
39. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。
40. A man is known by his friends. 什么人交什么朋友。
41. A man without money is no man at all. 一分钱难倒英雄汉。
42. A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。
43. A mother's love never changes. 母爱永恒。
44. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。
45. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
46. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。
47. As a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
48. A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
49. A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言者智。
50. A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
51. A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。
52. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
53. Bad news has wings. 好事不出门，坏事传千里。
54. Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠犬不咬人。
55. Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。
56. Better late than never. 不怕慢，单怕站。
57. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
58. Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。
59. Books and friends should be few but good. 读书如交友，应求少而精。
60. Business is business. 公事公办。
61. By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.
读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。
62. Can not see the wood for the trees. 一叶障目，不见泰山。
63. Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
64. Caution is the parent of safety. 小心驶得万年船。
65. Children are what the mothers are. 耳濡目染，身教言传。
66. Choose an author as you choose a friend. 择书如择友。
67. Complacency is the enemy of study. 学习的敌人是自己的满足。
68. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
自信是走向成功的第一步。
69. Constant dripping wears away a stone. 水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
70. Content is better than riches. 知足者常乐。
71. Count one's chickens before they are hatched. 蛋未孵先数雏。
72. Creep before you walk. 循序渐进。
73. Cry for the moon. 海底捞月。
74. Custom is a second nature. 习惯是后天养成的。
75. Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。
76. Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。
77. Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人。
78. Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。
79. Do it now. 机不可失，时不再来。
80. Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。
81. Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。
82. Do well and have well. 善有善报。
83 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起身体好。
84. Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。
85. Eat to live, but not live to eat.
人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。
86. Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑，必有一失。
87. Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。
88. Every dog has his day. 谁都有得意的时候。
89. Every little helps a mickle. 聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。
90. Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。
91. Every man has his hobbyhorse. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
92.Every man has his weak side. 人人都有弱点。
93. Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。
94. Every minute counts. 分秒必争。
95. Example is better then percept. 说一遍，不如做一遍。
96. Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。
97. Experience must be bought. 吃一堑，长一智。
98. Fact speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
99. Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
100. Fear always springs from ignorance. 恐惧源于无知。
101. First come, first served. 先来后到。
102. First think and then speak. 先想后说。
103. Fool's haste is no speed. 欲速则不达。
104. Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.
愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。
105. Fortune favors those who use their judgement. 机遇偏爱善断之人。
106. Four eyes see more than two. 集思广益。
107. Friends agree best at distance. 朋友之间也会保持距离。
108. Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. 天才不过是勤奋而已。
109. God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。
110. Gold will not buy anything. 黄金并非万能。
111. Good health is over wealth. 健康是最大的财富。
112. Great hopes make great man. 伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
113. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
114. Handsome is he who does handsomely. 行为漂亮才算美。
115. Happiness takes no account of time. 欢乐不觉时光过。
116. Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.
吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。
117. Health is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。
118. Health is happiness. 健康就是幸福。
119. Hear all parties. 兼听则明。
120. Heaven never helps the man who will not act. 自己不动，叫天何用。
121. He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.
背后说好话，才是真朋友。
122. He is lifeless that is faultless. 只有死人才不犯错误。
123. He is wise that is honest. 诚实者最明智。
124. He knows most who speaks least. 大智若愚。
125. He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。
126. He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟，不进则退。
127. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 想不犯错误，就一事无成。
128. He who risks nothing gains nothing. 收获与风险并存。
129. Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。
130. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。
131. I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. 朋友不能阿谀奉承。
132. If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 杀鸡取卵。
133. Industry is the parent of success. 勤奋是成功之母。
134. It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
135. It is the first step that costs troublesome. 万事开头难。
136. It is the unforeseen that always happens. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
137. It is too late to grieve when the chance is past. 坐失良机，后悔已迟。
138. It takes three generations to make a gentleman. 十年树木，百年树人。
139. Jack of all trades and master of none. 门门精通，样样稀松。
140. Judge not from appearances. 人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
141. Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
142. Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。
143. Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
144. Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。
145. Learn and live. 活着，为了学习。
146. Learn to walk before you run. 先学走，再学跑。
147. Let bygones be bygones. 过去的就让它过去吧。
148. Lies can never changes fact. 谎言终究是谎言。
149. Life is but a span. 人生苦短。
150. Life is not all roses. 人生并不是康庄大道。
151. Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
152. Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。
153. Like teacher, like pupil. 什么样的老师教什么样的学生。
154. Lookers-on see more than players. 当局者迷，旁观者清。
155. Lost time is never found again. 岁月既往，一去不回。
156. Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的。
157. Love is full of trouble. 爱情充满烦恼。
158. Love is never without jealousy. 没有妒忌就没有爱情。
159. Make hay while the sun shines. 良机勿失。
160. Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。
161. Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高。
162. Many heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。
163. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难见真情。
164. Money isn't everything. 钱不是万能的。
165. Nature is the true law. 天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。
166. Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明的动力。
167. Never judge from appearances. 不可以貌取人。
168. Never say die. 永不言败。
169. Never too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
170. No cross, no crown. 不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。
171. No man is born wise or learned. 没有生而知之者。
172. No man is content. 人心不足蛇吞象。
173. No pains, no gains. 没有付出就没有收获。
174. No pleasure without pain. 没有苦就没有乐。
175. No sweet without sweat. 先苦后甜。
176. Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
177. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只要肯登攀。
178. Nothing seek, nothing find. 没有追求就没有收获。
179. Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty. 世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
180. Not to advance is to go back. 不进则退。
181. No way is impossible to courage. 勇者无惧。
182. Observation is the best teacher. 观察是最好的老师。
183. One cannot put back the clock. 时钟不能倒转。
184. One good turn deserves another. 行善积德。
185. One man's fault is other man's lesson. 前车之鉴。
186. One never loses anything by politeness. 讲礼貌不吃亏。
187. Pleasure comes through toil. 苦尽甘来。
188. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
190. Pride goes before, and shame comes after. 骄傲使人落后。
191. Promise is debt. 一诺千金。
192. Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。
193. Put your shoulder to the wheel. 鼎力相助。
194. Reading enriches the mind. 开卷有益。
195. Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body. 读书健脑，运动强身。
196. Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you. 要人尊敬，必须自重。
197. Rome is not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
198. Saying is one thing and doing another. 言行不一。
199. Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。
200. Speech is silver, silence is gold. 能言是银，沉默是金。
201. Still water run deep. 静水常深。
202. Success belongs to the persevering. 坚持就是胜利。
203. Talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。
204. The best hearts are always the bravest. 无私者无畏。
205. The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
206. The finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢，不成器。
207. The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man. 烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。
208. The first step is the only difficulty. 迈出第一步是最艰难的。
209. The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 坐井观天。
210. The greatest talkers are always least doers. 语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
211. The more noble, the more humble. 人越高尚，越谦虚。
212. The pen is mightier than the sword. 笔能杀人。
213. There is no royal road to learning. 书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
214. Think twice before you do. 三思而后行。
215. Time and tide wait for no man. 时不我待。
216. Time cures all things. 时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
217. Time flies. 光阴似箭。
218. Time is money. 时间就是金钱。
219. Time lost cannot be won again. 时光流逝，不可复得。
220. Time past cannot be called back again. 时间不能倒流。
221. Time tries all. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。
222. To err is human. 人非圣贤，孰能无过。
223. To know oneself is true progress. 人贵有自知之明。
224. Tomorrow never comes. 我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
225. Too much liberty spills all. 自由放任，一事无成。
226. To save time is to lengthen life. 节约时间就是延长生命。
227. Truth never grows old. 真理永存。
228. Two heads are better than one. 一个好汉三个帮。
229. Unity is strength. 团结就是力量。
230. Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利于行。
231. Venture a small fish to catch a great one. 吃小亏占大便宜。
232. Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away. 滴水穿石。
233. Wealth is nothing without health. 失去健康，钱再多也没用。
234. We know not what is good until we have lost it. 好东西，失去了才明白。
235. We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.
欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。
236. We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.
自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。
237. Whatever you do, do with all your might. 不管做什么，都要一心一意。
238. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. 儿时所学，终生难忘。
239. What we do willingly is easy. 愿者不难。
240. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
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