格言英语是什么
格言 [词典] motto; aphorism; adage; （含有教育意义的成语） maxim; an established maxim; [例句]请把此格言记在心里。
Please lay the maxim to your heart.
英语名人名言大全
moneyspentonthebrainisneverspentinvain.(智力投资绝白花)constantdroppingwearsthestone.(滴水穿石。
)experienceisthemotherofwisdom.（经验是智慧之母。
）everymanishisownworstenemy.(一个人最大人就是他自己。
)sayinganddoingaretwodifferentthings.(说和做是迥然不同的两回事。
)actionsspeaklouderthanwords.(行动比语言更响亮。
)fromsmallbeginningscomesgreatthings.(伟大始于渺小。
)wisdominthemindisbetterthanmoneyinthehand.（脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。
）thevoiceofonemanisthevoiceofnoone.(一个人的声音没有力量。
)agreatshipasksfordeepwaters.（大船要走深水。
）whilethereislife,thereishope.（有生命便有希望/留得青山在,哪怕没柴烧）twoheadsarebetterthanone.(一人不及二人智;三个臭皮匠,胜个过一个诸葛亮。
)wisemenlearnbyothermen'smistakes;foolsbytheirown.(聪明人从别人的错误中学得教训；笨人则自己付出代价。
他山之石可以攻玉。
)goodcompanyontheroadistheshortestcut.(行路有良伴就是捷径。
)ittakesallsortstomakeaworld.(世界是由各种不同的人所组成的。
)nothinggreatwaseverachievedwithoutenthusiasm.(无热情成就不了伟业。
)greatworksareperformednotbystrengthbutbyperseverance.(没有恒心只有力量是完不成伟业。
)itisnevertoolatetolearn.(活到老，学到老。
)itisnevertoolatetomend.(亡羊补牢，犹时未晚。
)thesecretofsuccessisconstancyofpurpose.（成功的秘诀在于持之于恒。
）misfortunesnevercomealone/single.(祸不单行。
)misfortunescomeonwingsanddepartonfoot.(遭祸容易脱祸难。
)misfortunestelluswhatfortuneis.(不经灾难不知福。
)toanoptimisteverychangeisachangeforthebetter.(对于乐观者总是越变越好。
)truthneverfearsinvestigation.(事实从来不怕调查。
)agoodmedicinetasksbitter.（良药苦口。
）greatmindsthinkalike.（英雄所见略同。
）stormsmaketreestakedeeperroots.（风暴使树木深深扎根。
）liveandletlive.(自己生活也让别人生活。
)betterlatethannever.(迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来强。
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经典的英语格言（带翻译）
All for one, one for all. 人人为我，我为人人。
—— [法] Dumas pére大仲马 Other men live to eat, while I eat to live. 别人为食而生存，我为生存而食。
—— Socrates Easy come, easy go. 易得者亦易失。
—— Hazlitt赫斯特 Love rules his kingdom without a sword. 爱，统治了他的王国，不用一枝利剑。
—— Herbert 赫伯特 We soon believe what we desire. 我们欲望中的东西，我们很快就信以为真。
—— Chaucer乔叟 The darkest hour is that before the dawn. 黎明前的时分是最黑暗的。
—— Fuller 富勒 The longest day has an end. 最难过的日子也有尽头。
—— Howell 贺韦尔 Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。
—— J. Ruskin 鲁斯金 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 手中的一只鸟胜于林中的两只鸟。
—— Heywood 希伍德 One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。
—— Taverner 泰维纳 A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink. 一个人可以把马带到河边，但他不能令它饮水。
—— Heywood 希伍德 One cannot eat one’s cake and have it. 一个人不能把他的糕饼吃掉之后还留在手上。
—— Davies 戴维斯 Time is money. 时间就是金钱。
—— Benjamin Franklin富兰克林 Time and tide wait for no man. 时间不等人。
—— Scott 斯科特 There is no rose without a thorn. 没有玫瑰花是不长刺的。
—— Ray 雷 Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。
—— Smedley 斯密莱 Beggars cannot be choosers. 行乞者不得有选择。
—— Heywood 希伍德 First catch your hare. 首先必须捕获兔子，然后才能宰之。
—— Thackeray 萨克雷 Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it. 胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。
—— M. Moore 穆尔 A great man is always willing to be little. 伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。
—— R. W. Emerson 爱默生 Cowards die many times before their deaths. 懦夫在未死之前，已身历多次死亡的恐怖了。
—— Julius Caesar 凯撒 Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real. 但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能将它实现。
—— Jules Verne 凡尔纳 Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聪明。
