國小生英語諺語大全【經典】

在我們英語寫作上，很多學生都喜歡運用一些諺語，以下是小編蒐集整理的國小生英語諺語大全，歡迎閱讀。

1.A beggar's purse is 乞丐的錢袋是無底洞。

2.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。

3.A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聞其歌知其鳥，聽其言知其人。

4.A bird may be known by its song. 什麼鳥唱什麼歌。

5.A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有勝於全無。

6.A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world. 坐井觀天。

7.A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白費痴情。

8.A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好書今天如此，將來也如此，永不改變。

9.A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 惡其始者必惡其終。

10.A bad bush is better than the open field. 有勝於無。

11.A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。

12.A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. 做賊心虛。

13.A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 壞習慣像鮮餡餅，分食要比儲存好。

14.A bad padlock invites a picklock. 開門揖盜。

15.A bad penny always turns up.爛錢總是會再回籠

16.A bad thing never dies. 壞事傳千年。

17.A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀鈍)。

18.A bargain is a bargain. 達成的協議不可撕毀。

19.A book that remains shut is but a block. 有書閉卷不閱讀，無異是一塊木頭。

20.A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借來的斗篷不暖身。

nce sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚愛益切，離別情更深。

22.A burden of one's choice is not felt. 自己選的擔子不嫌重。

23.A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。

24.A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蠟燭焚自身，光亮照別人。

25.A cat may look at a king. 貓也有權晉見國王。

26.A cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命。

dents will happen. 天有不測風雲。

28.A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 鏈條的堅固程度取決於它最薄弱的環節。

29.A change of work is as good as a rest. 調換一下工作是很好的休息。

30.A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。

31.A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。

32.A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 問心無愧，高枕無憂。

33.A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落，勝券在握。

34.A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。

35.A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 寧為清貧，不為濁富。

36.A close mouth catches no flies. 病從口入，禍從口出。

37.A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。

38.A common danger causes common action. 同仇敵愾。

39.A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳賓，常來不歡迎。

40.A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常樂。

41.A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 貪婪的人對別人毫無好處，對自己卻壞處更大。

42.A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居間人。

43.A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 戶樞不蠹。

on is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行動是知識的巧果。

ons speak louder than words. 事實勝於雄辯。

46.A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不滿足者坐無寧時。

47.A disease known is half cured. 病情確診斷，治病好一半。

nish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公開場合又表揚你的朋友。

49.A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨頭打狗狗不叫。

rsity is a good discipline. 苦難是磨練人的好機會。

rsity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。

rsity makes a man wise, not rich. 患難使人聰明，但不能致富。

rsity makes strange bedfellows. 身處逆境不擇友。

rsity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困難是最大的光榮。

55.A fair death honours the whole life. 死得光明，終身榮耀。

56.A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。

57.A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友難得。

58.A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一塹，長一智。

r dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while. 午飯後要坐，晚飯後要走。

60.A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父親是財富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。

61.A fault confessed is half redressed. 承認錯誤，等於改正一半。

irs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 事情要安步就班地做，就會很快地做完。

63.A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. 口若懸河不能作為才智的證明。

64.A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算計。

65.A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜總愛強出頭。

66.A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋難聚財。

67.A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人裝聰明，實在最可憐。

68.A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer. 一愚發問，七智結舌。

69.A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. 愚者所問，智者難答。

70.A fool may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千慮，必有一得。

71.A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. 一愚所失，百智難回。

72.A fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another. 一個蠢材在他自己家裡所知的事比一個聰明人在別人家裡所知的事要多。

