1) A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好書今天如此,將來也如此,永不改變。
2) A book that remains shut is but a block. 有書閉卷不閱讀,無異是一塊木頭。
3) A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借來的斗篷不暖身。
4) Absence sharpens love, Psence strengthens it. 相聚愛益切,離別情更深。
5) A burden of one''s choice is not felt. 自己選的擔子不嫌重。
6) A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。
7) A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蠟燭焚自身,光亮照別人。
8) A cat may look at a king. 貓也有權力晉見國王。
9) A cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命。
10) Accidents will happen. 天有不測風云,人有旦夕禍福。
11) A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 鏈條堅固的程度取決于它最薄弱的環節。
12) A change of work is as good as a rest. 調換一下工作是很好的休息。
13) A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。
14) A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。
15) A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 問心無愧,高枕無憂。
16) A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落,勝券在握。
17) A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做虧心事,晚上不怕鬼敲門。
18) A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 寧為清貧,不為濁富。
19) A close mouth catches no flies. 病從口入,禍從口出。
20) A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。
21) A common danger causes common action. 同仇敵愾。
22) A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳賓,常來不歡迎。
23) A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常樂。
24) A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 貪婪的人對別人沒有任何的好處,對自己卻壞處更大。
25) A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓,不需居間人。
26) A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 戶樞不蠹。
27) Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行動是知識的巧果。
28) Actions speak louder than words. 事實勝于雄辯。
29) A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不滿足者坐無寧時。
30) A disease known is half cured. 病情確診斷,治病好一半。
31) Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公開場合又表揚你的朋友。
32) A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨頭打狗狗不叫。
33) Adversity is a good discipline. 苦難是磨練人的好機會。
34) Adversity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。
35) Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患難使人聰明,但不能致富。
36) Adversity makes strange bedfellows. 身處逆境不擇友。
37) Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困難是最大的光榮。
38) A fair death honours the whole life. 死得光明,終身榮耀。
39) A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。
40) A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友難得。
41) A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一塹,長一智。
42) A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 惡其始者必惡其終。
43) A bad bush is better than the open field. 有勝于無。
44) A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。
45) A bad conscience is a snake in one''s heart. 做賊心虛。
46) A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 壞習慣像鮮餡餅,分食要比保存好。
47) A bad padlock invites a picklock. 開門揖盜。
48) A bad penny always turns up.
49) A bad thing never dies. 壞事傳千年。
50) A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀鈍)。
51) A bargain is a bargain. 達成的協議不可撕毀。
52) A beggar''s purse is bottomless. 乞丐的錢袋是無底洞。
53) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
54) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聞其歌知其鳥,聽其言知其人。
55) A bird may be known by its song. 什么鳥唱什么歌。
56) A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有勝于全無。
57) A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it''s the boundary of the world. 坐井觀天。
58) A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲,白費癡情。