贪多嚼不烂He that begins many things , finishes but few.

 一切全信者，每次必失误；一切不信者，每次必不中。He that believes all,misses; he that believes nothing, hits not.

爬得高，摔得重。He that climbs high falls heavily.

赢得时间者，赢得一切。He that gains time gains all things.

一无所知，一无所惧。He that has nothing is frightened at nothing.

妄自尊大，腹中空空He that is full of himself is very empty.

捷足先登He that runs fastest gets the ring.

远行者，见识广He that travels far knows much.

及时的帮助最可贵。He who gives twice who gives quickly.

想要打狗，找棍何愁He who has a mind to beat a dog will easily find a stick.

耻于问即耻于学He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning.

玩火者必自焚He who plays with fire gets burnt.

骑虎难下He who rides on a tiger can never dismount.

哪里最欢乐，那里就是家Home is where the heart is.

顺利时要快乐，不利时要思索。  In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.

水深好钓鱼。  In the deepest water is the best fishing.

选择妻子也像策划战争，一时之错将成终身之恨。  In the election of a wife, as in a project of war, to err but once is to be undone forever.

船到桥头自会直。  In the end things will mend.

入夜方能赞美白昼。  In the evening one may praise the day.

人到黄泉，贫富同眠。  In the grave the rich and poor lie equal.

盲人国里，独眼称王。山中无老虎，猴子称大王。  In the kingdom of blind men the one-eyed man is king.

明镜照容颜，醇酒见人心。  In the mirror we see the face; in wine, the heart.

谋士多，保安全。  In the multitude of counselors there is safety.

处世似游泳，不会即下沉。  In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.

居安思危。  In time of peace prepare for war.

富在深山有远亲，穷在闹市无人问。  In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty.

水中可见自己的脸，酒中可见别人的心。  In water you may see your own face; in wine, the heart of another.

酒后吐真言。  In wine there is truth.

青春是金色的，成熟是银色的，老年是铅灰色的。  In youth the hours are golden in mature years they are silver, in old age they are leaden.

我抱憾的是，只有一次生命能献给祖国。  I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.

我认为，人丧失了廉耻就完了。  I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.

我说得少，但我想得多。  I say little but I think the more.

睡时梦到生活是美事，醒来发现生活是责任。  I slept, and dreamt that life was Beauty, I woke, and found that life was Duty.

我成功是因为有决心，从不犹豫。  I succeeded because I willed it; I never hesitated.

 骄傲的心碰上献媚的嘴，是最危险不过的。  It is dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips.

马有失蹄。  It is a good horse that never stumbles.

善心不想坏事，好舌不出恶声。  It is a good tongue that says no ill, and a better heart that thinks none.

对己之不幸付之一笑，这是一门伟大的艺术。  It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune.

路必有弯。凡事必有变化。  It is a long lane that has no turning.

信任任何人和不信任任何人，同样是缺点。  It is an equal failing to trust everybody and trust nobody.

狐狸舔羔羊，这是凶迹象。  It is an evil sign to see a fox lick a lamb.

家丑不可外扬。  It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

不知世间有乐者最可怜。  It is a poor heart that never rejoices.

蠢人才吃两次亏。  It is a silly fish, that is caught twice with the same bait.

只有呆鹅才去听狐狸说教。  It is a silly goose that comes to the fox's sermon.

家家难免有败类。  It is a small flock that has not a black sheep.

最好知道风吹往哪个方向。识时务者为俊杰。  It is as well to know which way the wind blows.

其父未必知其子。  It is a wise father that knows his own child.

无友要比交坏友好。  It is better to be alone than in bad company.

宁可穿破衣，不可蒙羞耻。  It is better to be clothed in rags, than to be clothed with shame.

事后追悔不如事前稳妥。  It is better to be safe than sorry.

理论好不如实际好。  It is better to do well than to say well.

与其抱怨，不如积善。  It is better to fight for good than to rail at the ill.

惹得傻瓜发火，不如使他快活。  It is better to please a fool than to anger him.

与其锈掉，不如用坏。  It is better to wear out than to rust out.

天下无难事，只怕有心人。  It is dogged that does it.

下降容易上升难。  It is easier to descend than to ascend.

提出忠告易，照着办事难。  It is easier to give good counsel than to follow it.

败事容易成事难。  It is easier to pull down than build.

养虎易，驯虎难。  It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him.

当事后诸葛亮容易。  It is easy to be wise after the event.

对每一件事知道一些是容易的，对任何一件事详细知道是困难的。  It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything.

开设店铺易，维持常开难。  It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.

事后诸葛亮，预言顶便当。  It is easy to prophesy after the event.

混水之中好摸鱼。  It is good fishing in troubled waters.

席间心情愉快是为上策。  It is good to be merry at meal.

在患难时得到朋友是幸运的。  It is good to have friends in trouble.

前车之覆，后车之鉴。  It is good to learn at another man's cost.

养女容易嫁女难。  It is harder to marry a daughter well than to bring her up well.

取悦各方，谈何容易。  It is hard to please all parties.

对朋友不义，不可能对国家效忠。  It is impossible that a man who is false to his friends should be true to his country.

施恩比受惠更有福。  It is more blessed to give than to receive.

什么都不做要比做一点更不好受。  It is more pain to do nothing than something.

在同一个人那里上两次当只能怪自己。  It is my own fault if I am deceived by the same man twice.

老鹰胜鸽，不足为荣。  It is no honour for an eagle to vanquish a dove.

成双并非皆配偶。  It is not every couple that is a pair.

弄醒睡狮不是好事。  It is not good to make a sleeping lion.

造就人的，不是帮助，而是磨难，不是方便，而是困难。  It is not helps, but obstacles, not facilities but difficulties, that make men.

问题不是活得长不长而是活得好不好。  It is not how long but how well we live.

一个人不论年龄多大，都要学习不懂的东西，这不是羞耻。  It is not shame for a man to learn that which he knows not, whatever be his age.

君子在德不在衣。  It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.

劳动不伤人，忧虑才伤人。  It is not work that kills, but worry.

牛奶洒了，哭也没用。覆水难收。  It is no use crying over spilt milk.

话讲得多是一回事，讲得恰当是另一回事。  It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently.

凡事都应该用得其所。  It is right to put everything in its proper use.

万事开头难。  It is the first step that costs.