73.A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千慮，必有一得。

74.A fool's heart dances on his lips. 愚人心坦蕩，掛在嘴脣上。

75.A fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸會變，但本性難移。

76.A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣揚人的美德，敵人誇大人的罪過。

77.A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 曩中有錢，不如朝中有友。

78.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難朋友才是真朋友。

79.A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一個我。

80.A friend is best found in adversity. 患難見真友。

81.A friend is never known till a man have need. 不到患難時，永遠不能認識真正的朋友。

82.A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢，失友快。

83.A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 廣交友，無深交。

84.A friend without faults will never be found. 沒有缺點的朋友是永遠找不到的。

r a storm comes a calm. 否極泰來。

r black clouds, clear weather. 否極泰來。

r death, the doctor. 放馬後炮。

r dinner comes the reckoning. 吃喝玩樂，該付代價。

r dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile. 午餐之後坐片刻，晚飯之後走一里。

r meat, mustard. 雨後送傘。

91.A full belly counsels well. 衣食足而後知榮辱。

92.A full cup must be carried steadily. 杯滿盈，須持穩。

93.A good anvil does not fear the hammer. 好砧不怕錘。

94.A good appetite is a good sauce. 飢不擇食。

95.A good beginning is half the battle. 首戰告捷等於一半勝利。

96.A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善其終。

97.A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好書，莫逆之交。

98.A good book is a light to the soul. 好書一本，照亮心靈。

99.A good conscience is a continual feast. 白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。

100.A good conscience is a soft pillow. 白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。

101.A good dog deserves a good bone. 有勞得獎。

102.A good example is the best sermon. 身教勝似言教。

103.A good face is a letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封推薦的介紹信。

104.A good face needs no paint. 美貌無需擦脂抹粉。

105.A good fame is better than a good face. 好的名望勝於好的相貌。

106.A good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近親。

107.A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land. 聰明腦袋勤勞手，走遍天下貴如金。

108.A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold. 健康的身體貴於黃金鑄成的皇冠。

109.A good heart cant's lie. 有仁心者不說謊話。

110.A good heart conquers ill fortune. 善心克厄運。

111.A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 良馬的毛色不會差。

112.A good horse often needs a good spur. 好馬常要好靴刺。

113.A good marksman may miss. 智者千慮，必有一失。

114.A good maxim is never out of season. 至理名言不會過時。

115.A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口，忠言逆耳。

116.A good name is better than riches. 好名譽勝過有財富。

117.A good name is earlier lost than won. 失去美名易，得到美名難。

118.A good name is sooner lost than won. 美譽難得而易失。

119.A good name keeps lustre in the dark. 好的名聲在黑暗中也會光芒四射。

120.A great talker is a great liar. 最會饒舌的人也是最會說謊的人。

121.A great ship asks deep water. 巨輪尋深水而航行。

122.A guilty conscience is a self-accuser. 做賊心虛，良心自誅。

123.A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 賊膽心虛。

124.A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning. 一點小常識常勝過很多有價值的學問。

125.A happy heart makes a blooming visage. 心花怒放，笑逐顏開。

126.A hasty man is seldom out of trouble. 性急難免出岔子。

127.A heavy purse makes a light heart. 腰包錢財足，心境自然寬。

128.A heavy snow promise a good harvest. 瑞雪兆豐年。

129.A hero is known in the time of misfortune. 時勢造英雄。

130.A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. 相馬不可憑馬的裝飾。

131.A house divided against itself cannot stand. 家庭內訌難維繫。

132.A Jack of all trades and master of none. 三腳貓無所長。

133.A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 開玩笑總不能化敵為友，反而有時會失去朋友。

134.A journey of a thousand miles begains with a single step. 千里之行，始於足下。

135.A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 窮人的一隻羔羊比富人的一頭牛還要珍貴。

136.A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懶羊嫌毛重

137.A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

will make a cat speak. 酒後吐真言。

139.A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 騙子說真話，也沒人相信。

140.A liar is worse than a thief. 撒謊比偷竊更可惡。

141.A lie begets a lie till they come to generation. 謊言生謊言，謊言傳萬代。

142.A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生在世無朋友，猶如生活無太陽。

143.A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder. 人生無目的，猶如船失去了舵。

144.A light purse is a heavy curse. 為人無錢處處難。

145.A light purse makes a heavy heart. 曩中無錢心事重。

146.A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家凶如獅，在外卻如鼠。

147.A little body often harbours a great soul. 莫道身軀小，偉人寓其間。

148.A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world. 幼兒是世界上最可愛和最純潔的。

149.A little fire is quickly trodden out. 小洞易補。

150.A little is better than none. 聊勝於無。

151.A little labour, much health. 適量勞動健身大有益。

152.A little leak will sink a great ship. 千丈之堤潰於蟻穴。

153.A little learning is a dangerous thing. 淺學誤人。

154.A little neglect may breed great mischief. 小不忍則亂大謀。

155.A little of everything, nothing at all. 每事淺嘗輒止，結果將一事無成。

156.A little pot is soon hot. 壺小水易熱。

157.A little spark kindles a great fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。

