英语人生格言
英语人生格言
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口，忠言逆耳。
All covet, all lose.
贪多必失。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防胜於治疗。
A good maxim is never out of season.
至理名言不会过时。
All things are easy that are done willingly.
做事乐意，诸事容易。
All are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。
Answer a fool according to his folly.
以其人之道，还治其人之身。
Beware beginnings.
慎始为上。
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。
All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
A man apt to promise is apt to forget.
轻诺者易忘。
After death, the doctor.
放马后炮。
A good appetite is a good sauce.
饥不择食。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A stumble may prevent a fall.
小惩大诫。
Avarice increases with wealth.
越富越贪。
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it’s the boundary of the world.
坐井观天。
Accidents will happen.
天有不测风云。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成
A little neglect may breed great mischief.
小不忍则乱大谋。
A tree is known by its fruit.
观其行而知其人。
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
人不可貌相。
A secret between more than two is no secret.
两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。
A bad conscience is a snake in one’s heart.
做贼心虚。
‘After you’ is good manners.
“您先请”是礼貌。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难，失朋友易。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.
适可而止，过犹不及。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。
A good marksman may miss.
智者千虑，必有一失。
A cat may look at a king.
人人平等。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
By falling we learn to go safely.
吃一堑，长一智。
A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
夜郎自大。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以简洁为贵。
A mother’s love never changes.
母爱永恒。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入，祸从口出。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多听少说。
A word spoken is an arrow let fly.
一言既出，驷马难追。
A good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜过美貌。
A tall tree catches the wind.
树大招风。
Be honest rather clever.
诚实比聪明更要紧。
A burden of one’s choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth.
缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。
A friend without faults will never be found.
没有十全十美的朋友。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。
A little leak will sink a great ship.
千丈之堤溃於蚁穴。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。
A light heart lives long.
静以修身。
After a storm comes a calm.
否极泰来。
An old physician, and a young lawyer.
医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A good friend is my nearest relation.
良友如近亲。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不轻诺，诺必果。
Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.
有情人终成眷属。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。
A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。
Ambition never dies until there is no way out.
不到黄河心不死
A servant is known by his master’s absence.
主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。
By other’s faults, wise men correct their own.
他山之石，可以攻玉。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
省钱就是赚钱。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
千里之行始於足下。
Ale will make a cat speak.
酒后吐真言。
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge.
有宝何必人前夸。
As they sow, so let them reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常怨工具差。
Beggars must be no choosers.
饥不择食。
Bad workmen often blame their tools.
拙匠常怪工具差。
A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。
All that ends well is well.
结果好，就一切都好。
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
Behind bad luck comes good luck.
塞翁失马，焉知非福。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聪明才智，不如运气。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.
投鼠忌器。
Bring up a raven and he’ll pick out your eyes.
养虎贻患。
A clean hand wants no washing.
身正不怕影子斜。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
Appearances are deceitful.
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
A little is better than none.
聊胜於无。
As the old cock crows, so doth the young.
有其父必有其子。
Bite the hand that feeds one.
恩将仇报。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
远亲不如近邻。
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
平静的海洋练不出熟练的水手。
Big mouthfuls ofter choke.
贪多嚼不烂。
As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.
试金石可以试金，正如黄金可以试人。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利於病。
Burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
Apparel makes the man.
马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。
All is fair in war.
兵不厌诈。
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.
牵马到河易，强马饮水难。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
A cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。
A good wife health is a man’s best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
Bread is the staff of life.
民以食为天。
Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.
口蜜腹剑。
A lazy youth, a lousy age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
A straw shows which way the wind blows.
一叶便知秋。
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
一本好书，相伴一生。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
Blind men can judge no colours.
不宜问道於盲。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一苹果，不用请医生。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。
A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.
路遥知马力，日久见人心。
A wilful man will have his way.
有志者是竟成。
A clear conscience is a sure card.
光明磊落，胜券在握。
A match will set fire to a large building.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜於雄辩。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。
All is not gold that glitters.
闪光的东西并不都是黄金。
An evil chance seldom comes alone.
祸不单行。
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
自食其果。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
A common danger causes common action.
同仇敌忾。
Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
远亲不如近邻。
A good fame is better than a good face.
好的名望胜於好的相貌。
Beauty is but skin-deep.
红颜易变。
Bite off more than one can chew.
贪多咽不下。
Beauty is in the eye of the gazer.
情人眼里出西施。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain.
决心赶到目的地，浪汉何惧雨来淋。
A good book is a good friend.
好书如挚友。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
By doing we learn.
经一事，长一智。
A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little.
人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
相聚爱益切，离别情更深。
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。
A little spark kindles a great fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
As you sow you shall mow.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A true friend is known in the day of adversity.
疾风知劲草，患难知友情。
A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time.
一心不能二用。
Beggars cannot be choosers.
饥不择食。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，自欺欺人。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
智者寡言。
All things are obedient to money.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
Bind the sack before it be full.
做事应适可而止。
A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。
A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年。
A miis as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
A man may dig his grave with his teeth.
祸从口出。
All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.
机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回。
A man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Business is business.
公事公办。
Avarice blinds our eyes.
财迷心窍。
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
A good example is the best sermon.
身教胜似言教。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
Beauty lies in lover’s eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
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。
A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓於水。
A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡，事事顺利。
Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。
After black clouds, clear weather.
否极泰来。
Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在后。
A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.
人要衣装，佛要金装。
A man can not spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防为主，治疗为辅。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
问心无愧，高枕无忧。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
A good winter brings a good summer.
瑞雪兆丰年。
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功亏一篑。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友难得。
A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
宁为清贫，不为浊富。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
时势造英雄。
A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
心花怒放，笑逐颜开。
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。
As the tree falls, so shall it lie.
自作自受。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在於晨。
Before gold, even kings take off their hats.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
A good face is a letter of recommendation.
好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性难移。
All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
脚踏两头要落空。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条道路通罗马。
An enemy’s mouth seldom speaks well.
狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
A sow, when washed; returns to the muck.
江山易改，本性难移。
A watched pot is long in boiling.
心急水不沸。