—— Benjamin Franklin 富兰克林 Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. 生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。
—— T. Fuller 富勒 Goals determine what you are going to be. 目标决定你将成为为什么样的人。
—— Julius Erving欧文 All human wisdom is summed up in two words ?C wait and hope. 人类所有的智慧可以归结为两个词 — 等待和希望。
—— Alexandre Dumas Pére大仲马（法国作家） It is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are you industrious for? 光勤劳是不够的，蚂蚁也是勤劳的。
要看你为什么而勤劳。
—— H. D. Thoreau梭罗 You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success. 人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。
—— Charles Chaplin Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom. 没有什么比独立自由更可宝贵的了。
—— [越南] Ho Chi Minh胡志明 I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. 我不缅怀过去的历史，而致力于未来的梦想。
—— T. Jefferson 杰弗逊（美国第3任总统） Money is round. It rolls away. 圆圆钱币，滚走容易。
—— S. Aleichen 阿雷钦 We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it. 我们要尽可能为生活增加一些东西，而不是从中索取什么。
—— William Osler 奥斯勒 Life itself, without the assistance of colleges and universities, is becoming an advanced institution of learning. 没有学院和大学的帮助，人生本身也正在变成一所高等学府。
—— Thomas Alva Edison Work while you work; Play while you play; This is the way; To be cheerful and gay. 工作时工作， 玩乐是玩乐， 依此方法做， 轻松与欢乐。
—— A. D. Stoddart 斯道达特KNOWLEDGE 知识篇 Activity is the only road to knowledge . (George Bernard Shaw , British dramatist) 行动是通往知识的唯一道路 。
(英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G.) A free man obtains knowledge from many sources 1 besides books . (Thomas Jefferson , American president) 一个自由的人除了从书本上获取知识外，还可以从许多别的来源获得知识。
( 美国总统 杰斐逊 . T.) A great part to the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way .(Adams Franklin , American humorist ) 我的大部分知识都是这样获得的：在寻找某个资料时意外的发现了另上的资料。
(美国幽默作家 富兰克林. A.) If a man empties his purse into his head , no man can take it away from him , an investment in knowledge always pays the best interest . (Benjamin Franklin , American president ) 倾已所有追求知识，没有人能夺走它；向知识投资，收益最佳。
(美国总统 富兰克林. B.) Imagination is more important than knowledge .(Albert Einstein , American scientist ) 想象力比知识更为重要。
(美国科学家 . A. ) Knowledge is power . (Francis Bacon , British philosopher ) 。
(英国哲学家 培根. F.) The empty vessels make the greatest sound . (William Shakespeare , British dramatist ) 满瓶不响，半瓶咣当。
(英国剧作家 . W.)EDUCATION 教育篇 And gladly would learn , and gladly teach .( Chaucer , British poet) 勤于学习的人才能乐意施教。
(英国诗人, 乔叟) Better be unborn than untaught , for ignorance is the root of misfortune .(Plato , Ancient Greek philosopher) 与其不受教育,不如不生,因为无知是不幸的根源.(古希腊哲学家 ) Genius17 without education is like silver in the mine. (Benjamin Franklin , American president ) 未受教育的天才，犹如矿中之银。
(美国总统 富兰克. B.) The roots of education are bitter , but the fruit is sweet .(Aristotle , Ancient Greek philosopher ) 教育的根是苦的，但其果实是甜的。
( 古希腊哲学家 ) CULTURE 文化篇 A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight .(P. B. Shelley , British poet ) 伟大的诗篇即是永远喷出智慧和欢欣之水的喷泉。
(英国诗人 雪莱. P. B) A novel is a mirror walking along a main road .( Stendhcl , French writer ) 一部小说犹如一面在大街上走的镜子。
(法国作家 司汤达) Art is a lie that tells the truth .( Picasso , Spanish painter ) 美术是揭示真理的谎言。
(西班牙画家 ) Humor has been well defined as thinking in fun while feeling in earnest. (Mark Twain , American novelist ) 幽默被人正确地解释为以诚挚表达感受，寓深思于嬉笑。
(美国小说家 ) The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation ; the two keep in their downward tendency.( Johan Wolfgang von Goethe , German poet ) 文学的衰落表明一个民族的衰落。
