英文名句A-Z
A
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. ㄧ鳥在手勝過二鳥在林。
A bolt from the blue. 晴天霹靂。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情。
A man is known by the company he keeps. 觀其友，知其人。
A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 鄉愿德之賊。
A crowd is not company. 群眾非良伴。
A miss is as good as a mile. 差之毫釐，失之千里。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔。
A friend who shares is a friend who cares.
願意與你分享的朋友才是關心你的朋友。
A leopard doesn’t change its spots. 江山易改，本性難移。
Actions speak louder than words. 坐而言不如起而行。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一蘋果，醫生遠離我。
All good things come to an end. 天下無不散的筵席。
All roads lead to Rome. 條條大路通羅馬。
All or nothing. 寧為玉碎，不爲瓦全。
All that glitters is not gold. 虛有其表。
Accidents will happen. 天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福。
Advice when must needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。
After a storm comes a calm. 雨過天青。
After us the deluge. 自掃門前雪。
As you sow, so you will reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自作自受。
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
不要問國家能爲你做什麼，要問你能爲國家做什麼。
B
Bad news travels fast. 壞事傳千里。
Bad money drives out good. 劣幣驅逐良幣。
Barking dogs seldom bite. 會叫的狗不咬人。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 不輕諾，諾必果。
Beauty is but skin deep. 美貌是膚淺的。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼裏出西施。
Beautiful flowers are soon picked. 紅顏薄命。
Before gold, even kings take off their hats. 有錢能使鬼推磨。
Beggars must not be choosers. 饑不擇食。
Behind bad luck comes good luck. 塞翁失馬，焉知非福。
Better late than never. 亡羊補牢，猶未晚也。
Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. 寧為驢頭不為馬尾。
Between two stools you fall to the ground. 腳踏雙凳必墜地。
Bind the sack before it be full. 做事應適可而止。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚。
Birth is much but breeding is more. 英雄不怕出身低。
Blood is thicker than water. 血濃於水。
Bread is the staff of life. 民以食為天。
Business is business. 公事公辦。
C
Call a spade a spade. 直言不諱。
Cannot see the wood for the trees. 因小失大。
Care killed a cat. 勞神喪命。
Cast pearls before swine. 對牛彈琴。
Cast not the first stone. 責人之心責己，恕己之心恕人。
Caution is the parent of safety. 小心駛得萬年船。
Cheat’s never proper. 欺騙決非正當事。
Charity begins at home. 修身齊家博愛天下。
Cheek brings success. 和氣生財。
Circumstances alter cases. 此一時，彼一時。
Circumstances are the rulers of the weak, instrument of the wise.
弱者困於環境，智者利用環境。
Clothes make the man. 人要衣裝，佛要金裝。
Coming events cast their shadows before. 山雨欲來風滿樓。
Comparisons are odious. 人比人，氣死人。
Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石。
Content is better than riches. 知足常樂。
Conversation makes one what he is. 言如其人。
Cowards are cruel. 懦夫不仁。
Creep before you walk. 循序漸進。
Cross the bridge when you come to it. 船到橋頭自然直。
Cross the stream where it is shallowest. 從易處下手。
Crows do not pick crow’s eyes. 同類不相殘。
Cry for the moon. 海底撈月。
Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇惹禍。
Custom makes all things easy. 熟能生巧。
Custom is a second nature. 習慣是第二天性。
Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量入為出。
D
Danger past, God forgotten. 過河拆橋。
Deeds, not words. 說到做到。
Devil must be driven out with devils. 以毒攻毒。
Dexterity comes by experience. 熟練來自經驗。
Do as I say, not as I do. 說一套，作一套。
Do as you would be done by. 己所欲施於人。
Don’t wash your dirty linen in public. 家醜不可外揚。
Don’t bite off more than you can chew. 別不自量力。
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. 別恩將仇報。
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. 別打如意算盤。
Don’t cry over spilt milk. 覆水難收。
Don’t judge a book by its cover. 別以貌取人。
Don’t meet trouble halfway. 別杞人憂天。
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一擲。
Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill. 別小題大做。
Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日畢。
Don’t put the cart before the horse. 別本末倒置。
Don’t quarrel with your bread and butter. 別自砸飯碗。
Don’t kick against the pricks. 勿以螳臂擋車。
Don’t fish in the troubled waters. 別混水摸魚。
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 別對所受禮物挑剔抱怨。
Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked in his boots.
