英語諺語

He sits no sure that sits too high. 高處不勝寒。

He that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。

So said, so done. 說到做到。言出必行。

Haste makes waste. 忙亂易錯。欲速則不達。

Better be envied than pitied. 寧被人妒，不受人憐。

Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨綢繆。

So the world wags. 這就是人生。

One can not be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。

No weal without woe. 福兮禍所伏， 禍兮福所倚。

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. 夢不足信。

Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班門弄斧。

A light heart live long. 心情開朗壽命長。不惱不愁，活到白頭。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃蘋果一只，身體健康不求醫。

Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤勞之人不受窮。

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

One sin opens the door for another.

犯了一次罪惡就會犯另一次罪。

One man's meat is another man's poison. 蘿卜青菜，各有所愛。

　　We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水珍貴

Less is more. 簡單就是美

A blessing in disguise. 因禍得福

Love me, love my dog.愛屋及烏

Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意日

Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.

磨刀不誤砍柴功。

Seeing is believing.眼見為實

Well begun is half done.好的開端是成功的一半

Time flies never to be recalled. 光陰一去不復返

When in Rome, do as Roman do.入鄉隨俗

　　He laughs best who laughs last. 誰笑到最后誰笑得最美

Deal with a man as he deals with you.　　以其人之道還治其人之身

Look before you leap.快車而后行

Two heads are better than one.　　三個臭皮匠頂一個諸葛亮。

A good beginning makes a good ending.　　善始善終

A friend in need is a friend indeed.　　患難中的朋友才是真正的朋友。

First come, first served.　　先來先招待。

Where there is s will, there is a way.　　有志者事竟成。

No pains, no gains.不勞則無獲

Time and tide wait for no man.時不待人

　　Strike while the iron is hot.趁熱打鐵

It's never too late to mend.亡羊補牢

There is no smoke without fire.　　無風不起浪

Kill two birds with one stone.一箭雙雕

East or west, home is best.　　走東串西，還是家里好

Equal pay for equal work.同工同酬

Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置

Pride goes before a fall. 驕兵必敗

Reading makes a full man. 　　讀書使人完善

Knowledge is power.　　知識就是力量

　　Failure is the mother of success.　　失敗是成攻之母

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧

All roads lead to Roma.　　條條大道通羅馬

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.　　切莫過于樂觀

Learn to walk before you run.　　循序漸進

It's easy to be wise after the event.　　事后諸葛亮

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.　　自食其果

All that glitters is not gold.　閃光的東西并非都是金子

Many hands make light work.　　人多力量大

　　Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.　　世上無難事只要肯登攀

Time is money. 時間就是金錢。

Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。

Many hands make light work. 人多力量大。

Grasp all, lose all. 樣樣都要，全都失掉。

Better master one than engage with ten.會十事不如精一事。

Silly child is soon taught. 要想孩子好，教育要趁早。

More haste, less speed. 欲速則不達。

Easier said than done. 說起來容易，做起來難。

The first step is the hardest. 萬事開頭難。

　　Who knows most says least.懂的最多的人，說的最少。

Time and tide wait for no man. 歲月不待人。

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

Diligence is the mother of success.失敗是成功之母。

It's never too late to learn. 活到老，學到老。

Walls have ears. 隔墻有耳

Wash your dirty linen at home. 儉不可外揚

Waste not, want not. 儉則不匱

Weak things united become strong. 一根筷子易折斷，十根筷子硬如鐵

Wealth is best known by want.人窮方知錢可貴

　　We can't judge a person by what he says but by what he does.

判斷一個人，不聽言語看行動

We only live once, but if we work it right, once is enough.

華沒虛度，一生也足矣。

What is done by night appears by day. 若要人不知，除非已莫為

When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push.

墻倒眾人推

When children stand quiet, they have done some harm. 孩子不吭聲，一定闖了禍

When one will not, two cannot quarrel. 一個巴掌拍不響

When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window.

貧窮進門來，愛情越窗飛

When the cat is away, the mice will play. 貓兒不在，鼠兒成精

When wine sinks, words swim. 美酒一下肚，話匣關不住

Where there's life there's hope. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒

　　Will is power. 意志就是力量

Wise men are silent; fools talk. 智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不絕

Wise men change their minds; fools never do. 智者通權達變，愚者剛愎自用

Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it. 智者熱愛真理，愚者回避真理

Words are but wind, but seeing is believing. 耳聽為虛，眼見為實