1、All beginnings are hard.
万事开头难。
2、A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
书是随时携带的花园。
3、A friend is a second self.
朋友是第二个自我。
4、A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮了别人，燃尽了自己。
5、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作而无娱乐会使人愚钝。
6、A good conscience is a continual feast.
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
7、A good name is better than riches.
好名誉胜过有财富
8、A bad workman always blames his tools.
劣工咎器。
9、A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
10、A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
开头不好，结尾必糟。
11、A man can not spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
12、Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
困难和不幸不能使人富有，却能使人聪明。
13、A word to the wise is enough.
聪明人不用细说。
14、A good beginning makes a good ending.
欲善其终 , 必先善其始。
15、After rain comes fair weather.
否极泰来。
16、A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation.
人无知犹如房屋无基。
17、A door must be either shut or open.
门不关就得开，二者必居其一。 / 非此即彼。
18、A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
19、A man can do no more than he can.
凡事只能量力而行。
20、A little of everything, and nothing at all.
样样皆通，样样稀松。
21、A picture is a poem without words.
画为无言诗。
22、A word spoken cannot be recalled.
一言说出，难以收回。
23、A little is better than none.
有一点总比没有好。
24、A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口，忠言逆耳。
25、A little help is worth a deal of pity.
一次行动胜过一筐空话。
1、A man is never too old to learn.
活到老，学到老。
2、Beauty is but skin-deep.
不可以貌取人。
3、After rain comes fair weather.
否极泰来。
4、A bad custom is like a good cake， better broken than kept.
蛋糕莫保留，坏习气要除掉。
5、An ill workman quarrels with his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
6、A lazy youth， a lousy age.
少年懒惰，老来贫苦。
7、Adversity makes a man wise， not rich.
困难和不幸不能使人富有，却能使人聪明。
8、As you brew， so you must drink.
自作自受。
9、Better a little loss than a long sorrow.
宁可作点牺牲，不要长久悲痛。
10、Be slow in choosing a friend， slower in changing.
择友宜慎，弃之宜更慎。
11、All things are difficult before they are easy.
万事开头难。
12、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，害已误人。
13、Bad luck always comes in threes.
祸不单行。
14、A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.
美好的事物永远是一种快乐。
15、Better early than late.
宁早勿迟。
16、An empty bag cannot stand upright.
空袋子放不真。
17、After supper walk a mile.
饭后百步走，活到九十九。
18、Better late than never.
这到总比不到强。
19、Be swift to hear， slow to speak.
多听少说。
20、All beginnings are hard.
万事开头难。
21、A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮了别人，燃尽了自己。
22、Act fairly by all men.
一视同仁。
23、Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
重诺守信。
24、A little is better than none.
有一点总比没有好。
25、An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
26、A picture is a poem without words.
画为无言诗。
27、A little labour， much health.
常常走动，无病无痛。
28、All are not friends that speak us fair.
说好话的不一定都是朋友。
29、A little learning is a dangerous thing.
浅学寡识是件危险的事。
30、An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一个苹果，医生不来找我。
31、An idle youth， a needy age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
32、An evil lesson is soon learned.
学坏容易。
33、An honest man‘s word is as good as his bond.
君子一言，驷马难追。
34、Better be sure than sorry.
要安全，不要危险。
35、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作而无娱乐会使人愚钝。
36、A door must be either shut or open.
门不关就得开，二者必居其一。
37、Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
38、A merry heart goes all the way.
心情愉快，办事痛快。
39、Bad news travels fast.
坏事传千里。
40、A snow year， a good year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
41、A work ill done must be twice done.
工作未干好，只得重返工。
42、Better a little fire to warm us， than a great fire to burn us.
宁要小火暖身，不要大火灼人。
43、A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation.
人无知犹如房屋无基。
44、A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
开头不好，结尾必糟。
45、A tree is known by its fruit.
观其行而知其人。
46、Art is long， life is short.
生有涯而知无涯。
47、A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
两鸟在林，不如一鸟在手。
48、A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。
49、A little help is worth a deal of pity.
一次行动胜过一筐空话。
50、Beauty is truth， truth beauty.
美即是真，真即是美。
51、A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。
52、As a man sows， so shall he reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
53、As one door closes， another door opens.
天无绝人之路。
54、As the wind blows， you must set your sail.
趁风扬帆。
55、A bad workman always blames his tools.
劣工咎器。
56、A thousand mile trip begins with one step.
千里之行，始于足下。
57、A word to the wise is enough.
聪明人不用细说。
58、All roads lead to Rome.
处处有路通长安。
59、A good beginning makes a good ending.
欲善其终，必先善其始。
60、A little of everything， and nothing at all.
