囊中有钱，不如朝中有友。A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.

患难朋友才是真朋友。 A friend in need is a friend indeed.

朋友是另一个我。 A friend is a second self.

患难见真友。 A friend is best found in adversity.

不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友。 A friend is never known till a man have need.

交友慢，失友快。 A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.

广交友，无深交。 A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.

没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。 A friend without faults will never be found.

否极泰来。 After a storm comes a calm.

否极泰来。 After black clouds, clear weather.

放马后炮。 After death, the doctor.

吃喝玩乐，该付代价。 After dinner comes the reckoning.

午餐之后坐片刻，晚饭之后走一里。 After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile.

雨后送伞。 After meat, mustard.

衣食足而后知荣辱。 A full belly counsels well.

杯满盈，须持稳。 A full cup must be carried steadily.

好砧不怕锤。真金不怕火炼。A good anvil does not fear the hammer.

饥不择食。 A good appetite is a good sauce.

首战告捷等于一半胜利。 A good beginning is half the battle.

善始者必善其终。 A good beginning makes a good ending.

一本好书，莫逆之交。 A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.

好书一本，照亮心灵。 A good book is a light to the soul.

白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 A good conscience is a continual feast.

白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。  A good conscience is a soft pillow.

有功者受赏;立功者受奖;好人有好报;好狗应有好骨头  A good dog deserves a good bone.

身教胜似言教。  A good example is the best sermon.

好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。  A good face is a letter of recommendation.

美貌无需擦脂抹粉。  A good face needs no paint.

好的名望胜于好的相貌。  A good fame is better than a good face.

良友如近亲。  A good friend is my nearest relation.

聪明脑袋勤劳手，走遍天下贵如金。聪明的头脑和勤劳的手在任何地方都值钱。  A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land.

健康的身体贵于黄金铸成的皇冠。  A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.

有仁心者不说谎话。心地善良的人不会撒谎。  A good heart cannot lie.

善心克厄运。好人有好报。  A good heart conquers ill fortune.

良马的毛色不会差。  A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.

好马常要好马刺。好人需要好教导。  A good horse often needs a good spur.

智者千虑，必有一失。  A good marksman may miss.

至理名言不会过时。  A good maxim is never out of season.

良药苦口，忠言逆耳。  A good medicine tastes bitter.

好名誉胜过有财富。  A good name is better than riches.

失去美名易，得到美名难。  A good name is earlier lost than won.

美誉难得而易失。  A good name is sooner lost than won.

好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。  A good name keeps lustre in the dark.

远亲不如近邻。  A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village.

出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手。  A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand.

好故事百听不厌。  A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.

伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。  A good tongue is a good weapon.

有好妻子就有好丈夫。  A good wife makes a good husband.

瑞雪兆丰年。  A good winter brings a good summer.

最会饶舌的人也是最会说谎的人。  A great talker is a great liar.

巨轮寻深水而航行。  A great ship asks deep water.

做贼心虚，良心自诛。  A guilty conscience is a self-accuser.

贼胆心虚。  A guilty conscience needs no accuser.

一点小常识常胜过很多有价值的学问。  A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning.

心花怒放，笑逐颜开。  A happy heart makes a blooming visage.

性急难免出岔子。  A hasty man is seldom out of trouble.

腰包钱财足，心境自然宽。  A heavy purse makes a light heart.

瑞雪兆丰年。  A heavy snow promise a good harvest.

时势造英雄。  A hero is known in the time of misfortune.

相马不可凭马的装饰。  A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings.

家庭内讧难维系。  A house divided against itself cannot stand.

三脚猫无所长。  A Jack of all trades and master of none.

开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。  A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend.

千里之行，始于足下。  A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

穷人的一只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。  A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.

懒羊嫌毛重  A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。  A lazy youth, a lousy age.

酒后吐真言。  Ale will make a cat speak.

骗子说真话，也没人相信。  A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.

撒谎比偷窃更可恶。  A liar is worse than a thief.

谎言生谎言，谎言传万代。  A lie begets a lie till they come to generation.

人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。  A life without a friend is a life without a sun.

人生无目的，犹如船失去了舵。  A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder.

为人无钱处处难。  A light purse is a heavy curse.

囊中无钱心事重。  A light purse makes a heavy heart.

在家凶如狮，在外怯如鼠。  A lion at home, a mouse abroad.

莫道身躯小，伟人寓其间。浓缩的都是精华。人小志向大  A little body often harbors a great soul.

幼儿是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的。  A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world.

小洞易补。  A little fire is quickly trodden out.

聊胜于无。  A little is better than none.

适量劳动有益健康。  A little labour, much health.

千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。  A little leak will sink a great ship.

浅学误人。  A little learning is a dangerous thing.

小不忍则乱大谋。  A little neglect may breed great mischief.

每事浅尝辄止，结果将一事无成。  A little of everything, nothing at all.

壶小水易热。  A little pot is soon hot.

星星之火，可以燎原。  A little spark kindles a great fire.

适可而止，过犹不及。  A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.

一条活狗胜过一头死狮。  A living dog is better than a dead lion.

敌人逃跑时，个个都勇敢。  All are brave when the enemy flies.

吹号角的未必都是猎人。  All are not hunters that blow the horn.

表面高兴的，未必都快乐。  All are not merry that dance lightly.

去做礼拜者，未必皆圣人。  All are not saints that go to church.

犬之所吠，并非皆贼。  All are not thieves that dogs bark at.

傻子总爱装聪明。  All asses wag their ears.

人心不同，犹如其面。  All bread is not baked in one oven.

猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。想获得却不愿冒必要的风险。  All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.

贪多必失。  All covet, all lose.

天下无不散之宴席。  All good things came to an end.

兵不厌诈。  All is fair in war.

捉到网里都是鱼。 捡到篮里都是菜。 All is fish that comes to one's net.

到他的磨里都能碾成粉。  All is flour that comes to his mill.

有用的东西并不都是垂手可得的。  All is not at hand that helps.

放入钱包的钱财，并非都是应得的。  All is not gain that is put in the purse.

闪光的东西并不都是黄金。  All is not gold that glitters.

在危险中的东西未必都会损失。  All is not lost that is in danger.

结果好一切都好。  All is well that ends well.

人孰无死。  All men are mortal.

不可能人人都得第一名。  All men cannot be first.

自吹自擂。  All one's geese are swans.

百川入海。  All rivers run into the sea.

条条道路通罗马。  All roads lead to Rome.

爱情和战争是不择手段的。  All is fair in love and war.

到了网中都是鱼。捡到篮里都是菜。  All is fish that comes to his net.

有情人终成眷属。  All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.

机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回。机不可失，失不再来。  All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.

世界上所有的智慧不可能集中于一个脑袋。  All the wit in the world is not in one head.

整个世界是个舞台，男男女女，演员而已。  All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

凡事都是先难后易。  All things are difficult before they are easy.

做事乐意，诸事容易。  All things are easy that are done willingly.

有钱能使鬼推磨。  All things are obedient to money.

只要耐心肯等待，一切都会按时来。  All things will come round to him who will but wait.

光阴一去不复返。  All time is no time when it is past.

真理并不都能说得清。  All truths are not to be told.