这两者走下坡路的时间是齐头并进的。
(德国诗人 歌德 . J . W .) When one loves one's art no service seems too hard .( O. Henry, American novelist ) 一旦热爱艺术，什么奉献也不难。
(美国小说家 欧·亨利)STUDY 学习篇 Eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation . (Franklin Roosevelt , American president ) E永恒的真理如果不在新的社会形势下赋予新的意义,要么就不是真理,要么就不是永恒的。
(美国总统 罗斯福 . F.) Histories make men wise ; poems witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep ; moral grave ; logic and rhetoric able to contend . (Francis Bacon , British philosopher ) 历史使人明智；诗词使人灵秀；数学使人周密；自然哲学使人深刻；伦理使人庄重；逻辑修辞学使人善辨。
( 英国哲学家 培根. F.) If you don't learn to think when you are young , you may never learn .(Thomas Edison , American inventor ) 如果你年轻时就没有学会思考，那么就永远学不会思考。
(美国发明家 爱迪生 . T.) Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study. (Francis Bacon , British philosopher ) 天生的才干如同天生的植物一样，需要靠学习来修剪。
(英国哲学家 培根 . F.) WORK 工作篇 Don't gild the lily. 不要给百合花镀金/画蛇添足。
(英国剧作家 莎士比亚 . W .) I can live for two months on a good compliment. (Mark Twain , American writer) 只凭一句赞美的话我就可以充实地活上两个月。
(美国作家 马克·吐温) It is no use doing what you like ; you have got to like what you do . (Winston Churchill , British prime minister) 不能爱哪行才干哪行，要干哪行爱哪行。
(美国首相 丘吉尔. W.) My philosophy of life is work . (Thomas Alva Edison , American inventor) 我的人生哲学就是工作。
(美国发明家 爱迪生 . T . A .) When work is a pleasure , life is joy ! When work is duty , life is slavery .(Maxim Gorky , Russian writer ) 工作是一种乐趣时，生活是一种享受
工作是一种义务时，生活则是一种苦役。
(俄国作家 高尔基. M.) Work banishes those three great evils : boredom , vice, and poverty. (Voltaire , French philosopher ) 工作撵跑三个魔鬼：无聊、堕落和贫穷。
(法国哲学家 伏尔基泰)TIME 时间篇 At twenty years of age , the will reigns; at thirty , the wit ; and at forty , the judgment .(Benjamin Franklin ,American president) 二十岁时起支配作用的是意志,三十岁时是机智,四十岁时是判断。
(美国总统 富兰克林 . B.) Do you love life ? Then do not squander time ; for that's the stuff5 life is made of .(Benjamin Franklin , American president ) 你热爱生命吗
那么，别浪费时间，因为生命是由时间组成的。
(美国总统 富兰克林. B.) Each moment in history is a fleeting time , precious and unique .( Richard Nixon , American president ) 历史巨轮飞转，分分秒秒的时间都十分宝贵，也独具意义。
(美国总统 尼克松. R.) Fish and visitors smell three days .( Franklin Benjamin , American president ) 鱼放三天发臭，客住三天讨嫌。
(美国总统 富兰克林. B.) I am a slow walker , but I never walk backwards .(Abraham Lincoln , American president) 我走得很慢，但是我从来不会后退。
(美国总统 林肯. A.) If you want to understand today , you have to search yesterday .( Pearl Buck , American female writer ) 想要懂得今天，就必须研究昨天。
(美国女作家 赛珍珠) In delay there lies no plenty , Then come kiss me , sweet and twenty , Youth's a stuff that will not endure . (William Shakespeare , British dramatist) 迁延蹉跎，来日无多，二十丽姝，请来吻我，衰草枯杨，青春易过。
(英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W.) Never leave that until tomorrow , which you can do today . (Benjamin Franklin , American president ) 今天的事不要拖到明天。
(美国总统 富兰克林. B. ) Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time ; a man of talent tries to use it . (Arthur Schopenhauer , German philosopher ) 普通人只想到如何度过时间，有才能的人设法利用时间。
(德国哲学家 叔本华. A. ) The golden age is before us , not behind us . (Mark Twain , American writer ) 黄金时代在我们面前而不在我们背后。
( 美国作家 马克·吐温) The time of life is short ; to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long . (William Shakespeare , British dramatist ) 人生苦短，若虚度年华，则短暂的人生就太长了。
(英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W.) Time is money .( Benjamin Franklin , American president) 时间就是金钱。