如果沒有過相同處境，就不要判斷別人的成敗。
E
Each day brings its own bread. 天無絕人之路。
East or west, home is best. 金窩、銀窩，不如自己的狗窩。
Easy come easy go. 賺得容易花得快。
Easier said than done. 說比做容易。
Empty vessels make the most sound. 好吹者不實在。
Enough is enough. 要適可而止。
Enough is as good as a feast. 知足常樂。
Even a worm will turn. 狗急跳牆。
Even reckoning makes long friends. 親兄弟明算帳。
Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千慮，必有一失。
Every dog has his/its day. 十年風水輪流轉。
Every bullet has its billet. 無風不起浪。
Every Jack has his Jill. 人各有偶。
Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。
Every couple is not a pair. 同床異夢。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 否極泰來。
Every bean has its black. 人人都有缺點。
Every little makes a mickle. 積少成多。
Every little helps. 積少成多，聚沙成塔。
Every potter boasts of his own pot. 老王賣瓜，自賣自誇。
Every man has his taste. 人各有所好。
Every man has his faults. 人非聖賢。
Every man has a fool in his sleeve. 聰明一世，糊塗一時。
Every minute counts. 分秒必爭。
Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在。
Every why has a wherefore. 事出必有因。
Every shoe fits not every foot. 不能以己度人。
Every country has its custom. 百里不同風，千里不同俗。
Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard. 家家有本難唸的經。
Everybody’s business is nobody’s business. 眾人之事乏人管。
Everyone fastens where there is gain. 天下攘攘，皆為利往。
Everything is good in its season. 萬物逢時皆美好。
Evil gotten, evil spent. 悖入悖出。
Example is better than precept. 言教不如身教。
Exchange is no robbery. 一個願打，一個願挨。
Experience is the best teacher. 經驗為良師。
Experience must be bought. 不經一事，不長一智。
Extremes meet. 物極必反。
Extreme pleasure is followed by sorrow. 樂極生悲。
F
Fact speak louder than words. 事實勝於雄辯。
Fair face, foul heart. 人面獸心。
Fair faces need no paint. 貌美毋須修飾。
Failure is the mother of success. 失敗為成功之母。
Faith will move mountains. 精誠所至，金石為開。
Familiarity breeds contempt. 親近生狎侮。
Fancy may kill or cure. 水能載舟，亦能覆舟。
Far from home is near to harm. 龍游淺水遭蝦戲，虎落平陽被犬欺。
Far water does not put out near fire. 遠水救不了近火。
Fine feathers make fine birds. 佛要金裝，人要衣裝。
First come, first served. 捷足先登。
First catch your hare, then cook him. 不要謀之過早。
First think, and then speak. 三思而後言。
Fish begins to rot from the head. 上樑不正下樑歪。
Fools has fortune. 傻人有傻福。
Fools will be fools. 牛牽到北京還是牛。
Fool’s haste is no speed. 欲速則不達。
Four eyes see more than two. 集思廣益。
Forewarned is forearmed. 有備無患。
Fortune is fickle. 天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福。
Forgive and forget. 不念舊惡。
Forgive others but not yourself. 嚴以律己，寬以待人。
Frailty, thy name is woman. 弱者，你的名字是女人。
From a little spark may burst a mighty flame. 星星之火可以燎原。
Full of courtesy and full of craft. 禮多必詐。
G
Gather roses while you may. 有花堪折直須折，莫待無花空折枝。
Genius often betrays itself into great errors. 聰明常被聰明誤。
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
天才是百分之ㄧ的靈感加上百分之九十九的努力。
Give a dog an ill name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患無辭。
Give and spend, and God will send. 千金散盡還復來。
Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard. 得寸進尺。
Give me liberty or give me death! 不自由，毋寧死。
Give as good as one gets. 針鋒相對。
Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself. 多行不義必自斃。
Gold will not buy anything. 錢非萬能。
God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
God never shuts one door but he opens another. 天無絕人之路。
God’s mill grinds slow but sure. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。
Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. 良藥苦口利於病。
Good health is above wealth. 健康重於財富。
Good fame is better than a good face. 美名勝美貌。
Good things come in small packages. 辣椒是小的辣。
Good watch prevents misfortune. 有備無患。
Gossiping and lying go hand in hand. 搬弄是非者，必是撒謊人。
Govern your thoughts when alone, and your tongue when in company.