158.A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire. 適可而止，過猶不及。

159.A living dog is better than a dead lion. 一條活狗勝過一頭死獅。

are brave when the enemy flies. 敵人逃跑時，個個都勇敢。

are not hunters that blow the horn. 吹號角的未必都是獵人。

are not merry that dance lightly. 表面高興的，未必都快樂。

are not saints that go to church. 去做禮拜者，未必皆聖人。

are not thieves that dogs bark at. 犬之所吠，並非皆賊。

asses wag their ears. 傻子總愛裝聰明。

bread is not baked in one oven. 人心不同，猶如其面。

cats love fish but fear to wet their paws. 貓都愛吃魚，卻怕爪弄溼。

covet, all lose. 貪多必失。

good things came to an end. 天下無不散之宴席。

is fair in war. 兵不厭詐。

is fish that comes to one's net. 捉到網裡都是魚。

is flour that comes to his mill. 到他的磨裡都能碾成粉。

is not at hand that helps. 有用的東西並不都是垂手可得的。

is not gain that is put in the purse. 放入錢包的錢財，並非都是應得的。

is not gold that glitters. 閃光的東西並不都是黃金。

is not lost that is in danger. 在危險中的東西未必都會損失。

is well that ends well. 結果美滿都是好的。

men are mortal. 人孰無死。

men cannot be first. 不可能人人都得第一名。

one's geese are swans. 自吹自擂。

181.A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village. 遠親不如近鄰。

182.A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand. 出色的外科醫生必須心明眼亮和有一雙靈巧的手。

183.A good tale is none the worse for being twice told. 好故事百聽不厭。

184.A good tongue is a good weapon. 伶俐的口齒是一種銳利的武器。

185.A good wife makes a good husband. 有好妻子就有好丈夫。

186.A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆豐年。

rivers run into the sea. 百川入海。

roads lead to Rome. 條條道路通羅馬。

's fair in love and war. 愛情和戰爭是不擇手段的。

's fish that comes to his net. 到了網中都是魚。

shall be well, Jack shall have Jill. 有情人終成眷屬。

the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment. 機會失去不再來，千貫萬貫難贖回。

the wit in the world is not in one head. 世界上所有的智慧不可能集中於一個腦袋。

the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. 整個世界是個舞臺，男男女女，演員而已。

things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事都是先難後易。

things are easy that are done willingly. 做事樂意，諸事容易。

things are obedient to money. 有錢能使鬼推磨。

things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要耐心肯等待，一切都會按時來。

time is no time when it is past. 光陰一去不復返。

truths are not to be told. 真理並不都能說得清。

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。[!--

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

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

204.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。

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

206.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。

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

208.A man can die but once. 人生只有一次死。

209.A man can do no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行。

210.A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife. 妻子浪費無度，丈夫不會出頭。

211.A man cannot serve two masters. 一僕不能事二主。

212.A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。

213.A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 一心不能二用。

214.A man has his hour, and a dog has his day. 人有稱心時，狗有得意日。

215.A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 人有兩隻耳朵一張嘴，就是為了多聽少說話。

216.A man is as old as he feels. 老不老，自己曉。

217.A man is known by the company he keeps. 察其友知其人。

218.A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable. 人並不因為生在馬廄裡就成了馬。

219.A man is not good or bad for one action. 判斷人的好壞不能憑一次行為。

220.A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遙知馬力，日久見人心。

221.A man may dig his grave with his teeth. 禍從口出。

222.A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink. 牽馬到河易，強馬飲水難。

223.A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge. 有寶何必人前誇。

224.A man may smile and smile and be villain. 笑裡藏奸。

225.A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool. 一個人可能說話像個聰明人，而行為像個大笨蛋。

