英語常用的諺語
① 求常用的英語俗語
師傅領進門，修行在個人: no man is his craft』s master the first day.
1. 師傅領進門，修行在個人: no man is his craft』s master the first day.
2. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善終。
3. A bad thing never dies.
遺臭萬年。
4. A bad workman always blames his tools.
不會撐船怪河彎。
5. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。
6. A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛與說謊本是同宗。
7. A bully is always a coward.
色厲內荏。
8. A burden of one's choice is not felt.
愛挑的擔子不嫌重。
9. A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蠟燭照亮別人，卻毀滅了自己。
10. A cat has 9 lives.
貓有九條命。
11. A cat may look at a king.
人人平等。
12. A close mouth catches no flies.
病從口入。
13. A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厭。
14. Actions speak louder than words.
事實勝於雄辯。
15. Adversity leads to prosperity.
窮則思變。
16. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
17. A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。
18. A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音難覓。
19. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一塹，長一智。
20. A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性難移。
21. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患難見真情。
22. A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友難，失朋友易。
23. A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之時方知友。
24. A friend without faults will never be found.
沒有十全十美的朋友。
25. 'After you' is good manners.
"您先請"是禮貌。
26. A good beginning is half done.
良好的開端是成功的一半。
27. A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善終。
28. A good book is a good friend.
好書如摯友。
29. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
一本好書，相伴一生。
30. A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做虧心事，不怕鬼叫門。
31. A good fame is better than a good face.
美名勝過美貌。
32. A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善則妻賢。
33. A good medicine tastes bitter.
良葯苦口。
34. A good wife health is a man's best wealth.
妻賢身體好是男人最大的財富。
35. A great talker is a great liar.
說大話者多謊言。
36. A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
37. A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戲謔不能化敵為友，只能使人失去朋友。
38. A leopard cannot change its spots.
積習難改。
39. A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
說謊者即使講真話也沒人相信。
40. A light heart lives long.
靜以修身。
41. A little body often harbors a great soul.
濃縮的都是精品。
42. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，自欺欺人。
43. A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四兩油。
44. All are brave when the enemy flies.
敵人逃竄時，人人都成了勇士。
45. All good things come to an end.
天下沒有不散的筵席。
46. All rivers run into sea.
海納百川。
47. All roads lead to Rome.
條條大路通羅馬。
48. All that ends well is well.
結果好，就一切都好。
49. All that glitters is not gold.
閃光的不一定都是金子。
50. All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事總是由難而易。
51. All work and no play makes Jack a ll boy.
只會用功不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。
an becomes learned by asking questions.