样样皆通，样样稀松。
附加阅读：谚语“天要下雨，娘要嫁人”的来源
传说古时候有个名叫朱耀宗的书生，天资聪慧，满腹经纶，进京赶考高中状元。皇上殿试见他不仅才华横溢，而且长得一表人才， 便将他招为驸马。
“春风得意马蹄疾”，循惯例朱耀宗一身锦绣新贵还乡。临行前，朱耀宗奏明皇上，提起他的母亲如何含辛茹苦，如何从小将他培养成人，母子俩如何相依为命，请求皇上为他多年守寡一直不嫁的母亲树立贞节牌坊。皇上闻言甚喜，心中更加喜爱此乘龙快婿，准允所奏。
朱耀宗喜滋滋地日夜兼程，回家拜见母亲。当朱耀宗向娘述说了树立贞节牌坊一事后，原本欢天喜地的朱母一下子惊呆了，脸上露出不安的神色，欲言又止，似有难言之隐。
朱耀宗大惑不解，惊愕地问：
“娘，您老哪儿不舒服？”
“心口痛着哩。”
“怎么说痛就痛起来了？”
“儿呀，”朱母大放悲声，
“你不知道做寡妇的痛苦，长夜秉烛，垂泪天明，好不容易将你熬出了头！娘现在想着有个伴儿安度后半生，有件事我如今告诉你，娘要改嫁，这贞节牌坊我是无论如何不能接受的。”
“娘，您要嫁谁？”
“你的恩师张文举。”
听了娘的回答，好似晴天一声炸雷，毫无思想准备的朱耀宗顿时被击倒了，“扑通”一下跪在娘的面前：
“娘，这千万使不得。您改嫁叫儿的.脸面往哪儿搁？再说，这‘欺君之罪’难免杀身之祸啊！”
朱母一时语塞，在儿子和恋人之间无法做到两全其美。
原来，朱耀宗八岁时丧父，朱母陈秀英强忍年轻丧夫的悲痛，她见儿子聪明好学，读书用功，特意聘请有名的秀才张文举执教家中。由于张文举教育有方，朱耀宗学业长进很快。
朱母欢喜，对张文举愈加敬重。朝夕相处，张文举的人品和才华深深打动了陈秀英的芳心，张文举对温柔贤惠的陈秀英也产生了爱慕之情，两人商定，待到朱耀宗成家立业后正式结婚，白首偕老。
殊不料，这桩姻缘却要被蒙在鼓里的朱耀宗无意中搅黄了，出现了这样尴尬的局面。
解铃还须系铃人。正值左右为难之际，朱母不由长叹一声：
“那就听天由命吧。”
她说着随手解下身上一件罗裙，告诉朱耀宗说：
“明天你替我把裙子洗干净，一天一夜晒干，如果裙子晒干，我便答应不改嫁；如果裙子不干，天意如此，你也就不用再阻拦了。”
这一天晴空朗日，朱耀宗心想这事并不难做。便点头同意。谁知当夜阴云密布，天明下起暴雨，裙子始终是湿漉漉的，朱耀宗心中叫苦不迭，知是天意。
陈秀英则认认真真地对儿子说：
“孩子，天要下雨，娘要嫁人，天意不可违！”
事已至此，多说无益。朱耀宗只得将母亲和恩师的婚事如实报告皇上，请皇上治罪。皇上连连称奇，降道御旨：“不知者不怪罪，天作之合，由她去吧。”
从此，人们便把“天要下雨，娘要嫁人”这句话，用来形容天意如此，谁也逆转不了的事情。
it is better to trust to valour than to luck.
*运气不如*勇气。
ignorance is the mother of impudence.
无知是鲁莽之源。
one careless move may lose the whole game.
一步不慎，满盘皆输。
words are like bees, they have honey and a sting.
言语象蜜蜂，有蜜也有刺。
it's only the idle will be tired.
只有闲人才会感到疲倦。
there are two tragedies in life. one is to lose your heart's desire, the other is to
gain it.
失去心中所欲的和得到心中所欲的，是人生的两大悲剧。
strong in action, gentle in method.
行动要坚强，方式要温和。
he who mistrusts most should be trusted least.
最不信任别人的人最不应该得到信任。
idleness is the root of all evils.
懒惰是万恶之源。
diligence redeems stupidity.
勤能补拙。
beware beginning.
以谨慎开始。
a friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
strike the iron while it is hot.
趁热打铁。
it takes two to make a quarrel.
一个巴掌拍不响。
when shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game.
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
a single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
one's sin will find one out.
坏事终归要败露。
a good name is better than riches.
声誉胜于财富。
haste trips over its own heels.
忙易出错。
a watched pot never boils.
心急喝不了热粥。
the greater the man, the more restrained his anger.
人越伟大，越能克制怒火。
speech is the image of actions.
语言是行动的反映。
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
each man is the architect of his own fate.
每个人都是自己命运的建筑师。
birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation.
天才在于勤奋，知识在于积累。
an open enemy is better than a hollow friend.
宁有公开的敌人，不要虚伪的朋友。
a still tongue makes a wise head.
沉默者有智慧。
it is but a step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
从崇高到荒谬只有一步之遥。
ordinary people think merely of how they will spend time, a man of intellect tries
to use it.
常人只想如何消磨时间，智者则努力利用时间。
anger begins with folly, and ends in repentance.
愤怒以愚蠢开始，以后悔告终。
all lay load on the willing horse.
人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
he who commences many things finishes but a few.
