★ D-is the better part of valor. [諺]謹慎為勇敢之本; 好漢不吃眼前虧。
★ Opportunity makes the thief. [諺]疏忽招盜賊。
A bad workman always blames his tools.
諺拙匠總怪工具差。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
諺別離情更深。
A burnt child dreads the fire.
諺壹朝被蛇咬，三年怕草繩。
A constant guest is never welcome.
諺常客招人嫌。
A contented mind is perpetual feast.
諺知足長樂。
A cracked bell can never sound well.
諺破鐘敲不響。
Actions speak louder than words.
諺百說不如壹幹。
A drowning man will catch at straw.
諺人快淹死時，稻草也要抓。
Adversity makes man wise, not rich.
諺逆境增才幹，並不增財富。
A fair death honors the whole life.
諺死得其所，流芳百世。
A friend in need is friend in indeed.
諺患難識知已。
A friend is easier lost than found.
諺失友容易，交友難。
After storm comes calm.
諺否極泰來。
After dinner sit while; after supper walk mile.
諺飯後百步，延年益壽。
A good beginning is half the battle.
諺好的開端等於成功壹半。
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
諺好書如摯友，情誼永不渝。
A good husband makes good wife.
諺夫善則妻賢。
A good name is sooner lost than won.
諺美名易失，不易得。
A good wife is good prize.
諺賢妻賽寶石。
A good winter brings good summer.
諺好冬必有好夏。
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
諺家庭不睦，萬事不興。
A lazy youth, lousy age.
諺少壯不努力，老大徒悲傷。
A little is better than none.
諺聊勝於無。
A little learning is dangerous thing.
諺淺學誤人。
A little pot is soon hot.
諺壺小易熱，量小易怒。
A living dog is better than dead lion.
諺死獅不如活狗。
All his geese are swans.
諺敝帚自珍。
All lay loads on willing horse.
諺好馬重負。
All roads lead to Rome.
諺條條道路通羅馬。
All's well that ends well.
諺結果好，壹切都好。
All that glitters is not gold.
諺閃光的東西不壹定是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
諺凡事起頭難。
All work and no play makes Jack dull boy.
諺只用功，不玩耍，聰明的孩子也變傻。
A man can only die once.
諺人生只有壹回死。
A man is known by his friends.
諺視其友，知其人。
A man who has friends must show himself friendly.
諺要想交朋友，就得有誠意。
A merry heart goes all the way.
諺心情愉快，萬事順利。
A miss is as good as mile.
諺失之毫厘，差之千裏。
Among the blinds the one-eyed man is king.
諺山中無老虎，猴子稱大王。
An apple day keeps the doctor away.
諺壹日壹蘋果，勝過找醫生。
An empty sack cannot stand upright.
諺空袋子，立不直。
An Englishman's house is his castle.
諺非經許可，不得進入。
An evil lesson is soon learned.
諺惡習易染。
A new broom sweeps clean.
諺新官上任三把火。
An eye for eye and tooth for tooth.
諺以眼還眼，以牙還牙。
A penny saved is penny earned.
諺省壹文就得壹文。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
諺滾石不生苔。
A secret between more than two is no secret.
諺三人知，天下曉。
A still tongue makes wise head.
諺寡言為智。
A stitch in time saves nine.
諺壹針及時省九針。
A straw will show which way the wind blows.
諺草動知風向。
A tale never loses in the telling.
諺故事越傳越長。
A thing of beauty is joy for ever.
諺美好的事物，回味無窮。
A thing you don't want is dear at any price.
諺不需要的東西最貴。
A true jest is no jest.
諺真笑話並非笑話。
A useful trade is amine of gold.
諺壹技在身猶如金礦在手。
A willful man must have his way.
諺只要人有恒，萬事皆可成。
A woman's work is never done.
諺婦女的家務事，永遠也做不完。
A wonder lasts but nine days.
諺什麽新奇的事，也新不了幾天。
A word to the wise is enough.
諺聰明人壹點即明。
A work ill done must be twice done.
諺馬虎幹活，準得返工。
Bad excuses are worse than none.