不恥下問才能有學問。
53. A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都應量力而行。
54. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
55. A man is known by his friends.
什麼人交什麼朋友。
56. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光說空話不做事，猶如花園光長刺。
57. A man without money is no man at all.
一分錢難倒英雄漢。
58. A merry heart goes all the way.
心曠神怡，事事順利。
59. A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫釐，差之千里。
60. A mother's love never changes.
母愛永恆。
61. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一蘋果，不用請醫生。
62. A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
63. foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼還眼，以牙還牙。
64. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之計在於晨。
65. An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗學不出新把戲。
66. An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聰明才智，不如運氣。
67. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
預防為主，治療為輔。
68. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滾石不生苔，轉業不聚財。
69. As a man sows, so he shall reap.
種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
70. A single flower does not make a spring.
一花獨放不是春，百花齊放春滿園。
71. A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆豐年。
72. A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓於健康的身體。
73. A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。
74. A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不補，大洞吃苦。
75. A straight身正不怕影子斜。
76. A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相，露相非真人。
77. A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，駟馬難追。
78. A year's plan starts with spring.
一年之計在於春。
79. A young idler, an old beggar.
少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
80. Bad news has wings.
好事不出門，壞事傳千里。
81. Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人。
82. Beauty lies in the love's eyes.
情人眼裡出西施。
83. Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
聽宜敏捷，言宜緩行。
84. Better late than never.
不怕慢，單怕站。
85. Better to ask the way than go astray.
問路總比迷路好。
86. Between friends all is common.
朋友之間不分彼此。
87. Birds of a feather flock together.
物以類聚，人以群分。
88. Blood is thicker than water.
② 常用的英語諺語有哪些
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. 日吃蘋果一隻，身體健康不求醫。
Poverty is stranger to instry. 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. 誰笑到最後誰笑得最美
Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道還治其人之身
Look before you leap.三思而後行
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，還是家裡好
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.切莫過於樂觀
Learn to walk before you run.循序漸進
It's easy to be wise after the event.事後諸葛亮
As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.自食其果
All that glitters is not gold.閃光的東西並非都是金子
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. 隔牆有耳
Wash your dirty linen at home. 家醜不可外揚
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.
年華沒虛度，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.
牆倒眾人推
When one will not, two cannot quarrel. 一個巴掌拍不響
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
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，愚者迴避真理
Words are but wind, but seeing is believing. 耳聽為虛，眼見為實
③ 常用諺語（英語7句）
A good conscience is a continual feast. 白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚.
A good conscience is a soft pillow. 問心無愧，高枕無憂.
A good medicine tastes bitter. 良葯苦口，忠言逆耳.
A good name is better than riches. 好名譽勝過有財富
A little body often harbors a great soul. 濃縮的都是精品。
A man can die but once. 人生只有一次死.
A man can do no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行.
A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用.
A man is known by his friends. 什麼人交什麼朋友。
A match will set fire to a large building. 星星之火，可以燎原
A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫釐，差之千里.
"A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
" 機不可失，失不再來。
隨便要7句吧，我看著都很好
④ 英語諺語（常用的）
When there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成來。自
Rome wasn't built in a day.羅馬不是一天建成的。
All roads lead to Rome.條條大路通羅馬。
The early bird catches the worm.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。
Every little helps.積少成多。
More haste, less speed.欲速則不達。
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Knowledge is power.知識就是力量。
No pains, no gains.種瓜得瓜種豆得豆。
To see is to believe.眼見為實。
⑤ 求一些英語的諺語
Obedience is the first ty of a soldier軍人以服從命令為天職。
Observation is the best teacher.觀察是最好的老師。
Offense is the best defense.進攻是最好的防禦。
Old friends and old wines are best.陳酒味醇，老友情深。
Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。
Once a man and twice a child.一次老，兩次小。
Once a thief, always a thief.偷盜一次，做賊一世。
Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。
One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.
一個和尚挑水喝，兩個和尚抬水喝，三個和尚沒水喝。
One cannot put back the clock.時鍾不能倒轉。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百聞不如一見。
One false move may lose the game.一著不慎，滿盤皆輸。
One good turn deserves another.行善積德。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow.爭分奪秒效率高。
One man『s fault is other man『s lesson.前車之鑒。
One never loses anything by politeness.講禮貌不吃虧。
One swallow does not make a summ一燕不成夏。
One『s words reflect one『s thinking.言為心聲。
Out of debt, out of danger.無債一身輕。
Out of office, out of danger.無官一身輕。
Out of sight, out of mind.眼不見，心為靜。
Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良葯。
Penny wise, pound foolish.貪小便宜吃大虧。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.
正大光明者，說到的多，做到的少。
Please the eye and plague the heart. 貪圖一時快活，必然留下隱禍。
Pleasure comes through toil.苦盡甘來。
Pour water into a sieve.竹籃子打水一場空。
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.恭維話不能當飯吃。
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
好人越誇越好，壞人越誇越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.寧可吃虧，不貪便宜。
Prevention is better than cure.預防勝於治療。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.驕傲使人落後。
Promise is debt.一諾千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.諺語是日常經驗的結晶。
Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。
Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.開卷有益。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.讀書健腦，運動強身。
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬，必須自重。
Rome is not built in a day冰凍三尺，非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。
Seeing is believing.眼見為實。 Seek the truth from facts.實事求是。
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.
