1、the wise man knows he knows nothing、the fool thinks he knows all。
听者自清浊者自浊。
2、the wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel。
螳螂抓蝉，鹳在后面。
3、the world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down。
世界就像楼梯，有人上有人下。
4、the world is but a little place，after all。
海有知己，天地如邻居。朋友谚语。
5、think twice before you do .
深思熟虑之后。
6、things at the worst will mend .
不，不是极点。
7、time and tide wait for no man。
有时候我不等。
8、time cures all things。
时间是治愈所有伤口的药。
9、time flies。
岁月如箭。
10、time is money .
时间就是金钱。
11、time lost cannot be won again .
时间流逝也找不回来。
12、time past cannot be called back again .
时间不能倒流。
13、time tries all。
路从远处知道马力，看了很久人心。
14、tit for tat is fair play .
人不犯我，我不犯犯人。如果人犯了我，我一定会抓住犯人。
15、to err is human。
人不是圣贤，谁没有错呢？
16、talk of the devil and he will appear .
说曹操就到。
17、tall trees catch much wind .
树大招风。
18、teach others by your example。
亲自示范。
19、the best hearts are always the bravest .
无私的人无所畏惧。
20、the best man stumbles。
伟人也有犯错的时候。
21、the cat shuts its eyes when stealing .
掩耳盗铃。
22、the danger past and god forgotten .
过河拆桥。
23、the darkest hour is nearest the dawn。
黎明前的黑暗。
24、the darkest place is under the candle stick。
烛台下面最暗。
25、the devil knows many things because he is old。
诺玛认识路。
26、the devil some times speaks the truth。
魔鬼有时会说真话。
27、the die is cast .
木头已经饿了。
28、the early bird catches the worm。
早起的鸟吃虫子。
29、the end justifies the means。
只要目的正当，就可以不择手段。
30、the end makes all equal。
死亡面前人人平等。
31、the eye is bigger than the belly。
狼吞虎咽不会腐烂。
32、the farthest way about is the nearest way home .
抄近路的话，反而会绕很远的路。
33、the finest diamond must be cut。
玉不修剪，不成器。
34、the fire is the test of gold、adversity of strong man。
火考验真金，艰难地磨意志。
35、the first step is the only difficulty .
迈出第一步是最难的。
36、the fox knew too much，that's how he lost his tail。
机关太聪明了，反而错过了京京的命。
37、the fox preys farthest from home .
兔子不吃窝子。
38、the frogin the well knows nothing of the great ocean。
坐在井里看天空。
39、the grass is
greener on the other side.这山望着那山高。
40、the greatest talkers are always least doers.
语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
41、the higher up, the greater the fall.
爬得高，摔得惨。
42、the leopard cannot change its spots.
本性难移。
43、the more noble, the more humble.
人越高尚，越谦虚。
44、pleasure comes through toil.
苦尽甘来。
45、pour water into a sieve.
竹篮子打水一场空。
46、practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
47、praise is not pudding.
恭维话不能当饭吃。
48、praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。
49、prefer loss to unjust gain.
宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
50、prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。
51、pride goes before, and shame comes after.
骄傲使人落后。
52、promise is debt.
一诺千金。
53、proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.
谚语是日常经验的结晶。
54、pull the chestnut out of fire.
火中取栗。
55、put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置。
56、put your shoulder to the wheel.
鼎力相助。
57、reading enriches the mind.
开卷有益。
58、reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.
读书健脑，运动强身。
59、respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.
要人尊敬，必须自重。
60、rome is not built in a day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
61、saying is one thing and doing another.
言行不一。
62、seeing is believing.
眼见为实。
63、seek the truth from facts.
实事求是。
64、send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.
智者当差，不用交代。
65、set a thief to catch a thief.
以贼捉贼。
66、short accounts make long friends.
好朋友勤算账。
67、something is better than nothing.
聊胜于无。
68、soon learn, soon forgotten.
学得快，忘得快。
69、soon ripe, soon rotten.
熟得快，烂得快。
70、speech is silver, silence is gold.
能言是银，沉默是金。
71、still water run deep.
静水常深。
72、strike the iron while it is hot.
趁热打铁。
73、success belongs to the persevering.
坚持就是胜利。
74、take things as they come.
既来之，则安之。
75、talking mends no holes.
空谈无补。
76、nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.
世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
77、not to advance is to go back.
不进则退。
78、not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.
不懂世故，幼稚可笑。
79、no way is impossible to courage.
勇者无惧。
80、obedience is the first duty of a soldier.
军人以服从命令为天职。
81、observation is the best teacher.
观察是最好的老师。
82、offense is the best defense.
进攻是最好的防御。
83、old friends and old wines are best.
陈酒味醇，老友情深。
84、old sin makes new shame.
一失足成千古恨。
85、once a man and twice a child.
一次老，两次小。
86、once a thief, always a thief.
偷盗一次，做贼一世。
87、once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
88、one boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.
一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
89、one cannot put back the clock.
时钟不能倒转。
90、one eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.
百闻不如一见。
91、一着不慎，满盘皆输。
one good turn deserves another.
92、行善积德。
one hour today is worth two tomorrow.
93、争分夺秒效率高。
one man‘s fault is other man‘s lesson.
94、前车之鉴。
one never loses anything by politeness.
95、讲礼貌不吃亏。
one swallow does not make a summer.
96、一燕不成夏。
one‘s words reflect one‘s thinking.
97、言为心声。
out of debt, out of danger.
98、无债一身轻。
out of office, out of danger.
99、无官一身轻。
out of sight, out of mind.
100、眼不见，心为静。