226.A man of gladness seldom falls into madness. 生性樂天的人極少會變成瘋子。

227.A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. 講而不做，猶如花園裡長滿了荒草。

228.A man's actions show his character. 行為可顯出一個人的品性。

229.A man who has friend must show himself friendly. 與朋友交，必須友好相處。

230.A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 人無笑臉，不要開店。

231.A man without money is a bow without an arrow. 人無錢，猶如弓無箭。

232.A man without reason is a beast in season. 人無理智就像是一頭髮情的野獸。

233.A match will set fire to a large building. 星星之火，可以燎原。

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

235.A merry heart goes all the way. 生性樂天，終身受用。

236.A middle course is the safest. 中庸之道最保險。

237.A miserly father makes a prodigal son. 愛錢如命的父親生個兒子揮金如土。

238.A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫釐，差之千里。

239.A moneyless man goes fast through the market. 一個沒錢的人很快穿過市場。

g the blind the one-eyed man is king. 山中無老虎，猴子稱霸王。

241.A mother's love never changes. 母愛永恆。

artist lives everywhere. 藝人處處可安家。

ass endures his burden but not more than his burden. 驢子能負重，但不堪超過力之所及。

244.A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 遠親不如近鄰。

empty hand is no lure for a hawk. 空手誘不來老鷹。

empty purse frightens many friends. 曩中無分文，親友不上門。

empty sack cannot stand upright. 空麻袋，立不直。

enemy's mouth seldom speaks well. 狗嘴裡吐不出象牙。

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。

evil chance seldom comes alone. 禍不單行。

evil lesson is soon learned. 學壞容易。

252.A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。

is the workman so is the work. 什麼工人出什麼活。

no questions and you will be told no lies. 如果你少問，謊言就難進。

255.A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 人要衣裝，佛要金裝。

256.A small leak will sink a great ship. 一個小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大輪船。

257.A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平靜的海洋練不出熟練的水手。

258.A sow, when washed; returns to the muck. 江山易改，本性難移。

259.A spot is most seen on the finest cloth. 最清潔的布上，汙點特別顯眼。

soon as you have drunk, you turn your back upon the spring. 忘恩負義。

261.A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患無辭。

the best wine makes the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turns to the deadliest hatred. 美酒可製成烈醋，熱愛能變為深仇。

the call, so the echo. 發什麼聲音，有什麼回聲。

the fool thinks, so the bell clinks. 一廂情願。

the inner life is, so will be the language. 言為心聲。

the old cock crows, so doth the young. 有其父必有其子。

the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 試金石可以試金，正如黃金可以試人。

the tree falls, so shall it lie. 自作自受。

the tree, so the fruit. 長什麼樹，結什麼果。

they sow, so let them reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

271.A still tongue makes a wise head. 智者寡言。

272.A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不補，大洞吃苦。

273.A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。

274.A straw shows which way the wind blows. 一葉便知秋。

275.A stumble may prevent a fall. 小懲大誡。

well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. 偷大偷小都是賊。

worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil thoughts in idleness. 蟲蛆在死水中孵化，邪念在懶惰中養成。

you brew, so must you drink. 自搬石頭自壓腳。

you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自食其果。

you sow you shall mow. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

night, all cats are grey. 貓在夜晚皆灰色(醜妍暗中難分辨)。

282.A tall tree catches the wind. 樹大招風。

283.A tattler is worse than a thief. 搬弄是非者，惡劣甚於賊。

284.A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber. 偷多偷少都是賊。

285.A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf. 賊瞭解賊，正如狼瞭解狼。

286.A thing is bigger for being shared. 插手人一多，事態就擴大。

287.A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many. 朋友千人尚覺少，仇敵一人猶嫌多。

288.A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. 千言萬語不如一個行動。

289.A threatened blow is seldom given. 虛張聲勢，嚇唬而已。

open doors dogs come in. 狗從開著的門中進來。

291.A tree is known by its fruit. 觀其行而知其人。

292.A true friend is known in the day of adversity. 疾風知勁草，患難知友情。

293.A true friend is one soul in two bodies. 真正的朋友好似兩個身子長著一顆心。

294.A true jest is no jest. 真正的笑話不是笑話。

295.A true man and a thief think not the same. 君子和竊賊的思想不同。

296.A useful trade is a mine of gold. 一樣有用的手藝是取之不盡的財富。

297.A valiant man's look is more than a coward's sword. 勇士的神色勝過懦夫的刀劍。

ice blinds our eyes. 財迷心竅。

ice increases with wealth. 越富越貪。

300.A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain. 決心趕到目的地，浪漢何懼雨來淋。

301.A watched pot is long in boiling. 心急水不沸。

302.A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent. 一本壞書危害無窮。

303.A wilful man will have his way. 有志者是竟成。

304.A wise head makes a close mouth. 智者寡言。

305.A wise man cares not for what he cannot have. 智者不作非凡之想。

306.A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. 智者通權達變，愚者剛愎自用。

307.A wise man needs not blush for changing his purpose. 智者不恥於改變初衷。

308.A wise man thinks all that he says, a fool says all that he thinks. 智者思其所言，愚者言其所思。