一人獨處慎於思，與人相處慎於言。
Grasp all, lose all. 貪多必失。
Great minds think alike. 英雄所見略同。
Great oaks from little acorns grow. 萬丈高樓從地起。
Great men’s servants think themselves great. 閻王好見，小鬼難纏。
Great winds blow upon high hills. 樹大招風。
Great men’s sons seldom do well. 富不過三代。
Great wits have short memories. 貴人多忘事。
Guilty consciences make men cowards. 作賊心虛。
H
Habit is a second nature. 習慣成自然。
Habit cures habit. 心病還需心藥醫。
Harm set, harm get. 害人害己。
Half a loaf is better than none. 聊勝於無。
Hard got, soon gone. 創業唯艱，守成不易。
Hardships never come alone. 禍不單行。
Happiness takes no account of time. 歡樂不覺時光過。
Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達。
Hasty love is soon hot and soon cold. 草草率率談戀愛，熱得快也冷得快。
Hasty climbers have sudden falls. 大起者有大落。
He laughs best who laughs last. 鹿死誰手，尚未可知。
He is lifeless that is faultless. 人無完人。
He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.
背後說好話，才是真朋友。
He sets the fox to keep the geese. 引狼入室。
He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
He that travels far knows much. 行萬里路勝讀萬卷書。
He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree. 不勞則無穫。
He that climbs high falls heavily. 爬得越高，摔得越重。
He that will thrive must rise at five. 五更起床，百事興旺。
He that runs in the dark may well stumble. 夜路走多了，終會遇到鬼。
He that falls today may rise tomorrow. 東山再起。
He who denies all confesses all. 欲蓋彌彰。
He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.
登高必自卑，行遠必自邇。
He who hesitates is lost. 舉棋不定，坐失良機。
He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. 識時務者為俊傑。
He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟，不進則退。
He who risks nothing, gains nothing. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
He who plays with fire gets burned. 玩火自焚。
He who rides on a tiger can never dismount. 騎虎難下。
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion. 經常訴苦，沒人同情。
He who stands alone has no power. 孤掌難鳴。
He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight.
正人先正己。
He who has hope has everything. 擁有希望的人擁有一切。
Heaven helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
History repeats itself. 歷史會重演。
Hit the nail on the head. 一針見血。
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 見機行事。
Honesty is the best policy. 誠實為上策。
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 作最好的希望，作最壞的打算。
Hunger is the best sauce. 飢不擇食。
I
I’ll news comes apace. 惡事傳千里。
I think, so I am. 我思故我在。
Idle folk have the least leisure. 懶惰人才說沒空閒。
Idle young, needy old. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
Idleness is the root of all evil. 懶惰是萬惡之源。
If you can’t beat them, join them. 打不過，就加入。
If you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen. 怕熱就別進廚房。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 腳踏兩條船，必定落空。
If you can’t bite, never show your teeth. 不要自曝其短。
If things were to be done twice all would be wise.