样样都搞，完成者少。
courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.
勇气和坚定是美德的精神与灵魂。
fish begins to stink at the head.
上梁不正下梁歪。
first come, first served.
先来先招待。
easy come, easy go.
来得容易去得快。
more haste, less speed.
欲速则不达。
no pains, no gains.
不劳无获。
nothing venture, nothing gain.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
once bit, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见，心不烦。
well fed, well bred.
衣食足而后知廉耻。
in for a penny, in for a pound.
一不作，二不休。
a brave man risks his life, but not his conscience.
勇敢的`人可用生命冒险，但不以良心冒险。
it is not the fine coat that makes the gentleman.
使人成为君子的并不是讲究的衣着。
pride hurts, modesty benefits.
满招损，谦受益。
a man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
害怕痛苦的人其实已经在承受他所害怕的痛苦了。
adversity is a good disciple.
逆境是锻炼人的最好场所。
art is long, life is short.
人生有涯艺无涯。
well begun, half done.
好的开始是成功的一半。
you can't eat your cake and have it also.
世事两难全。
calamity is man's true touchstone.
患难是人的试金石。
who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
近墨者黑。
constant dropping wears away a stone.
滴水穿石。
the supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
生活中最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们。
the first step is as good as half over.
第一步是最关键的一步。
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。
little goods, little care.
钱财少，不烦恼。
man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.
人往高处走，水往低处流。
a little pot is soon hot.
壶小易沸，量小易怒。
no sweet without sweat.
幸福来自汗水。
better the last smile than the first laughter.
宁可最后微笑，不要首先狂喜。
one for all, all for one.
我为人人，人人为我。
truth needs no color.
真理不需要打扮。
every why has a wherefore.
凡事必有因。
keeping is harder than winning.
创业难，守业更难。
never do things by halves.
做事不可半途而废。
no cross, no crown.
未经苦难，得不到荣冠。
the fire is the test of gold; adversity is the test of a strong man.
火对金子是考验，逆境对人是磨练。
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。
wealth is the test of a man's character.
财富是对一个人品格的试金石。
the best hearts are always the bravest.
心灵最高尚的人，也总是最勇敢的人。
courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue.
礼貌和美貌是分不开的伴侣。
plain living and high thinking.
生活要朴素，情操要高尚。
good is good, but better carries it.
精益求精，善益求善。
honesty is the best policy.
诚实为上策。
gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
感恩是精神高尚的标志。
it is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
判断自己比判断别人要难得多。
an optimist sees the rose; a pessimist the thorn.
乐观的人看到玫瑰，悲观的人只看到它的刺。
delays are dangerous.
因拖出危险。
let bygones be bygones.
既往宜不咎。
look on both sides of the shield.
看问题要从两面看。
you cannot burn the candle at both ends.
蜡烛不能两头点。
all men can't be first.
不可能人人得冠军。
never is a long word.
不要轻易说“决不”。
the overturned cast ahead is a warning to the carts behind.
前车之覆，后车之鉴。
spare the rod and spoil the child.
不打不成器。
too many cooks spoil the broth.
厨师太多烧坏汤。
standers-by see more than gamesters.
旁观者清，当局者迷。
self-praise is no recommendation.
自夸不足为自荐。
they brag most who can do least.
本领最小的人最会吹牛。
the good is the enemy of the best.
过得去是精益求精的敌人。
politeness costs nothing and gains everything.
礼貌不用花一分钱，却能赢得一切。
a man can't ride your back unless it is bent.
你的腰不弯，别人就不能骑在你的背上。
conceit is the quicksand of success.
自负是成功的流沙。
he that makes a good war makes a good peace.
正义的战争创造持久的和平。
there is no disputing about tastes.
人各有所好。
it is easy to be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮容易当。
patience is the ability to put up with people you'd like to put down.
能容忍你想羞辱的人，便是忍耐。
be able to be alone. lose not the advantage of solitude.
要有单独自处的能力，不要放过孤寂的好处。
great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.
伟大的思想需要起落架，也需要双翼。
fair words make fools fain.
甜言蜜语会使愚者得意忘形。
please all and you please none.
要面面俱到者，面面不到。
the noblest vengeance is to forgive.
最高尚的复仇是宽容。
a soft answer turneth away wrath.
温和的回答可以息怒。
advice when most needed is least heeded.
最容易忽视的建议往往是最重要的。
be just before you are generous.
要慷慨必先求公正。
make the best of a bad bargain.
已知吃亏，尽力而为。
he that makes a thing too fine, breaks it.
做事过于苛求，反把事情弄坏。
when all else is lost the future still remains.
就是失去了一切别的，也还有未来。
the world is his who enjoys it.
活着感到快乐，世界就属于你。
a little labor, much health.
适量的劳动有益于健康。
laugh and grow fat.
心宽体胖。
work won't kill but worry will.
劳动无害，忧愁伤身。
he is rich that has few wants.
寡欲者富。
every man at forty is a fool or a physician.
人到四十，如果不是傻子，就该知道保养身体。
a bow long bent grows weak.
常拉满弓无力。