諺狡辯比不辯護還糟。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
諺吠犬不咬人。
Beauty and folly are often companions.
諺美貌和愚蠢常結伴。
Beauty is but skin-deep.
諺美麗只是外表罷了。
Beggars' bags are bottomless.
諺乞丐不知足。
Be just before you are generous.
諺先還債，後慷慨。
Best is cheapest.
諺好貨最便宜。
Better buy than borrow.
諺買比借好。
Better early than late.
諺寧早勿晚。
Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery.
諺寧可空而有誌，不可富而失節。
Better late than never.
諺遲做總比不做好。
Better lose the saddle than the horse.
諺寧可丟鞍，不可失馬。
Better to wear out than rust out.
諺與其銹壞，不如用壞。
Between two stools you fall to the ground.
諺腳踏兩條船，兩頭要落空。
Birds of feather flock together.
諺物以類聚，人以群分。
Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
諺無奢望者有福，因其永不失望。
Blood is thicker than water.
諺血濃於水。
Books and friends should be few but good.
諺買書如交友，必須少而精。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
諺言以簡潔為貴。
Cheats never prosper.
諺靠欺騙，難發財。
Children and fools tell the truth.
諺孩子和傻子，口中無詐語。
Children should be seen but not be heard.
諺大人在講話，小孩別插嘴。
Choose wife by your ear rather than by your eye.
諺擇妻靠耳，不靠眼。
Circumstances alter cases.
諺具體情況具體分析。
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
諺整潔近於美德。
Cloudy mornings give way to clear evenings.
諺早晨雲遮日，晚上星滿天。
Comfort is better than pride.
諺舒適勝於虛榮。
Coming events cast their shadows before.
諺未來之事，必有前兆。
Constant dropping wears away stone.
諺滴水穿石。
Content is better than riches.
諺知足勝於財富。
Courtesy costs nothing.
諺彬彬有禮，惠而不費。
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
諺膽小鬼在真正斷氣之前要死許多次。
Custom rules the law.
諺風俗左右法律。
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
諺量布裁衣；量入為出。
Dead men tell no tales.
諺死人不會告密。
Death is the great leveler.
諺死亡面前人人平等。
Death pays all debts.
諺壹死了百債。
Delays are dangerous.
諺事怕延誤。
Diamond cut diamond.
諺棋逢對手，將遇良才。
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
諺勤力佳運之母。
Dog does not eat dog.
諺同類不相殘。
Doing nothing is doing ill.
諺無所事事，必幹壞事。
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
諺不要過早打如意算盤。
Do not cry for the moon.
諺海底撈月辦不到。
Do not cry out before you are hurt.
諺沒受傷，別亂喊。
Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.
諺遮蔭之樹不可砍。
Do not cut off your nose to spite your face.
諺不要做害人害已的蠢事。
Do not keep all the eggs in one basket.
諺不要孤註壹擲。
Do not quarrel with your bread and butter.
諺不要砸自己的“飯碗”。
Do not rob Peter to pay Paul.
諺不要挖肉補瘡。
Do not try to teach your grandmother to such eggs.
諺不要班門弄斧。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
諺勿本末倒置。
Dreams go by contraries.
諺夢與現實常相反。
Dumb dogs are dangerous.
諺啞巴狗最危險。
Dying is as natural as living.
諺有生必有死。
Early sow, early mow.
諺早種早收。
Early to bed, early to rise, make man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
諺睡得早，起得早，聰明、富裕、身體好。
Easier said than done.
諺說來容易，做來難。
East or west, home is best.
諺東也好，西也好，還是家最好。
Easy come, easy go.
諺來的快，去得也快。
Eat to live, but not live to eat.
諺人為生而食，不為食而生。
Empty vessels make the most noise.
諺滿瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩。
Envy never enriched any man.
諺妒忌決不會致富。
Even worm will turn.
諺人急造反，狗急跳墻。
Every bean hath its black.
諺人孰無過。
Every bird likes its own nest the best.
諺金窩銀窩，不如自己的草窩。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
諺眾人的事兒沒人管。
Every cook praises his own broth.
