In peace prepare for war.平时准备战时。(居安思危。)
It is never too late to mend.亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。
It six of one and half a dozen of the other.彼此彼此。
Just has long arms.天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Keep something for a rainy day.未雨绸缪。
Life is a span.人生如朝露。
Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。
Meet plot with plot.将计就计。
Merry meet, merry part.好聚好散。
Mind acts upon mind.心有灵犀一点通。
Never hit a man when he is down.不要落井下石。
Never judge by appearances.切莫以貌取人。
No fire without smoke.无风不起浪。
Nurture passes nature.教养胜过天性。
One is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。(一花独放不是春。)
One who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of mere rivers.曾经沧海难为水。
对人类而言，语言是治疗苦恼的医师……
——米兰德（古希腊）《著作残篇》
●言辞是行动的影子。
——德谟克利特（古希腊）《著作残篇》
●语言就其本质而言，是一种公众事物。
——T·E·休姆（美）《沉思录》
●语言只是一种工具，通过它我们的意愿和思想就得到交流，它是我们灵魂的解释者。
——蒙田（法）《随笔集》
●语言就是一架展延机，永远拉长感情。
——福楼拜（法）《包法利夫人》
●思考是我无限的国度，言语是我有翅的'道具。
——席勒（德）《随笔》
●推心置腹的谈话就是心灵的展示。
——温·卡维林（苏）《离别情》
●口者，心之门户，智谋皆从之出。
——鬼谷子（战国）《鬼谷子》
●要使人信服，一句言语常常比黄金更有效。
——德谟克利特（古希腊）《著作残篇》
●语言最能暴露一个人，只要你说话，我就能了解你。
——本·琼森（美）《木材，或关于人与物的发现》
●谈话对各种年龄的人都有其乐趣，是很合理的消遣；但是，无知者的谈话就不算是一种“谈话”，不能给人们以任何乐趣。
——吉斯特菲尔伯爵（英）《给儿子的两封家书》
1、Nothing brave, nothing have.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
2、Short accounts make long friends.
好朋友勤算账。
3、One good turn deserves another.
行善积德。
4、Praise is not pudding.
恭维话不能当饭吃。
5、A good appetite is a good sauce.
饥不择食。
6、Try to think in English whenever possible. When you see something think of the English word of it; then think about the word in a sentence.
一有机会就努力去用英文来思考。看到某事时，想想它的英文单词;然后把它用到一个句子中去。
7、A little spark kindles a great fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。三联转载请保留
8、He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.
背后说好话，才是真朋友。
9、No man is born wise or learned.
没有生而知之者。
10、A lazy youth, a lousy age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
11、Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.
世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
12、Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
13、A little leak will sink a great ship.
千丈之堤溃於蚁穴。
14、A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
15、Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
16、Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
17、A good winter brings a good summer.
瑞雪兆丰年。
18、All covet, all lose.
贪多必失。
19、A man apt to promise is apt to forget.
轻诺者易忘。
20、Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself. Learning foreign languages should be fun.
放松点!要有耐性，并让自己快乐!学习外语应该是乐趣无穷的。
21、All things are obedient to money.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
22、Something is better than nothing.
聊胜于无。
23、A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.
坐井观天。
24、No smoke without fire.
无风不起浪。
25、Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.
谚语是日常经验的结晶。
26、Learning any language takes a lot of effort. But don\'t give up.
学习任何语言都是需要花费很多努力，但不要放弃。
27、A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
28、Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.
外出旅行，语言最要紧。
29、Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.
读书健脑，运动强身。
30、Promise is debt.
一诺千金。
31、None are so deaf as those who won't hear.
充耳不闻。
32、He is a fool that forgets himself.
愚者忘乎所以。
33、All is fair in war.
兵不厌诈。
34、Strike the iron while it is hot.
趁热打铁。
35、The way to learn a language is to practice speaking it as often as possible.
学习一门语言的方法就是要尽量多地练习说。
36、He knows most who speaks least.
大智若愚。
37、Seeing is believing.
眼见为实。
38、Hasty love, soon cold.
一见钟情难维久。
39、No man is wise at all times.
聪明一世，糊涂一时。
40、Prefer loss to unjust gain.
宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
41、All roads lead to Rome.
条条道路通罗马。
42、Reading enriches the mind.
开卷有益。
43、One never loses anything by politeness.
讲礼貌不吃亏。
44、A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常怨工具差。
45、Saying is one thing and doing another.
言行不一。
46、A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
时势造英雄。
47、Observation is the best teacher.
观察是最好的老师。
48、One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
49、New wine in old bottles.
旧瓶装新酒。
50、A fair face may hide a foul heart.
人不可貌相。