智者當差，不用交代。
Set a thief to catch a thief.以賊捉賊。
Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算賬。
Something is better than nothing.聊勝於無。
Soon learn, soon forgotten.學得快，忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快，爛得快。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是銀，沉默是金。
Still water run deep.靜水常深。
Strike the iron while it is hot.趁熱打鐵。
Success belongs to the persevering.堅持就是勝利。
Take things as they come.既來之，則安之。
Talking mends no holes. 空談無補。
Talk of the devil and he will appear.說曹操，曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind.樹大招風。
Teach others by your example.躬親示範。
The best hearts are always the bravest.無私者無畏。
The best man stumbles.偉人也有犯錯時。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盜鈴。
The danger past and God forgotten.過河拆橋。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.燭台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old.老馬識途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth魔鬼有時也會說真話。
The die is cast.木已成舟。 The early bird catches the worm.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。
The end justifies the means.只要目的正當，可以不擇手段。
The end makes all equal.死亡面前，人人平等。
The eye is bigger than the belly.貪多嚼不爛。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而繞遠路。
The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火驗真金，艱難磨意志。
The first step is the only difficulty.邁出第一步是最艱難的。
The fox knew too much, that『s how he lost his tail.機關算盡太聰明，反誤了卿卿 性命。
The fox preys farthest from home.兔子不吃窩邊草。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.坐井觀天。
The grass is greener on the other side.這山望著那山高。
The greatest talkers are always least doers.語言的巨人總是行動的矮子。
The higher up, the greater the fall.爬得高，摔得慘。
The leopard cannot change its spots.本性難移。
The more noble, the more humble.人越高尚，越謙虛。
The more wit, the less courage. 初生牛犢不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most of the game.旁觀者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword.筆能殺人。
The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。
There are spots in the sun.太陽也有黑點。
There are two sides to every question.問題皆有兩面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本難念的經。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.人間處處有溫情。
There is no general rule without some exception.任何法規均有例外。
There is no medicine against death.沒有長生不老葯。
There is no place like home.金窩銀窩不如咱的狗窩。
There is no royal road to learning.書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟。
The style is the man.字如其人。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.人言可畏。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.
水能載舟，亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.清者自清，濁者自濁。 The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.世界如階梯，有人上有人下。
The world is but a little place, after all.海內存知己，天涯若比鄰。
Think twice before you do.三思而後行。
Things at the worst will mend.否極泰來。
Time and tide wait for no man.時不我待。
Time cures all things.時間是醫治一切創傷的良葯。
Time flies.光陰似箭。 Time is money.時間就是金錢。
Time lost cannot be won again.時光流逝，不可復得。
Time past cannot be called back again.時間不能倒流。
Time tries all.路遙知馬力，日久見人心。
Tit for tat is fair play.人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。
To err is human.人非聖賢，孰能無過。
To know everything is to know nothing.什麼都知道，一如什麼都不知道。
To know oneself is true progress.人貴有自知之明。
Tomorrow never comes.我生待明日，萬事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.過分熟悉會使人互不服氣。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.學問太多催人老。
Too much liberty spills all.自由放任，一事無成。
Too much praise is a burden.過多誇獎，反成負擔。
To save time is to lengthen life.節約時間就是延長生命。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋。
Troubles never come singly.福無雙至，禍不單行。
Truth never grows old.真理永存。
Turn over a new leaf.洗心革面，改過自新。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利。
Two heads are better than one.一個好漢三個幫。
Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家。
Two wrongs do not make a right.別人錯了，不等於你對了。
Unity is strength.團結就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.忠言逆耳利於行。
Until all is over one『s ambition never dies.不到黃河心不死。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one.吃小虧佔大便宜。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德遠遠勝過美貌。
Walls have ears.小心隔牆有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home.家醜不可外揚。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。
Wealth is nothing without health.失去健康，錢再多也沒用。
We know not what is good until we have lost it.好東西，失去了才明白。
Well begun is half done.好的開始，是成功的一半。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水可貴。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault
.欲求完美無缺的朋友必然成為孤家寡人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.
自己的好事別去提，別人的恩惠要銘記。
Whatever you do, do with all your might.不管做什麼，都要一心一意
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.兒時所學，終生難忘。
What『s done cannot be undone.生米煮成熟飯了。
What『s lost is lost.失者不可復得。What we do willingly is easy.願者不難。When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入國問禁，入鄉隨俗。
When everybody『s somebody then nobody『s anybody.人人都偉大，世間沒豪傑。
When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.傷心舊事別重提。
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.