事事倘能做兩次，人人都可稱明智。
If winter comes, can spring be far behind? 冬天來了，春天還會遠嗎？
Ignorance is parent of many injuries. 無知是禍源。
Imagination is more important than knowledge. 想像力比知識來的重要。
In at one ear and out at the other. 馬耳東風。
In the multitude of counselors there is wisdom. 三人行必有我師。
In unity there is strength. 團結就是力量。
In every country dogs bite. 天下烏鴉一般黑。
In the end things will mend. 船到橋頭自然直。
In time of peace prepare for war. 居安思危。
In the grave the rich and poor lie equal. 人到黃泉，貧富同眠。
It takes two to tango. 一個巴掌拍不響。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 一個巴掌拍不響。
It never rains but it pours. 禍不單行。
It is a long lane that has no turning. 否極泰來。
It is never too late to learn. 活到老，學到老。
It takes all kinds to make a world. 一種米養百樣人。
It is good to learn at another man’s cost. 前事不忘後事之師。
It is no use pumping a dry well. 徒勞無益。
It’s easy to know men’s faces, but not their hearts. 知人知面不知心。
It is hard to teach an old dog tricks. 老狗學不了新把戲。
It’s more blessed to give than to receive. 施比受有福。
J
Jack of all trades and master of none. 樣樣通，樣樣鬆。
Joy shared with others are more enjoyed. 獨樂樂不如眾樂樂。
Joy surfeited turns to sorrow. 樂極生悲。
Judge not from appearances. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
Judge not of men and things at first sight. 審人論事真謹慎，乍見之下莫斷定。
Justice has long arms. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。
K
Keep a thing seven years and you will find a use for it. 養兵千日，用在一時。
Keep your mouth shut and your ears open. 多聽少講。
Keeping is harder than winning. 創業不易，守成更難。
Kill the goose that laid the golden egg. 殺雞取卵。
Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鳥。
Kindness always begets kindness. 善有善報。
Kings have long arms. 普天之下，莫非王土。
Kiss and be friends. 以和為貴。
Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量。
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. 知識是寶藏，實踐為鑰匙。
L
Learn to say before you sing. 凡事按部就班。
Learn wisdom by the follies of others. 從別人的愚行中學到聰明。
Least said, soonest mended. 少說少錯
Leave well enough alone. 見好就收。
Lend your money and lose your friend. 借錢給朋友，錢友盡失。
Let sleeping dogs lie. 別惹事生非。
Let bygones be bygones. 既往不究。
Let things take their course. 順其自然。
Let every tub stand on its own bottom. 各安其位。
Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。
Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
Like cures like. 以毒攻毒。
Little wealth, little care. 財少寡憂。
Live and learn. 活到老，學到老。
Long absent, soon forgotten. 久別情疏。
Look for a needle in a bundle of hay. 大海撈針。
Look before you leap. 三思而後行。
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁觀者清。
Losers are always in the wrong. 勝者為王，敗者為寇。
Love is blind. 愛情是盲目的。
Love is best. 愛情至上。
Love me, love my dog. 愛屋及烏。
Love makes the world go round. 愛讓世界運轉。
M
Make hay while the sun shines. 打鐵趁熱。
Make yourself necessary to someone. 使自己有益於人。
Man proposes, God disposes. 謀事在人，成事在天。
Many a true word is spoken in jest. 戲言寓真理。
Many hands make light work. 人多好辦事。
Many learn more than their teachers. 青出於藍。
Many dogs may easily worry one. 一拳難敵四手。
Many drops make a shower. 積少成多。
Many kiss the baby for the nurse’s sake. 醉翁之意不在酒。
Many men, many minds. 人多意見多。
Marriage comes by destiny. 姻緣天註定。
Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散。
Might is right. 強權即是公理。
Mischief has swift wings. 飛來橫禍。
Misery loves company. 禍不單行。
Misfortunes never come alone. 禍不單行。
Money does not grow on trees. 錢不會長在樹上。
Money talks. 金錢萬能。
Money makes money. 錢滾錢。
Money is a good servant, but a bad master. 要做金錢的主人，莫作金錢的奴隸。
More haste, less speed. 欲速則不達。
Much would have more. 貪得無饜。
Murder will out. 紙包不住火。
N
Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要為發明之母 。
