一切优秀的人通常都从他们母亲那里继承优良的因素。 It is the general rule, that all superior men inherit the elements of superiority from their mother.

人总不免要犯错误，只有蠢人才坚持不改。  It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.

愚蠢的本质是只看到别人的错处而忘却了自己的过失。  It is the nature of folly to see the faults of others and forget his own.

只要真正渴求知识，都能得到，这是知识的特点。  It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it.

船触礁后在抛锚，为时已经太晚了。  It is too late to cast anchor when the ship is on the rock.

马后炮。  It is too late to come with the water when the house is burnt down.

贼出关门。  It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen.

大智若愚。  It is wisdom sometimes to seem a fool.

问题不是活得多么长，而是活得怎么样。  It matters not how long we live but how.

祸不单行。不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。  It never rains but it pours.

马有失蹄，贤妻也会抱怨。  It's a good horse that never stumbles, A good wife that never grumbles.

不知人间有乐趣者最可怜。  It's a poor heart that never rejoices.

鼠只有一洞，必先把命送。狡兔三窟 。  It's a poor mouse that has only on hole.

下山容易上山难。  It's earlier to run down the hill than go up.

堕入陷阱易，脱离陷阱难。  It's easy to fall into a trap, but hard to get out again.

没有风，难航行。  It's hard sailing when there is no wind.

高价卖不为过，短斤少两才有罪。  It's no sin to sell dear, but a sin to give ill measure.

君子重德不重衣。  It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.

枯井抽水。徒劳无益。  It's no use pumping a dry well.

万千事物，形成世界。  It takes all sorts to make a world.

要有两个人才吵得起来。一个巴掌拍不响。  It takes two to make a quarrel.

我生下来是美国人，活着是美国人，死时也是美国人。  I was born an American; I live an American; I shall die an American.

我生下时啼哭，后来每天的生活说明了为什么。  I wept when I was born,, and every day shows why.

宁为穷汉住搁楼，拥有好书任我读，不愿身居帝王位，纵有好书不爱读。  I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of good books to read than a king who did not love reading .

我宁愿得到人们的深情至爱，而不愿黄金成堆。  I would rather have the affectionate regard of my fellow men than I would have heaps and mines of gold.

什么都会，样样不精。Jack of all trades and master of none.

万事皆通，一无所长。Jack of all trades is of no trade.

你跟驴子开玩笑，将被驴尾打耳光。Jest with an ass and he will flap you in the face with his tail.

是喜是忧难以分。Joy and sorrow are next-door neighbors.

暮去必将朝至，苦尽常会甜来。Joy often comes after sorrow, like morning after night.

人逢喜事精神爽。Joy put heart into a man.

与人同乐，其乐无穷。Joy shared with others are more enjoyed.

人不可貌相。Judge not a book by its cover.

不要以貌取人。Judge not according to the appearance.

审人论事宜谨慎，一见之下莫断定。 Judge not of men and things at first sight.

天网恢恢，疏而不漏。 Justice has long arms.

备而不用。Keep thing seven years and you will find a use for it.

近朱者赤。跟好人，学好人。Keep good men company, and you shall be of the number.

创业不易，守业更难。Keeping is harder than winning.

更多的到手以前，要保持手里的一点。Keep some till more come.

少管闲事。Keep your breath to cool your porridge.

婚前张开眼，婚后半闭着。Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half shut afterwards.

要多看少说。Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

杀鸡取蛋Kill the goose that laid the golden egg.

善良的心灵胜于显贵的地位。Kind hearts are more than coronets.

善有善根。 Kindness always begets kindness.

善良是连结社会的金链。 Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.

善良为语言，聋子能听见，哑巴懂心间。 Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the dumb understand.

仁慈是社会生活中的阳光。 Kindness is the sunshine of social life.

仁慈可进入任何禁地。 Kindness will creep where it may not go.

善言是世上的音乐。 Kind words are the music of the world.

口头方便不费力。 Kind words are worth much and cost little.

画饼充饥。 Kind words butter no parsnips.

亲帮亲，邻帮邻，无亲无助你倒霉。 Kinsman helps kinsman, but woe to him that has nothing.

欺诈可能得计，但诚实总是上策。 Knavery may serve, but honesty is best.

知识的获得是循序渐进而不是突飞猛进的。 Knowledge advances by steps not by leaps.

知识来自经验。 Knowledge comes from experience alone.

学识可使老年时舒适地退隐和有所寄托；但如果年青时不使它扎下根，老年就得不到它的庇护。 Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in an advanced age; and if we do not plant it when young, it will give us no shade when we grow old.

知识是一座宝库，实践是打开宝库的钥匙。 Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.

吾生有涯，而知无涯。 Knowledge is long, life is short.

知识有两种，一种是我们自己知道的东西，另一种是知道哪里可以找到有关的资料。 Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.

知识就是力量。 Knowledge is power.

知识可以解除恐惧。 Knowledge is the antidote to fear.

知识是万物中最珍贵的财宝，丢不掉，偷不走，也不会损耗。 Knowledge is the most precious treasure of all things, because it can never be given away, nor stolen nor consumed.

知识令人谦虚；无知使人骄傲。 Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud.

不花力气，不下功夫是得不到知识的。 Knowledge will not be acquired without pain and application.

只有知识而无实践，只能造就半瓢水的艺术家。 Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist.

熟知其事，了如指掌。 Know something like the palm of one's hand.

既要有一般常识，又要有专业知识。 Know something of everything and everything of something.

了解自己。 Know yourself.