新仇舊恨，齊上心頭。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.黃鼠狼給雞拜年，沒安好心。
When wine is in truth, wit is out.酒後吐真言。
Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。
Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。
Where there is smoke, there is fire.事出有因。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.道高一尺，魔高一丈。
Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.搬弄口舌者必是小人。
Whom the gods love die young.好人不長命。
Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.
智者嘴在心裡，愚者心在嘴裡。
Work makes the workman.勤工出巧匠。 Wet behind the ears.乳臭未乾。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蠟燭不能兩頭點，精力不可過分耗。
You cannot eat your cake and have it.魚與熊掌，不可得兼。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 強扭的瓜不甜
。 You may know by a handful the whole sack.由一斑可知全貌。
You never know what you can till you try.是驢子是馬，拉出來遛遛
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⑥ 英語作文常用諺語
1、 bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善終。
2、A bad thing never dies.
遺臭萬年。
3、A bad workman always blames his tools.
不會撐船怪河彎。
4、A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。
5、A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛與說謊本是同宗。
6、A bully is always a coward.
色厲內荏。
7、A burden of one's choice is not felt.
愛挑的擔子不嫌重。
8、A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蠟燭照亮別人，卻毀滅了自己。
⑦ 英語常用諺語
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⑧ 英語作文中常用的諺語集錦
1.Failure is the mother of success.
失敗乃成功之母
2.Drops of water outwear the stone.
水滴石穿
3.Where there is a will, there is a way /Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
有志者事竟成
4.Genius only means hard-working all one』s life.
天才只意味著終身不懈的努力
5.No pain, no gain.
不勞不獲
6.Diligence is the mother of success.
勤奮是成功之母
⑨ 常見諺語（英語）
An idle youth,a needy age.
少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
Time flies.
時光易逝。
Time is money.
一寸光陰一寸金。
Time and tide wait for no man.
歲月無情；歲月易逝；歲月不待人。
Time tries all.
時間檢驗一切。
Time tries truth.
時間檢驗真理。
Time past cannot be called back again.
光陰一去不復返。
All time is no time when it is past.
光陰一去不復返。
No one can call back yesterday;Yesterday will not be called again.
昨日不復來。
Tomorrow comes never.
切莫依賴明天。
One today is worth two tomorrows.
一個今天勝似兩個明天。
The morning sun never lasts a day.
好景不常；朝陽不能光照全日。
Christmas comes but once a year.
聖誕一年只一度。
Pleasant hours fly past.
快樂時光去如飛。
Happiness takes no account of time.
歡娛不惜時光逝。
Time tames the strongest grief.
時間能緩和極度的悲痛。
The day is short but the work is much.
工作多，光陰迫。
Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.
今日事須今日畢，切勿拖延到明天。
Have you somewhat to do tomorrow,do it today.
明天如有事，今天就去做。
To him that does everything in its proper time,one day is worth three.
事事及時做，一日勝三日。
To save time is to lengthen life.
節省時間就是延長生命。
Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
萬物皆有時，時來不可失。
Take time when time cometh,lest time steal away.
時來必須要趁時，不然時去無聲息。
When an opportunity is neglected,it never comes back to you.
機不可失，時不再來；機會一過，永不再來。
Make hay while the sun shines.
曬草要趁太陽好。
Strike while the iron is hot.
趁熱打鐵。
Work today,for you know not how much you may be hindered tomrrow.
今朝有事今朝做，明朝可能阻礙多。
Punctuality is the soul of business.
守時為立業之要素。
Procrastination is the thief of time.
因循拖延是時間的大敵；拖延就是浪費時間。
Every tide hath ist ebb.
潮漲必有潮落時。
Knowledge is power.
知識就是力量。
Wisdom is more to be envied than riches.
知識可羨，勝於財富。
Wisdom is better than gold or silver.
知識勝過金銀，
Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
胸中有知識，勝於手中有錢。
Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.