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 別杞人憂天。
Never do things by halves. 做事不要半途而廢。
Never judge by appearances. 別以貌取人。
Never twice without three times. 有一就有二，無三不成禮。
Never say die. 絕不灰心。
Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班門弄斧。
New lords, new laws. 新官新法。
No pains, no gains. 不勞則無獲。
No news is good news . 沒消息就是好消息。
No rose without a thorn. 無喜不帶憂。
No cross, no crown. 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人。
No one is wise enough to advise himself. 聰明反被聰明誤。
No garden without its weeds. 有利必有弊。
No man can do two things at once. 一心不能二用。
No one knows the weight of another’s burden. 事非經過不知難。
No one is wise in his own affairs. 當局者迷，旁觀者清。
No man can serve two masters. 一人不能事二君。
No man is content with his lot. 無人能滿意於自己的命運。
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing comes from nothing. 事出必有因。
Nothing is certain but death and taxes. 世事無常。
O
Of two evils choose the least. 權衡兩害取其輕。
Offence is the best defense. 進攻是最好的防禦。
Old habits die hard. 固習難改。
Omelets are not made without breaking eggs. 有失才有得。
Once bitten twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。
Once a use, forever a custom. 習慣成自然。
One swallow does not make a summer. 勿以偏概全。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow. 機不可失。
One false move may lose the game. 一著錯，滿盤皆輸。
One flower makes no garland. 獨木難成林。
One man’s wine is another man’s poison. 各有所好。
One may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. 一不做，二不休。
One good turn deserves another. 善有善報。
One beats the bush, and another catches the birds. 坐享其成。
Only the wearer knows where the shoe inches. 如人飲水，冷暖自知。
Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 福無雙至。
Opportunity makes the thief. 財不露白。
Opportunity makes the hero. 時勢造英雄。
Out of sight, out of mind. 久別情疏。
Out of debt, out of danger. 無債一身輕。
Out of the mouth comes evil. 禍從口出。
Overdone is worse than undone. 過猶不及。
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Paddle your own canoe. 自力更生。
Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是美德。
Pay somebody back in his own coin. 一報還一報。
Pain is forgotten where gain follows. 好了傷疤忘了痛。
Pen and ink is wit’s plough. 筆墨是才智之犁。
Penny wise, pound foolish. 小事聰明，大事糊塗。
People throw stones only at trees with fruit on them. 謙受益，滿招損。
Pleasing everybody is pleasing nobody. 討好每個人，人人不討好。
Pigs might fly. 無稽之談。
Poor men’s words have little weight. 人微言輕。
Poverty tries friends. 貧窮考驗友情。
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
Practice what you preach. 以身作則。
Practice is better than precept. 身教勝於言教。
Prevention is better than cure. 預防勝於治療。
Pride goes before a fall. 驕者必敗。
Promise is debt. 一諾千金。
Promise little but do much. 少許願，多做事。
Prosperity makes friends; adversity tries them. 富貴交友易，患難試真情。
Pure gold does not fear the furnace. 真金不怕火煉。
Put the saddle on the right horse. 冤有頭，債有主。
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Quality is better than quantity. 質重於量。
Quick feet and busy hands fill the mouth. 手勤腳快得溫飽。
Quietness is the best. 寧靜最好。
Quietude is the crown of life. 安靜是生命的皇冠。
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Rain before seven; fine before eleven. 雨過天晴。
Rats desert a sinking ship. 樹倒猢猻散。
Readiness is all. 有備無患。
Rest breeds rust. 不動會生鏽。
Riches do not always bring happiness. 財富未必帶來幸福。
Riches serve a wise man but command a fool. 財富事智者，卻又馭蠢人。
Roll my log and I’ll roll yours. 互相吹噓。
Rome was not built in a day. 羅馬不是一天造成的。
Rumor is a liar. 以訛傳訛，越傳越錯。
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Saving is getting. 儉省是致富之道。
Say not all that you know, believe not all that you hear.
