| <69>勇敢和决心是美德的灵魂。Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.<43>一个国家有一个国家的风俗。A country has its own customs.<27>三思而后行。Look before you leap.<63>内行的人做他的事一定会做得最好。The man in the know is sure to do his job best.<38>入夜方能赞美白昼。The night can praise the day.<45>问路总比迷路好。Better to ask the way than go astray.<52>新闻就像鱼，过后不新鲜。News is like fish, it's not fresh after.<37>牛失其尾，方知其贵。An ox is known by its tail.<49>每个问题都有两个方面。There are two sides to every question.<78>结婚是人生的幸福花朵开放的时候，也可能是凋谢的时候。Marriage is the bloom or blight of life's happiness.<53>老鹰胜鸽，不足为荣。It is no honor for an eagle to beat a dove.<44>敌人的缺点容易找。An enemy's faults are easy to find.<34>朋友是另一个我。A friend is a second self.<64>不是人人都懂的语言不是好语言。A language not known to all is not good language.<70>没有一个人因为他自知最糟就是最糟。No man is the worst for knowing the worst of himself.<36>好景不常在，好花不常开。Every day is not Sunday.<52>黎明前是最黑暗的时刻。The darkest hour is that before the dawn.<64>贫非耻，耻贫乃耻。Poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is.<35>不可能人人都得第一名。All men cannot be first.<38>失之毫厘，谬以千里。A miss is as good as a mile.<43>恩泽让人欣喜，犹如鲜花使人心醉。Grace pleases like flowers.<85>对朋友不义，不可能对国家效忠。You cannot be loyal to your country if you are unjust to your friends.<56>熟路好遵循，老友最可珍。Familiar paths and old friends are the best.<102>你的朋友有朋友，朋友的朋友又有朋友，所以要谨慎小心。Thy friend has a friend and thy friend's friend has a friend so be discreet.<45>是上无天才，勤学加苦练。There is no such thing as genius.<42>病情确诊断，治病好一半。A disease known is half cured.<39>生成的傻子总是治不好的。A born fool is never cured.<51>自满的人是很空虚的。He that is full of himself is very empty.<59>两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。A secret between more than two is no secret.<25>呆人有呆福。Fools have fortune.<44>与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。Instead of saying it, do it.<37>说得天花乱坠，成事微乎其微。Well said, little done.<69>或名或暗，月亮总是月亮。The moon is always a moon, either in name or in darkness.<39>负债总比死亡强。Better to be in debt than dead.<55>居安思危，此乃万全之策。In times of peace, it is the safest course.<39>空手诱不来老鹰。Empty hands do not lure eagles.<20>知道你自己。Know yourself.<35>人生如朝露。Life is like the morning dew.<62>过光棍生活，胜过有一个邋遢老婆。Better a bachelor's life than a slovenly wife.<50>一个小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大轮船。A small leak may sink a great ship.<74>要想多做事情，最简单的办法是一次只做一件事。The easiest way to do more than one thing at a time.<23>贵人多忘事。Great men forget.<41>一次行诈骗，永远遇疑嫌。Once a knave, always a knave.<40>富贵如浮云。Riches and honour are like clouds.<38>聪明人不用细说。A wise man need not elaborate.<32>否极泰来。After a storm comes a calm.<17>钱可通神。Money talks.<55>弄醒睡狮不是好事。Waking up a sleeping lion is not a good thing.<88>蠢人做件羞愧事，总说义不容辞。When a fool does a thing he is ashamed of, he always says it is his duty.<46>答得迅速，懂得不多。He who answers quickly knows little.<19>舍本逐末。Cut the chase.<52>忍渴上床，起身健康。He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.<45>不知缄口的不善言。He knows not how to hold his tongue.<32>一叶便知秋。Autumn is known by a leaf.<73>下定决心成功的人是成功了一半。He is half successful who has made up his mind to succeed.<36>爱邻如爱己。Love thy neighbour as thyself.<76>自信是走向成功的第一步。Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.<40>待人宽，对己严。Forgive others but not yourself.<77>不能偶而装疯卖傻，就不是一个聪明人。He is not a wise man who cannot play the fool now and then.<32>井多吊桶也多。Many Wells, many buckets.<31>历史本身常重演。History repeats itself.<50>事情耽搁太久就没有人会感谢了。Too long and no one will thank you.<51>一次行动胜过一筐空话。A little action is worth a lot of words.<23>按部就班，循序渐进。Step by step.<40>失之东隅，收之桑榆。What goes around comes around.<45>人生并不全是吃喝玩乐。Life is not all beer and skittles.<34>只有真理才是真美。Truth alone is beautiful.<66>人生无目的，犹如船失去了舵。A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder.<41>爱情是不能买卖的。Love is neither bought nor sold.<28>自吹自擂。Blow one's own trumpet.<40>良药苦口，忠言逆耳。A good medicine tastes bitter.<55>向乞丐乞讨，永远发不了财。Beg from beggars and you'll never be rich.<20>从容赶急。Take your time.<38>若要得经验，必须化代价。Experience must be bought.<31>养儿防老。Provide for one's old age.<93>智者嘴在心里，蠢人心在嘴上。Wise men have their mouths in their hearts, fools their hearts in their mouths.<72>青年冒失莽撞；成年发奋图强；老年遗憾懊丧。Youth is rash; Adult struggle; Old age is a regret.<50>智者当差，不用交代。A wise man on duty needs no explanation.<67>如果你少问，谎言就难进。If you ask little questions, lies will get you nowhere.<30>自由不是放纵。Liberty is not licence.<60>教育的目的在于培养品德。The object of education is to develop character.<41>懒惰会磨去才智的锋芒。Sloth turneth the edge of wit.<60>聪明才智，不如运气。An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.<35>有钱能使鬼推磨。Money makes the mare to go.<67>(JeanAnouilh)归根结蒂，爱情是你自己的天赋。Love, after all, is a gift in yourself.<72>心头的痛苦比肉体的痛苦更厉害。The pain of the heart is worse than the pain of the body.<33>不轻诺，诺必果。Promise not, promise not.<125>聪明人循理智办事，平常人照经验办事，蠢人按需要办事，畜生凭本能办事。Wise men act by reason; ordinary men by experience; fools by necessity; brutes by instinct.<51>不要嘲笑皮匠的黑拇指。Do not laugh at a cobbler's black thumb.<53>蚂蚁不说话，但最善于说教。The ant preaches best, but says nothing.<57>要谨防不重自己名誉的人。Beware of him who regards not his reputation.<32>小船不能航行远。The boat can't sail far.<43>夺我名声，我命即亡。Take my name and my life is done.<52>人人都管，大家不管。Everybody's business is nobody's business.<43>娶了妻娶了个主人。He that hath a wife hath a master.<27>人微言轻。Little men say little.<31>财富能使人拜倒。Wealth brings one down.<45>不能以衣着取人。You can't judge a man by his clothes.<43>人人都侍候，个个不见好。All hands make jack a dull boy. |