309.A wise man will make tools of what comes to hand. 聰明的人能隨機應變。

310.A woman's work is never at an end. 婦女的活計做不完。

311.A word is enough to the wise. 對明智者一言已足。

312.A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言既出，駟馬難追。

313.A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，駟馬難追。

314.A work ill done must be twice done. 未做好的活，需要重新做。

315.A young man married is a man that's marred.男子早婚，種下禍根。

316.A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。

r is a short madness. 發火是短暫的瘋狂。

r rests in the bosom of folly. 怒火常寓於蠢人的胸中。

honest man's word is as good as his bond. 誠實人的話像他的契約一樣靠得住。

hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之計在於晨。

idle brain is the devil's workshop. 遊手好閒是萬惡之源。

idle youth, a needy age. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

ill workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。

inch in a miss is as good as an ell. 錯無分大小，有錯皆不好。

nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. 對牛彈琴。

oak is not felled at one stroke. 萬事不能一蹴而就。

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

old dog barks not in vain. 老犬不空吠。

old dog bites sore. 老狗咬人痛得很。

old dog cannot alter its way of barking. 老狗難改吠聲。

old dog will learn no new tricks. 老家夥學不出新名堂。

old physician, and a young lawyer. 醫生年老的好，律師年輕的俏。

old poacher makes the best keeper. 老偷獵者是最好的看守人。

open door may tempt a saint. 一扇開著的大門可誘惑一個聖徒。

optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. 樂觀的人在災難中看到希望;悲觀的人在希望中看到災難。

ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 預防勝於治療。

ox is taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue. 牛因有腳而被抓，人因有舌而遭殃。

er a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，還治其人之身。

upright judge has more regard to justice than to men. 正直的法官重法勝於重人。

340.A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 省錢就是賺錢。

341.A pet lamb makes a cross ram. 寵壞的小羊將成為脾氣壞的大羊。

342.A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife. 窮漢娶富妻，必受老婆欺。

343.Apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter. 好藥不苦不會加糖衣。

344.Apparel makes the man. 馬靠鞍裝，人靠衣裝。

arances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。

tite comes with eating. 食慾越吃越旺。

347.A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 白日不做虧心事，夜半不怕鬼敲門。

348.A ragged coat may cover an honest man. 不能以衣著取人。

is long, but lift is short. 人生有涯，而學無涯。

350.A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money. 失友都因借錢起。

351.A road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 千里之行始於足下。

352.A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔，轉業不聚財。

lies in concealing art. 隱而不露即藝術。

a man lives so shall he die. 有生必有死。

a man's heart is, so does he speak. 言為心聲。

a man sows, so he shall reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

357.A secret between more than two is no secret. 兩人以上知道的祕密就不算祕密。

358.A servant is known by his master's absence. 主人不在可以看出僕人的品行來。

359.A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth. 緘默的嘴，真誠的心，是世界上最令人讚美的東西。

