he is lifeless that is faultless.
只有死人才不犯錯誤。
he is not fit to command others that cannotcommand himself.
正人先正己。
he is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.
自嘲者不會讓人見笑。
he is wise that is honest.
誠實者最明智。
he knows most who speaks least.
大智若愚。
he laughs best who laughs last.
誰笑到最後，誰笑得最好。
he sets the fox to keep the geese.
引狼入室。
he that climbs high falls heavily.
爬得越高，摔得越重。
he that will not work shall not eat.
不勞動者不得食。
he who does not advance loses ground.
逆水行舟，不進則退。
he who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.
經常訴苦，沒人同情。
he who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
想不犯錯誤，就一事無成。
he who risks nothing gains nothing.
收穫與風險並存。
history repeats itself.
歷史往往重演。
honesty is the best policy.
做人誠信爲本。
hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
抱最好的願望，做最壞的打算。
i cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.
朋友不能阿諛奉承。
if a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
上當一回頭，再多就可恥。
if you make yourself an ass, don‘t complain if people ride you.
人善被人欺，馬善被人騎。
if your ears glow, someone is talking of you.
耳朵發燒，有人唸叨。
if you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
腳踏兩條船，必定落空。
if you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.
殺雞取卵。
if you venture nothing, you will have nothing.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
if you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
要想求知，就得吃苦。
industry is the parent of success.
勤奮是成功之母。
it is better to die when life is a disgrace.
寧爲玉碎，不爲瓦全。
a bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善終。
a bad thing never dies.
遺臭萬年。
a bad workman always blames his tools.
不會撐船怪河彎。
a bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。
a boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛與說謊本是同宗。
a bully is always a coward.
色厲內荏。
a burden of one‘s choice is not felt.
愛挑的'擔子不嫌重。
a candle lights others and consumes itself.
蠟燭照亮別人，卻毀滅了自己。
a cat has 9 lives.
貓有九條命。
a cat may look at a king.
人人平等。
a close mouth catches no flies.
病從口入。
a constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厭。
actions speak louder than words.
事實勝於雄辯。
adversity leads to prosperity.
窮則思變。
adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
a fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。
a faithful friend is hard to find.
知音難覓。
a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一塹，長一智。
a fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性難移。
a friend in need is a friend indeed.
患難見真情。
a friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友難，失朋友易。
a friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之時方知友。
a friend without faults will never be found.
沒有十全十美的朋友。
‘after you‘ is good manners.
“您先請”是禮貌。
a good beginning is half done.
良好的開端是成功的一半。
a good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善終。
a good book is a good friend.
好書如摯友。
a good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
一本好書，相伴一生。
a good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做虧心事，不怕鬼叫門。
a good fame is better than a good face.
a boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛與說謊本是同宗。
a bully is always a coward.
色厲內荏。
a burden of one‘s choice is not felt.
