A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
A bad bush is better than the open field.
有胜于无。
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
再差的和解也比胜诉强。
A bad conscience is a snake in ones heart.
做贼心虚。
A bad custom is like a good cake， better broken than kept.
好蛋糕莫保留，坏习气要除掉/坏习惯像新鲜馅饼，分食要比保好。
A bad padlock invites a picklock.
开门揖盗。
A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常抱怨工具。
A beggars purse is bottomless.
乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
A bird is known by its note， and a man by his talk.
闻其声知其鸟，听其言知其人。
A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.
聊胜于无。
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that its the boundary of the world.
坐井观天。
A blind man will not thank you for a lookingglass.
秋波送盲，白费痴情。
A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.
书是始终如一的，永远不会改变。
A book that remains shut is but a block.
没人翻的书就如一块木头。
A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.
借来的斗篷不暖身。
Absence sharpens love， presence strengthens it.
相聚爱益切，离别情更深。
A burden of one’s choice is not felt.
自己选的担子不嫌重。
A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
燃烧自己，照亮别人。
A cat may look at a king.
猫也有权觐见国王。
Accidents will happen.
天有不测风云。
A change of work is as good as a rest.
变化工作内容是很好的休息。
A cheerful wife is the joy of life.
快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。
A clean hand wants no washing.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
问心无愧，高枕无忧。
A clear conscience is a sure card.
光明磊落，胜券在握。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
身正不怕影子斜。
A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
宁为清贫，不为浊富。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。
A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
夜郎自大。
A common danger causes common action.
同仇敌忾。
A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。
A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
贪心于人无益，于己有害。
A crafty knave needs no broker.
狡猾的无赖不需中间人。
A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
户枢不蠹。
Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
行动是知识的佳果。
Actions’s peak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.
不满足者坐无宁时。
A disease known is half cured.
病情弄清楚，病根除一半。
Admonish your friends in private， praise them in public.
在私下忠告你的朋友，在公开场合表扬你的朋友。
A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.
骨头打狗狗不叫。
Adversity is a good discipline.
逆境成才。
Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
Adver sity makes a man wise， not rich.
逆境使人聪明，但不能致富。
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
难中不择友。
Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.
成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。
A fair death honours the whole life.
死得光明，终身荣耀。
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
人面兽心。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友难得。
A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
A father is a treasure， a brother is a comfort， but a friend is both.
父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。
Afault confessed is half redressed.
承认错误，等于改正一半。
Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.
按部就班地做事，就会很快地做完。
A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.
口若悬河不是聪明才智的证明。
A fool always comes short of his reckoning.
愚人常缺乏心计。
A fool always rushes to the fore.
傻瓜总爱强出头。
A fool and his money are soon parted.
笨蛋难聚财。
A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity.
蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜。
A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.
一愚发问，七智结舌。
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
愚者所问，智者难答。
A fool may give a wise man counsel.
愚者千虑，必有一得。
A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.
一愚所失，百智难回。
A fools bolt may sometimes hit the mark.
愚者千虑，必有一得。
A fools heart dances on his lips.
愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上。
A fox may grow grey， but never good.
狐狸到老也不会变好。
A friend exaggerates a mans virtue， an enemy his crimes.
朋友宣扬你的美德，敌人夸大你的罪过。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难朋友才是真朋友。
A friend is a second self.
朋友是另一个我。
A friend is best found in adversity.
患难见真友。
A friend is never known till a man have need.
患难见真情。
A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.
交友慢，失友快。
A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
广交友，无深交。
A friend without faults will never be found.
永远没有完美的朋友。
After a storm comes a calm.
否极泰来。
After death， the doctor.
放马后炮。
After dinner comes the reckoning.
没有免费的午餐。
After dinner sit a while； after supper walk a mile.
午餐之后坐片刻，晚饭之后走一里。
After meat， mustard.
雨后送伞。
A full belly counsels well.
衣食足而后知荣辱。
A good anvil does not fear the hammer.
好砧不怕锤。
A good appetite is a good sauce.
饥不择食。
A good beginning is half the battle.
好的开始是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.
一本好书，莫逆之交。
A good book is a light to the soul.
好书能照亮心灵。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门
心不惊。
A good dog deserves a good bone.
多劳多得。
A good example is the best sermon.
言传不如身教。
A good face is a letter of recommendation.
好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。
A good fame is better than a good face.
好的名望胜于好的相貌。
A good friend is my nearest relation.
良友如近亲。
A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land.
智慧与勤劳是世界上最宝贵的财富。
A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.
健康是最大的财富。
A good heart conquers ill fortune.
善心克厄运。
A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.
好马配好鞍。
A good horse often needs a good spur.
好马常要好靴刺。
A good marksman may miss.
智者千虑，终有一失。
A good maxim is never out of season.
至理名言不会过时。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口，忠言逆耳。
A good name is better than riches.
好名声胜过有财富。
A good name is earlier lost than won.
失去美名易，得到美名难。
A good name is sooner lost than won.
美誉难得而易失。
A good name keeps lustre in the dark.
好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。
A good surgeon must have an eagles eye， a lions heart， and a ladyshand.
出色的外科医生除了心明眼亮，还必须有一双灵巧的手。
A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.
好故事百听不厌。
A good tongue is a good weapon.
伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。
A good winter brings a good summer.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A great talker is a great liar.
善于辞令的人也是最会说谎的人。
A guilty conscience is a selfaccuser.
做贼心虚。
A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
心花怒放，笑逐颜开。
A hasty man is seldom out of trouble.
性急难免出岔子。
A heavy purse makes a light heart.
腰包钱财足，心境自然宽。
A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
乱世出英雄。
A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings.
相马不可凭马的装饰。
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
祸起萧墙。
A Jack of all trades and master of none.
万事皆通却一无所长。
A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend.
玩笑不能化敌为友，有时反而会令你失去朋友。
A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.
穷人的一只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。
A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.
懒羊嫌毛重。
A lazy youth， a lousy age.