a spade a spade. 據實而言。

me not olive till thou see me gathered. 蓋棺論定。

no man happy until he dies. 蓋棺才能定論。

the leopard change his spots? 江山易改，本性難移。

and diligence bring luck. 謹慎和勤奮，帶來好運氣。

brings grey hair. 憂慮催人老。

killed the cat. 憂慮傷身。

not out the foul water till you bring in the clean. 清水未來，莫潑贓水。

not your pearls beforene. 明珠莫投暗。

h the bear before you sell his skin. 大事未成時，莫開慶功宴。

hide their paws. 大智若愚，大巧若拙。

ion is the parent of safety. 謹慎小心是安全之源。

ns of gold are stronger than chains of iron. 金鍊鎖人比鐵煉更牢靠。

ge lays not her hand upon truth. 真理不變。

ity begins at home, but should not end there. 仁愛須由近及遠。

t's never proper. 欺騙決非正當事。

k brings success. 和氣生財。

rful company shortens the miles. 旅有好旅伴，不覺行程遠。

rfulness and goodwill make labour light. 歡快與好意，勞動不覺累。

dhood shows the man, as morning shows the day. 看人看年少，看天看破曉。

dren and fools cannot lie. 孩子和傻子，不會說謊話。

dren and fools speak the truth. 孩子和傻子，說的是真話。

dren are the parents's riches. 子女是父母之財富。

ce of the end covers choice of the means. 選擇目的包含著選擇手段。

se an author as you choose a friend. 選書如擇友。

se a wife rather by your ear than your eye. 選妻，最好用耳莫用眼。

stmas comes but once a year. 佳節良辰，機會難得。

umstances are therulers of the weak, instrument of the wise. 弱者困於環境，智者利用環境。

lity costs nothing. 禮貌不須什麼代價。

nliness is next to godliness. 清淨近乎神聖。

hes make the man. 人要衣裝，佛要金裝。

what may, heaven won't fall. 船到橋頭自會直。

ort is better than pride. 安慰勝過傲慢。

ng events cast their shadows before them. 山雨欲來風滿樓。

are your grievs with other men's and they will seem less. 你的悲痛與人比，悲痛就會輕一些。

arisons are odious. 人比人，氣死人。

ession is the first step to repentance. 悔罪先須認罪。

idence of success is almost success. 對成功抱有信心，就近乎成功。

uer of fear of death and you are put into possession of your life. 不怕死，然後才能生。

tant dropping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石。

ent is better than riches. 知足常樂。

ent is happiness. 知足常樂。

ersation makes one what he is. 言如其人。

cils of war never fight. 主戰者不打仗。

sel after action is like rain after harvest. 放馬後炮。

sel must be followed, not praised. 忠告必須照辦，而不是讚美。

t not your chickens before they are hatched. 不要過早樂觀。

age and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和決心是美德的靈魂。

tesy costs nothing. 謙虛恭敬，不用分文。

rds are cruel. 懦夫不仁。

it, like a looking-glass, broken once, is gone, alas! 信譽像鏡子，破碎無法補。

itors have better memories than debtors. 放債人的記性比借債人好。

s do not pick crow's eyes. 同室不*戈。

up wine and sell vinegar. 掛羊頭，賣狗肉。

with one eye and laugh with the other. 口不應心。

osity killed the cat. 好奇心，惹禍根。

om is a second nature. 習慣是第二天性。

om is the guide of the ignorant. 習俗是無知者的嚮導。

om makes all things easy. 若照習慣辦，萬事皆不難。

419.e law. 習俗影響法律。

om without reason is but ancient error. 習俗沒有道理，古代謬誤而已。

short the nonsense and return to one's muttons. 閒話少說，言歸正傳。

the coat according to the cloth. 量布裁衣

er is next neighbour to security. 危險是安全的近鄰。

er itself is the best remedy for danger. 危險本身就是對付危險的最好辦法。

men tell no tales. 死人不會搬弄是非。

h is the grand leveller. 凡人都要死，大家都一樣。

h meets us everywhere. 死亡到處和我門相遇。[!--

h pays all debts. 人死百債了。

h when it comes will have no denial. 死亡來臨時，無可抗拒之。

s, no words. 不要光說不練。

is better than death. 負債總比死亡強。

s are fruits; words are but leaves. 行動是果實，言語只是樹葉而已。

s are males, and words are females. 言柔弱無能，行剛強有力。

rivers move in silence, shallow brooks are noisy. 深水靜靜流，淺溪潺潺流。

ys are dangerous. 坐失良機必有憂患。

berate before you begin, then execute with vigour. 著手前要深思熟慮，執行要果斷有力。

berate in counsel, prompt in action. 考慮要仔細，行動要迅速。

berating is not delaying. 慎思不是拖延。

ver not your words by number but by weight. 言不在多，而在有物。

nd on others and you always repent. 依靠別人總要後悔。

air gives courage to a coward. 人急造反，狗急跳牆。

ruction pursues the great. 樹大招風。

l must be driven out with devils. 以毒攻毒。

erity comes by experience. 熟練來自經驗。

ond cut diamond. 強中更有強中手。

cures more than the doctor. 藥補不如食補。

gence is near success. 勤奮近乎成功。

gence is the mother of good luck. 刻苦是成功之母。

gence is the mother of success. 勤奮是成功之母。

ontent is the first step in progress. 不知足是前進中的第一步。

retion is the better part of valour. 小心即大勇。

ase, enemy, and debt --these three must be cut off as soon as they begin to grow. 病，仇與債這三者，一露苗頭就砍掉。