諺王婆買瓜，自賣自誇。
Every dog has its day.
諺凡人皆有得意日。
Every little helps.
諺涓涓細流匯成河，粒粒稻菽堆滿籮。
Every little makes mickle.
諺積少成多，滴水成流。
Every man hath his weak side.
諺人皆有弱點。
Every man is his won enemy.
諺自貽伊戚。
Everything comes to him who waits.
諺耐心等待，萬事皆成。
Everything is good when new, but friends when old.
諺物莫如新，友莫如故。
Every why has wherefore.
諺凡事必有因。
Example is better than precept.
諺身教勝過言教。
Experience is the best teacher.
諺經驗是良師。
Experience is the father of wisdom.
諺經驗是智慧之父。
Experience must be bought.
諺要取得經驗，須付出代價。
Extremes are dangerous.
諺凡事走向極端是危險的。
Face to face, the truth comes out.
諺面對面，真相白。
Facts speak louder than words.
諺事實勝於雄辯。
Failure teaches success.
諺失敗是成功之母。
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.
諺明槍易躲，暗箭難防。
Far from eye, far from heart.
諺眼不見，心不念。
Far water does not put out near fire.
諺遠水救不了近火。
Fast bind, fast find.
諺藏得好，丟不了。
Fine feathers make fine birds.
諺佛要金裝，人要衣裝。
Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.
諺水火是忠仆，也能成災主。
First come, first served.
諺先到先招待。
First impressions are most lasting.
諺最初的印象最深刻。
Fools build houses and wise men live in them.
諺愚者造房，智才租房。
Fool's haste is no speed.
諺欲速則不達。
Forbidden fruit is sweetest.
諺禁果格外甜。
Fortune favours fools.
諺傻子有傻福。
Fortune favours the brave.
諺天佑勇者。
Fortune favours those who use their judgment.
諺智才天助。
Fortune knocks once at everyone's door.
諺人人都有走運的壹天。
Four eyes see more than two.
諺四只眼睛總比兩只眼睛看得清。
Friendship should not be all on one side.
諺友誼靠雙方。
Give him an inch and he will take yard.
諺得寸進尺。
Give him the dose of his own medicine.
諺以其人之道還治其人之身。
God helps those who help themselves.
諺自助者天助。
Gold will not buy everything.
諺金錢並非萬能。
Good advice is harsh to the ear.
諺忠言逆耳。
Good counsel has no price.
諺忠言無價。
Good health is above wealth.
諺健康勝過財富。
Good words are worth much and cost little.
諺好話不花錢，壹句值千金。
Go while the going is good.
諺此時不走，更待何時。
Grasp all, lose all.
諺欲盡得，必盡失。
Great minds think alike.
諺英雄所見略同。
Great trees keep down the little ones.
諺大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米。
Habit is second nature.
諺習慣是第二天性。
Half loaf is better than no bread.
諺半個面包總比沒有好；聊勝於無。
Harm watch, harm catch.
諺害人反害已。
Haste makes waste.
諺忙中有錯。
Health is better than wealth.
諺健康勝於財富。
Hear all parties.
諺兼聽則明，偏聽則暗。
Hedges have eyes and walls have ears.
諺籬笆有眼，墻壁長耳。
He is rich that has few wants.
諺無欲者為富。
He knows most who speaks least.
諺博學者寡言。
He laughs best who laughs last.
諺誰笑在最後，誰笑得最好。
He that begins many things , finishes but few.
諺貪多嚼不爛。
He that is full of himself is very empty.
諺妄自尊大，腹中空空。
He that runs fastest gets the ring.
諺捷足先登。
He that travels far knows much.
諺遠行者，見識廣。
He who has mind to beat dog will easily find stick.
諺想要打狗，找棍何愁。
He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning.
諺恥於問即恥於學。
He who plays with fire gets burnt.
諺玩火者必自焚。
He who rides on tiger can never dismount.
諺騎虎難下。
Home is where the heart is.
諺哪裏最歡樂，那裏就是家。
Honesty is the best policy.
諺誠實乃上策。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.