莫盡道所知，莫盡信所聞。
Say well is good, but do well is better. 說得漂亮固好，做得漂亮更佳。
Saying is one thing, and doing another. 說是一回事，做是一回事。
Science is organized knowledge. 科學是系統化的知識。
Second thoughts are best. 三思而後行。
See eye to eye. 意見一致。
Seeing is believing. 百聞不如一見。
Seldom seen, soon forgotten. 久別情疏。
Self do, self have. 自食其果。
Serve somebody with the same sauce. 以其人之道還治其人之身。
Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil. 小人得志，忘其所以。
Share and share alike. 有福同享，有苦同受。
Sickness is everyman’s master. 英雄只怕病來磨。
Silence is more eloquent than words. 沈默是更有說服力的言詞。
Slow help is no help. 幫忙不及時，等於沒幫忙。
So many countries, so many customs. 十里不同風，百里不同俗。
Soft fire makes sweet malt. 慢工出細活。
Some people cannot see the wood for the trees. 見樹不見林，逐末而忘本。
Sometimes the best gain is to lose. 吃虧就是占便宜。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成器。
Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear. 說曹操，曹操到。
Speech is silver, silence is gold. 雄辯是銀，沈默是金。
Speech is the picture of the mind. 言為心聲。
Speech shows what a man is. 言如其人。
Speed is the soldier’s asset. 兵貴神速。
Start out off with a bang and end with a whimper. 雷聲大雨點小。
Still waters run deep. 大智若愚。
Strike while the iron is hot. 打鐵趁熱。
Study sickness while you are well. 居安思危。
Subtlety is better than force. 巧智勝於武力。
Such a father, such a son. 龍生龍，鳳生鳳。
Such beginning, such ending. 有怎樣的開始，就有怎樣的結尾。
Sweep before your own door. 各人自掃門前雪，莫管他人瓦上霜。
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Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear. 說曹操，曹操到。
Take a stand and stick with it. 擇善固執。
Take the rough with the smooth. 逆來則順受。
Teaching a man how to fish is better than giving him a fish.
給他魚吃，不如敎他釣魚。
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 有其父必有其子。
The best fish swims near the bottom. 好酒沉甕底。
The best wine comes out of an old vessel. 薑是老的辣，酒是陳的香。
The biter is bitten. 害人反害己。
The bull must be taken by the horns. 執牛以角，執人以言。
The course of true love never did run smooth. 好事多磨。
The crow thinks her own bird fairest. 馬不知臉長，猴子不知屁股紅。
The crushed worm will turn. 困獸猶鬥。
The devil finds work for idle hands to do. 小人閑居做歹事。
The diamonds of other countries are always the most beautiful.
外國的月亮比較圓。
The donkey means one thing and the driver another. 各懷鬼胎。
The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。
The end justifies the means. 為達目的，不擇手段。
The first step is always the hardest. 萬事起頭難。
The first step is the only difficulty. 萬事起頭難。
The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait. 貪吃的魚兒易上鉤。
The goose hangs high. 前途似錦。
The gray mare is the better horse. 牝雞司晨。
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. 外國的月亮比較圓。
The last straw breaks the camel’s neck. 凡事宜節制，過則必敗事。
The longest day has an end. 天下沒有不散的筵席。
The irons are in the fire. 騎虎難下。
The pot called the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
The proof of pudding is in the eating. 實驗出真知。
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. 手抱菩薩操屠刀。
The sea refuses no river. 大海有能容之量。
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 心有餘而力不足。
The squeaking wheel gets the oil. 會哭的小孩有糖吃。
The truth will out. 紙包不住火。
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.
要抓住男人的心，要先抓住他的胃。
The words once spoken can never be recalled. 一言既出，駟馬難追。
The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature. 江山易改，本性難移。
There are two sides to every question. 凡事都有兩面。
There are plenty more fish in the sea. 天涯何處無芳草。
There are black sheep in every flock. 每個團體中都有害群之馬。
There is a certain wonderful delight in knowledge.