ase of the soul are more dangerous than those of the body. 心靈上的疾病比肉體上的疾病更危險。

ases are the price of ill pleasures. 疾病是不正當娛樂的代價。

ases come on horseback, but go away on foot. 病來如山倒，病去如抽絲。

raced may be he who thinks ill. 心懷不端的人是可恥的。

as most men do and men will speak well of thee. 為眾之所為，受眾之所誇。

as the Romans do(or Do as they do at Rome). 入鄉要隨俗。

as you would be done by. 推己及人。

business, but be not a slave to it. 要做事，但不要做事務的奴隸。

does not eat dog. 物不傷其類。

that bark at a distance bite not at hand. 遠處叫得凶的狗，不會近身來咬人。

that run after many hares kill none. 多謀寡成。

wag their tails not so much in love to you as your bread. 狗搖尾巴，愛的是麵包。

g is better than saying. 行勝於言。

in Rome as the Romans do. 入鄉隨俗。

not all you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all youknow. 不要為所能為，不要花盡所有，不要全信所聞，不要言盡所知。

not cut down the tree that gives you shade. 不要忘恩負義。

not despise your enemy. 萬勿輕敵。

not give a dog bread every time he wags his tail. 不要有求必應。

not praise a day before sunset. 切勿褒貶過早。

not run too fast after gain. 不要見利就拼命追。

not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself. 不要向不如你幸運的人述說你的幸福。

not swap horses when crossing a stream. 處在危難中，不宜大更動。

no through fear of poverty surrender liberty. 不要因為怕貧苦而放棄自由。

not to others what you do not wish them to do to you. 己所不欲，勿施於人。

not wash dirty linen in public. 家醜不可外揚。

't cast out the foul water till you bring in the clean. 清水未來，莫潑贓水。

't count your chicken before they are hatched. 不要過早樂觀。

't climb a tree to look for fish. 勿緣木求魚。

't cross the bridge till you get to it. 不要杞人憂天。

't fly till you wings are feathered. 羽毛未豐不要飛。

't cry out before you are hurt. 還沒受苦，就別叫苦。

't halloo till you are out of the wood. 沒有脫離危險不要先歡呼。

't have thy cloak to make when it begins to rain. 切莫臨時抱佛腳。

't keep all your eggs in one basketball.勿孤注一擲。

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

't speak all you know, but know all you speak. 不要盡言所知，而要盡知所言。

't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 休要班門弄斧。

't throw out your dirty water before you get in fresh. 清水未打來，贓水莫倒掉。

't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自尋煩惱。

't whistle until you are out of the wood. 沒有脫離險境，不要過早高興。

one's level best. 盡力而為。

the i's and cross the t's. 一點一劃，循規蹈矩。

t is the key of knowledge. 懷疑乃知識的鑰匙。

well is better than say well. 說得好不如做得好。

y lips make thoughtless slips. 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢。

not your bow till your arrow is fixed. 事未齊備，切莫妄動。

water with a sieve. 竹籃子打水一場空。

m are lies. 夢不足信。

ms go by contraries. 夢想總與現實相反。

e your business, do not let it drive you. 要推動事業，不要讓事業來推動你。

ning man will catch at a straw. 溺水的人一根草也要抓。

ken days have all their tomorrows. 今日花天酒地，明日潦倒窮途。

kenness reveals what soberness conceals. 酒後露真言。

dogs are dangerous. 啞犬最凶惡。

g is as natural as living. 死亡與生存一樣自然。

bird loves to hear himself sing. 鳥兒都愛聽自己唱歌。

day brings its own bread. 天無絕人之路。

man is the architect of his own fate. 命運掌握在自己手中。

es catch no flies. 大人物不計較小事情。

es fly alone, but sheep flock together. 鷹單飛，羊群集。

y mistakes are the seeds of future trouble. 早期的錯誤可以釀成日後的麻煩。

y sow, early mow. 播種早的收穫早。

y start makes easy stages. 早開始是成功的保證。

y to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起，令人健康、富有而且聰明。

y wed, early dead. 早婚早夭。

er said than done. 說話容易做事難。

or west, home is best. 在家千日好，出門時時難。

come, easy go. 易得易失。

at pleasure, drink with measure. 隨意吃飯，適度飲酒。

one's cake and have it. 又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草。

to live, but not live to eat. 吃飯是為了生存，但生存不是為了吃飯。

to please thyself, but dress to please others. 吃是使自己受用，穿是使別人受用。

ation begins a gentleman, conversation completes him. 人的教養始於教育，成於社交。

ation has for its object the formation of character. 教育的目的在於培養品德。

w grease gives the best polish. 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針。

