我们在英语写作的过程中常引用一些
You never know your luck.
命运好坏不由己。
Sow nothing, reap nothing.
春不播，秋不收。
The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.
精神的财富是唯一的财富。
You can't judge a tree by its bark.
人不可貌相。
Clothes do not make the man.
人不在衣装。
To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
既当演说家，又做实干家。
Variety is the spice of life.
变化是生活的调味品。
Bad times make a good man.
艰难困苦出能人。
There is no royal road to learning.
求知无坦途。
Doubt is the key to knowledge.
怀疑是知识的.钥匙。
Sharp tools make good work.
工欲善其事，必先利其器。
Wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪费时间就是掠夺自己。
Nurture passes nature.
教养胜过天性。
There is no garden without its weeds.
没有不长杂草的花园。
A man is only as good as what he loves.
一个人要用他所爱的东西有多好来衡量。
One can not be in two places at once.
一心不可二用。
No weal without woe.
福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。
Little chips light great fires.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Like knows like.
惺惺相惜。
It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.
狡兔三窟。
Dreams are lies.
梦不足信。
Do not teach fish to swim.
不要班门弄斧。
A light heart live long.
心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。
Poverty is stranger to industry.
勤劳之人不受穷。
Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.
考虑要仔细,行动要迅速.
One sin opens the door for another. ---German
犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。
One man‘s meat is another man‘s poison.
萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井干方知水珍贵
Less is more.
简单就是美
A blessing in disguise.
因祸得福
Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌
Every dog has his day.
凡人皆有得意日
Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.
磨刀不误砍柴功。
Seeing is believing.
眼见为实
Well begun is half done.
好的开端是成功的一半
Time flies never to be recalled.
光阴一去不复返
When in Rome, do as Roman do.
入乡随俗
He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后谁笑得最美
Deal with a man as he deals with you.
以其人之道还治其人之身
Look before you leap.
三思而后行
No pains，no gains.
不劳则无获
Time and tide wait for no man.
时不待人
Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁
It‘s never too late to mend.
亡羊补牢
There is no smoke without fire.
无风不起浪
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕
East or west，home is best.
走东串西，还是家里好
Equal pay for equal work.
同工同酬
Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置
Pride goes before a fall.
骄兵必败
Reading makes a full man.
读书使人完善
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成攻之母
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧
All roads lead to Roma.
条条大道通罗马
Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears.
不能以貌取人
Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched.
切莫过于乐观
1、hasten , slowly. 欲速则不达。
2、nothing seek , nothing find. 无所求则无所获。
3、nothing to be got without pains. 不劳无获。
4、every is good for something. 天生之物必有用。
5、godliness with contentment is great gain. 知足者常乐。
6、quarrelling is the weapon of the weak. 吵架是弱者的.武器。
7、questioning is the door knowledge. 学问学问，一学二问。
8、suit the action to the word. 言行要一致。
9、the first wealth is health. 健康是首要的财富。
10、thought seed of action. 思想乃行动的种子。
11、tomorrow never comes. 切莫依赖明天。
12、better to do well them than to say well. 说得好不如做得好。
13、do not put off the work of this day till tomorrow. 今日事今日必。
14、do not make much ado about nothing. 勿无事自扰。
15、doubt is key of knowledge. 学贵有疑。
16、each man has his limitations. 人各有所短。
17、the first step is hardest. 万事开头难。
18、use makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
19、virtue leads to happiness. 美德使人快乐。
20、where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
21、you are never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
22、one today is worth two tomorrows. 今日比明日重要。
23、konow yourself. 人贵有自知之明。
24、jump once but look twice. 三思而后行。
25、it is never too late to mend. 改过决不嫌晚。
1、A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。
2、You are not in charge of the universe; you are in charge of yourself.
你并不掌管整个宇宙，但你得掌管你自己。
3、Life lies not in living but in liking.
生活的意义并不在于活着，而在于爱好人生。
4、A leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
5、A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
6、Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
7、Live not to eat, but eat to live.
不要为了吃饭活着，而要为了活着吃饭。
8、A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。
9、A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
10、A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
11、Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing well those you hold.
生活不在于握有一手好牌，而在于把手里的牌打好。
12、A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
13、A good book is a good friend.
好书如挚友。
14、There is a history in all men's lives.
所有人的生活里都有一部历史。
15、A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难，失朋友易。
16、I eat merely to put food out of my mind.
我吃东西只是为了不再去想食物。
17、Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.
生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。
18、A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。
19、A good wife health is a man's best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
20、For man is man and master of his fate.
人就是人，是自己命运的主人。
21、A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
22、A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
一本好书，相伴一生。
23、A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。
24、"After you" is good manners.
“您先请”是礼貌。
25、A good beginning is half done.
良好的'开端是成功的一半。
26、A cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。
27、A good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜过美貌。
28、A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
29、A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
30、A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
31、A cat may look at a king.
人人平等。
32、A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
33、Do one thing at a time, and do well.
一次只做一件事，做到最好。
34、Life is not all beer and skittles.
人生并不全是吃喝玩乐。
35、A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。
36、A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。
37、Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
38、A burden of one's choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
39、A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。
40、A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。
41、Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
42、A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。
43、One should eat to live, not live to eat.
人生应为生而食，不应为食而生。
44、A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
45、A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性难移。
46、A friend without faults will never be found.
没有十全十美的朋友。
47、A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年。
48、A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
49、A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
50、The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.
你是什么样的人和你想成为什么样的之间的差距就是，你做了什么。
51、Good luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.
好运就是当机会来临时，你早已做好了准备。
52、They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.
据说一个人在这个世上获得真正的幸福需要三件事情：有人爱，有事做，有所期待。
5.、In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
最终，重要的不是活了多少年，而是这些年你怎么活。--林肯
54、Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
努力过，失败过，没关系，屡战屡败，屡败屡战，每一次失败都比上一次更好。