書中自有黃金屋，書中自有顏如玉。
There is honor among thieves. 盜亦有道。
There is safety in numbers. 人多勢眾。
There is no place like home. 金窩銀窩不如自家窩。
There is no accounting for tastes. 人各有所好。
There is no royal road to learning. 學問無捷徑。
There is life in the old dog yet. 老當益壯。
There is many a slip between the cup and the lip. 功敗垂成。
There is more than one way to skin a cat. 要達到同樣目的有許多方法。
They are never alone accompanied by noble thoughts. 德不孤必有鄰。
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 流淚播種的必歡笑收割。
Thought is the seed of action. 思想是行動的種子。
Throw away the apple because of the core. 因噎廢食。
Things done cannot be undone. 覆水難收。
Time cures all things. 時間可以治療一切。
Time flies like an arrow. 光陰似箭。
Time is money. 時間就是金錢。
Time and tide wait for no man. 歲月不待人。
Time is the great physician. 時間是偉大的醫生。
To call a spade a spade. 直言不諱。
To err is human, to forgive is divine. 犯錯乃人之常情，寬恕惟聖人能之。
To put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。
To turn over a new leaf. 洗心革面。
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
昨日種種譬如昨日死，今日種種譬如今日生。
Too many cooks spoil the broth. 人多壞事。
Too many chiefs, not enough Indians. 發號司令的人太多，就沒人工作了。
Too much humility is pride. 過分謙虛是驕傲。
Truth is stranger then fiction. 真實往往比小說驚奇。
Two heads are better than one. 三個臭皮匠，勝過ㄧ個諸葛亮。
Two is company, three is none.
一個和尚挑水喝，二個和尚抬水喝，三個和尚沒水喝。
Two’s company, there’s a crowd. 兩人成伴，三人不歡。
Two of a trade can never agree. 同行相嫉。
Two blacks do not make a white. 莫積非成是。
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Undertake no more than you can perform. 量力而為。
Union is strength. 團結就是力量。
Until all is over one’s ambition never dies. 不到黃河心不死。
Use a book as a bee does flowers. 讀書如蜜蜂採花，吸取其中精華。
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Variety is the spice of life. 變化是生活的調味料。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one. 吃小虧佔大便宜。
Virtue is its own reward. 善有善報。
Virtue is a jewel of great price. 美德是無價之寶。
Vice is its own punishment. 惡有惡報。
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Walls have ears. 隔牆有耳。
Waste not, want not. 不浪費，不愁缺。
Well begun is half done. 好的開始是成功的一半。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入境隨俗。
Where there is a will there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
Where there is smoke, there is fire. 事出必有因。
When love puts in, friendship is gone. 愛情入，友情出。
When the fish is caught the net is laid aside. 兔死狗烹。
While there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。
While the dogs growled at each other, the wolves devoured the sheep.
鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利。
While the cat’s away, the mice can play. 山中無老虎，猴子稱大王。
What can’t be cured must be endured. 逆來順受。
What is done cannot be undone. 覆水難收。
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. 本性難移。
Wine in, truth out. 酒後吐真言。
Words cut more than swords. 舌劍利於刀劍。
Work makes the workman. 勤工出巧匠。
Words pay no debts. 空言無益。
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Years bring wisdom. 歲月增長智慧。
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.
師父引進門，修行在個人。
You cannot have your cake and eat it. 魚與熊掌，不可兼得。
You have to take the good with the bad. 要學會接受失敗。
You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. 狗嘴裡吐不出象牙。
You can’t make a crab walk straight. 江山易改，本性難移。
You cannot run with the hare and hunt. 不可腳踏二條船。
You can run, but you can’t hide. 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟。
You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk. 魚與熊掌，不可兼得。
You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. 老狗學不來新花樣。
You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. 兩面討好，一事無成。
You get what you pay for. 一分錢一分貨。
You let the small fish go to catch the big fish. 放長線釣大魚。
You reap what you sow. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. 禮尚往來。
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Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. 缺乏知識之熱誠如脫韁野馬。
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. 缺乏知識之熱誠如無光之火。