y vessels make the greatest sound. 空桶響聲大。

gh is as good as a feast. 知足常樂。

assails the noblest, the winds howl around the highest peak. 高位遭人妒，高峰招風吹。

vocation is first cousin to a lie. 支支吾吾，其言必詐。

rs, like straws, upon the surface flow; he who would search for pearls must dive below. 錯誤像稻草，漂浮在水面。欲覓珍珠者，須往水下潛。

Homer sometimes nods. 人非聖賢，孰能無過。

the walls have ears. 隔牆有耳。

y advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。

y bean has its black. 人人有其缺點。

y bird likes its own nest. 人愛其家。

ybody's business is nobody's business. 人人都管，大家不管。

y brave man is a man of his word. 勇敢的人都是信守諾言的人。

y bullet has its billet. 無風不起浪。

y cloud has a silver lining. 山窮水盡疑無路，柳暗花明又一村。

y cock crows on its own dunghill. 夜郎自大。

y cook praises his own broth. 自吹自擂。

y country has its customs. 鄉有鄉俗。

y couple is not a pair. 同床異夢，貌合神離。

y day is not Sunday. 好景不常在，好花不常開。

y day of thy life is a leaf in thy history. 生命中的一天就是你歷史上的一頁。

y dog has his day. 凡人都有得意之日。

y dog has his day, and every man his hour. 人人都有得意的日子。

y dog is a lion at home. 夜郎自大。

y dog is valiant at his won door. 狗在家門前條條都凶悍。

y door may be shut but death's door. 除了死門外，每門都可關。

y extremity is a fault. 萬事過分都差誤。

y fool can find faults that wise man cannot remedy. 蠢人也能找出聰明人無法彌補的岔子來的。

y heart has its own sorrow. 人人都有傷心處。

y horse thinks his sack heaviest. 每疋馬認為自己馱的袋子重。

y Jack has his Jill. 有情人終成眷屬。

y little makes a mickle. 積少成多。

y lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object. 情人眼裡出西施。

y man has a fool in his sleeve. 聰明一世，糊塗一時。

y man has his faults. 人孰無過。

y man has his hobby-horse. 人各有所好。

y man has his liking. 人各有所好。

ything is nice in your garden. 老王賣瓜，自賣自誇。

ything must have a beginning. 凡是都有起源。

ything new is fine. 新事物總是美好的。

y tide hath its ebb. 興盛之日必有衰退之時。

y tree is known by its own fruit. 觀其言行，知其為人。

y why has a wherefore. 事出有因。

comes to us by ells and goes away by inches. 罪惡來時，尺進寸退。

communications corrupt good manners. 交往惡劣，有損風度。

y man has his weak side. 人人都有自己的弱點。

y man is best know to himself. 自己最瞭解自己。

y man has the defects of his qualities. 一個人的好品質上也有不足之處。

y man is the architect of his own fortune. 每個人都是他自己命運的建誅師。

y man is the master of his own fortune. 每個人都是他自己的命運的主宰。

y man is the son of his own works. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

y man thinks his own geese swans. 每個人都以為自己的東西了不起。

y medal has its reverse. 事物都有它的反面。

y mother's child is handsome. 老王賣瓜，自賣自誇。

yone is dissatisfied with his own fortune. 人對自己的命運總不感滿足。

y one's faults are not written in their foreheads. 知人知面不知心。

y pleasure has a pain. 樂中必有苦。

y potter praises his own pot. 老王賣瓜，自賣自誇。

y salesman boasts of his own wares. 老王賣瓜，自賣自誇。

y shoe fits not every foot. 不能以己度人。

ything comes to him who waits. 安心等待必有好處。

ything has its seed. 無風不起浪。

ything has its time and that time must be watched. 任何事情都有好的時機，不要隨意放過。

ything hath an end. 任何事物都有它的結果。

ything is good in its season. 萬物逢時皆美好。

ything is good when new, but friend when old. 東西新的好，朋友老的好。