1、saying and doing are two different things。说和做是迥然不同的两回事。

2、learning makes a good man better and ill man worse。知识能使好人更好，坏人更坏。

3、two heads are better than one。一人不及二人智；三个臭皮匠，胜个过一个诸葛亮。

4、you may be too cunning for one，but not for all。蒙骗得了一人，但蒙骗不了所有的人。

5、experience is the mother of wisdom。经验是智慧之母。

6、a match will set fire to a large building。星星之火，可以燎原。

7、if thou injurest conscience，it will have its revenge on thee。伤害良心，将受到良心的严惩。

8、don't throw stones at your neightbours，if your own windows are glass。假如你家的窗户是玻璃做的，别用石头打你的邻居。

9、a little wind kindles，much puts out the fire。适可而止，过犹不及。

10、after black clouds，clear weather。否极泰来。

11、great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance。没有恒心只有力量是完不成伟业的。

12、our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall。我们最值得自豪的不在于从不跌倒，而在于每次跌倒之后都爬起来

13、truth never fears investigation。事实从来不怕调查。

14、every man is his own worst enemy。一个人最大的敌人就是他自己。

15、it's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself。自欺是世上最易之事。

16、single spark can start a prairie fire。星星之火，可以燎原。

17、every man is the architect of his own fortune。每一个人都是自身幸福的建筑师。

18、a little spark kindles a great fire。星星之火，可以燎原。

19、the sting of a reproach，is the truth of it。指责带给你刺痛，正是它的忠实之处

20、behind every successful man，there is a woman。and behind every unsuccessful man，there are two。每个成功男人的背后，都有一个女人。每个不成功男人的背后，都有两个。

21、misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot。遭祸容易脱祸难。

22、success is a relative term。it brings so many relatives。成功是一个相关名词，他会给你带来很多不相关的亲戚。

23、beware，beware！he'll cheat'ithout scruple，who can without fear。当心，当心！行骗而无所畏惧者，也将无所顾虑。

24、a man apt to promise is apt to forget。轻诺者易忘。

25、a hero is nothing but a product of his time。时势造英雄。

26、trick and treachery are the practice if fools；they have not wit enough to be honest。傻瓜习惯于诡计和背判的伎俩，他们还没聪明到学会真诚待人。

27、the greater the man，the more restrained his anger。人越伟大，越能克制怒火。

28、one's sin will find one out。坏事终归要败露。

29、an open enemy is better than a hollow friend。宁有公开的敌人，不要虚伪的朋友。

30、admonish your friends in private，praise them in public。在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

31、a good friend is my nearest relation。良友如近亲。

32、misfortunes never come alone/single。祸不单行。

33、he that does what he should not，shall feel what he would not。若做了不应该做的事，则将产生自己所不希望有的感觉。

34、a man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn。路遥知马力，日久见人心。

35、how few there are who have courage enough to own their faults。or resolution enough to mend them！承认并改正错误，需要有足够的勇气和决心。

36、actions speak louder than words。行动比语言更响亮。

37、all is fair in war。兵不厌诈。

38、it's only the idle will be tired。只有闲人才会感到疲倦。

39、the wise never marry，and when they marry they become otherwise。聪明人都是未婚的，结婚的人很难再聪明起来。

40、barking dogs don't bite。吠狗不咬人。

41、a good appetite is a good sauce。饥不择食。

42、clean your finger，before you point at my spots。先洗浄你的手指，再指出我的污迹。

43、an honest man will receive neither money nor praise，that is not his due。正直的人既不收受他人的钱财，也不接受他人的奉承，这些都不是他应得的

44、let our fathers and garandfathers be valued for their goodness，ourselves for our own。让父亲和祖辈因他们的善行受到尊重，让我们因我们自己的善行也受到尊重。

45、a maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst。少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个

46、sweep before your own door。正人先正已。

47、the honest man takes pains，and then enjoys pleasure。正直的人先经历痛苦，然后享受欢乐。

48、if you do what you should not，you must hear what you would not。若做了不应做之事，则必然会听见不愿听之语。

49、trick and treachery are the practice if fools，that have not wit enough to be honest。傻瓜习惯于诡计和背判的伎俩，他们还没聪明到学会真诚待人

50、never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today。不要等明天交不上差再找借口，今天就要找好。

51、to an optimist every change is a change for the better。对于乐观者总是越变越好。

52、man proposes，god disposes。谋事在人，成事在天。

53、he who commences many things finishes but a few。样样都搞，完成者少。

54、misfortunes tell us what fortune is。不经灾难不知福。

55、calamity and prisperity are the touchstones of integrity。不幸与幸运都是正直的试金石。

56、a miss is as good as a mile。失之毫厘，差之千里。

57、the sun never repents of the good he does，nor does he ever demand a recompence。太阳绝不为它所做的善事后悔，也从不指望任何报酬。

58、if thou wouldest live long，live well；for folly and wickedness shorten life。若欲求长寿，生活须行善，因为蠢行和邪恶会把生命缩短。

59、a lazy youth，a lousy age。少时懒惰老来苦。

60、the excellency of hogs is fatness，of men virtue。猪的优点在于肥壮，人的优点在于美德。

61、a good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold。健康的身体贵於黄金铸成的皇冠。

62、courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue。勇气和坚定是美德的精神与灵魂。

63、wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand。脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。

64、storms make trees take deeper roots。风暴使树木深深扎根。

65、nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm。无热情成就不了伟业。

66、talents come from diligence，and knowledge is gained by accumulation。天才在于勤奋，知识在于积累。

67、a hero is known in the time of misfortune。时势造英雄。

68、a friend in need is a friend indeed。患难见真情。

69、you may be more happy than pinces，if you will be more virtuous。如果你能多做善事，你会比王子还要幸福。

70、a little neglect may breed great mischief。小不忍则乱大谋。

71、a little leak will sink a great ship。千丈之堤溃於蚁穴。

72、there is no man so bad，but he secretly respects the good。再坏的人都会暗自敬重好人。

73、beware beginning。以谨慎开始。

74、a lazy youth，a lousy age。少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

75、if thou injure conscience，it will have its revenge on thee。伤害良心，将受到良心的严惩。

76、when shepherds quarrel，the wolf has a winning game。鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

77、better the devil you know than the devil you don't know。明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

78、it's never too late to mend。改过不嫌晚。

79、the secret of success is constancy of purpose。成功的秘诀在于持之于恒。

80、idleness is the root of all evils。懒惰是万恶之源。

81、a bad beginning makes a bad ending。不善始者不善终。

82、the more you learn，the more you know，the more you know，the more you forget。the more you forget，the less you know。so why bother to learn。学的越多，知道的越多，知道的越多，忘记的越多，忘记的越多，知道的越少，为什么学来着？

83、a man can not spin and reel at the same time。一心不能二用。

84、a still tongue makes a wise head。沉默者有智慧。

85、it takes all sorts to make a world。世界是由各种不同的人所组成的。

86、if a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well。如果事情值得做，就值得好好做。

87、ordinary people think merely of how they will spend time，a man of intellect tries to use it。常人只想如何消磨时间，智者则努力利用时间。

88、it takes two to make a quarrel。一个巴掌拍不响。

89、speech is the image of actions。语言是行动的反映。

90、ignorance is the mother of impudence。无知是鲁莽之源。

91、it is never too late to mend。亡羊补牢，犹时未晚。

92、after death，the doctor。放马後炮。