國外箴言精選

all work and no play makes jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes jack a mere boy.只工作，不玩耍，聰明孩子要變傻；盡玩耍，不學習，聰明孩子沒出息。

although it rains, throw not away your watering pot. 縱然天下雨，休把水壺丟。

always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom.坐吃山空。

a maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. 少女有了許多求婚者往往選中了最差的一個。

a maid that laughs is half taken. 少女露笑臉，婚事半成全。

a man alone is either a saint or a devil. 孤身獨處的人可以為聖哲，也可為惡魔。

a man apt to promise is apt to forget. 輕諾者易忘。

an evening red and a morning grey, is a sign of a fair day.晚霞紅如火，曉色青如灰，定是晴朗天。

an occasion lost cannot be redeemed. 時機失了無法挽回。

an old dog barks not in vain. 老犬不空吠。

an old dog bites sore. 老狗咬人痛得很。