為了求知識，代價雖高也值得。
Doubt is the key of knowledge.
懷疑是知識之鑰。
If you want knowledge,you must toil for it.
若要求知識，須從勤苦得。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
淺學誤人。
A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.
少量的常識，當得大量的學問。
Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.
知識只能循序漸進，不能躍進。
Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
從旁人的愚行中學到聰明。
It is good to learn at another man's cost.
前車可鑒。
Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.
知識之於精神，一如健康之於肉體。
Experience is the best teacher.
經驗是最好的教師。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
經驗是知識之父，記憶是知識之母。
Dexterity comes by experience.
熟練來自經驗。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Experience keeps a dear school,but fools learn in no other.
經驗學校學費高，愚人旁處學不到。
Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.
有經驗而無學問，勝於有學問而無經驗。
Wit once bought is worth twice taught.
由經驗而得的智慧，勝於學習而得的智慧；一次親
會，勝過兩次的教師教導。
Seeing is believing.
如一見。
Business is the salt of life.
事業是生命之鹽。
Business before pleasure.
事業在先，享樂在後。
Business makes a man as well as tries him.
事業可以考驗人，也可以造就人。
Business neglected is business lost.
忽視職業便是放棄職業。
Never think yourself above business.
勿自視過高；不要眼高手低；永遠不要認為自己是大才小用。
Business may be troublesome,but idleness is pernicious.
事業雖擾人，懶惰害更大。
He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business.
自命大才小用，往往眼高手低。
Do business,but be not a slave to it.
要做事，但不要做事務的奴隸。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
眾人的事就是無人過問的事。
Work makes the workman.
勤工出巧匠。
Better master one than engage with ten.
會十事，不如精一事。
A work ill done must be twice done.
首次做不好，必須重新搞。
They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can.
不能如願而行，也須盡力而為。
If you would have a thing well done,do it yourself.
想把事情來做好，就得親自動手搞。
He that doth most at once doth least.
什麼都想一次做完，結果一件也做不完；貪多嚼不
爛。
Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.
照大多數人那樣干，人們會把你稱贊。
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
在任何時候都可做的事情，總是在任何時候都不
做的事情。
Better late than never.
遲做總比不做好。
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
凡是值得做的事，就值得做好。
The shortest answer is doing the thing.
最簡短的回答就是一個「干」字。
Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
行動是知識之佳果。
Finished labours are pleasant.
完成工作是一樂。
It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.
沒有土壤，播種也是徒勞。
It is right to put everything in its proper use.
凡事都應用得其所。
Affairs that are done by e degrees are soon ended.
按部就班，事情很快就做完。
All work and no play makes Jack a ll boy.
只工作，不玩耍，聰明小孩也變傻。
Work bears witness who does well.
工作能證明誰做的好。
It is not work that kills,but worry.
工作不會傷身，傷身乃是憂慮。
He that will not work shall not eat.
不工作者不得食。
Business is business.
公事公辦。
Deliberate slowly,execute promptly.
慢慢酌量，快快行動。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
努力工作。
Never do things by halves.
做事不要半途而廢。
In for a penny,in for a pound.
做事一開頭，就要做到底；一不做，二不休。
Many hands make quick work.
人多幹活快。
Many hands make light work.
眾擎易舉。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
技術拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。
Diligence is the mohter of success.
勤奮是成功之母。
Idleness is the root of all evil.
懶惰乃萬惡之源。
Care and diligence bring luck.
謹慎和勤奮帶來好運。
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
勤勉是好運之母。
Instry is fortune's right hand,and frugality her left.
勤勉是幸運的右手，世儉是幸運的左手。
Idleness is the key of beggary.
懶惰出乞丐。
No root,no fruit.
無根就無果。
Idle people (folks) have the most labour (take the most pains).
懶人做工作，越懶越費力。
Sloth is the key of poverty.
惰能致貧。
Sloth turneth the edge of wit.
懶散能磨去才智的鋒芒。
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
懶漢的頭腦是魔鬼的工廠。
The secret of wealth lieth in the letters SAVE.
節儉是致富的秘訣。