(美国总统 富兰克林. B.) To choose time is to save time .( Francis Bacon , British philosopher ) 合理安排时间就是节约时间 。
( 英国哲学家 培根. F.) We always have time enough , if we will but use it aright. (Johan Wolfgang von Goethe , German poet ) 只要我们能善用时间,就永远不愁时间不够用。
(德国诗人歌德. J.W.) Weep no more , no sigh , nor groan. Sorrow calls no time that's gone .(John Fletcher , British dramatist ) 别哭泣，别叹息，别呻吟；悲伤唤不回流逝的时光。
(英国剧作家 弗莱沏. J.)HAPPINESS 幸福篇 A lifetime of happiness ! No man alive could bear it ; it would be hell on earth .(G. Bernard Shaw ,British dramatist ) 终身幸福
这是任何活着的人都无法忍受的，那将是人间地狱。
(英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G.) Happiness is form courage .( H. Jackson , British writer ) 幸福是勇气的一种形式。
(英国作家 杰克逊. H.) Happy is the man who is living by his hobby .(G. Bernard Shaw , British dramatist ) 醉心于某种癖好的人是幸福的。
(英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G .) Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money ; it lies in the joy of achievement , in the thrill of creative effort .(Franklin Roosevelt , American president ) 幸福不在于拥有金钱，而在于获得成就时的喜悦以及产生创造力的激情。
(美国总统 罗斯福. F.) Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen , as by little advantages that occur every day .( Benjamin Franklin ,American president). 与其说人类的幸福来自偶尔发生的鸿运，不如说来自每天都有的小实惠。
(美国总统 富兰克林. B.) Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be .(Abraham Lincoln ,American president ) 对于大多数人来说，他们认定自己有多幸福，就有多幸福。
(美国总统 林肯. A.) The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not . (George Bernard Shaw , British dramatist ) 痛苦的秘密在于有闲功夫担心自己是否幸福。
(英国剧作家 肖伯纳 . G .) The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved .( Victor Hugo , French novelist ) 生活中最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们。
( 法国小说家 雨果. V .) There is no paradise on earth equal to the union of love and innocence .(Jean Jacques Rousseau, French thinker ) 人间最大的幸福莫如既有爱情又清白无暇。
( 法国思想家 卢梭. J . J. ) To really understand a man we must judge him in misfortune .(Bonaparte Napoleon , French emperor ) 要真正了解一个人，需在不幸中考察他。
(法国皇帝 拿破仑. B .) We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it . (George Bernard Shaw , British dramatist) 正像我们无权只享受财富而不创造财富一样，我们也无权只享受幸福而不创造幸福。
(英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G. )
英语格言
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one′s best 辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn. 既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 金无足赤，人无完人 Gold can′t be pure and man can′t be perfect. 脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope. 马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success 没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one′s dear ones far away. It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself. 抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
十句最实用的英语格言
Good counsel does no harm. 忠言有利无害。
Fair words fill not the belly. 甜言蜜语填不饱肚子。
Marry thy like. 结婚须找同类人. An artist lives everywhere. 一技在身，走遍天下。
Years bring wisdom. 年岁带来智慧. Time tries all things. 时间检验一切. At court,everyone for himself. 在法庭上人人都要为自己。
Pen and ink is wit's plough. 笔墨是才智之犁. A true jest is no jest. 真正的笑语决非笑话。
A wonder lasts but nine days. 奇闻只存在九天。
Fair play's a jewel. 比赛风格好,胜过珠宝. As the tree,so the fruit. 什么树结什么果。
All is not at hand that helps. 世间没有唾手可得之事. He that fears death lives not. 害怕死亡的人，活着也没有快乐。
Art lies in concealing art. 艺术在于使人看不见艺术。
Hot love is soon cold. 过热的爱情冷得快. Love is the mother of love. 情生情,爱生爱. Fool's haste is no speed. 急急忙忙, 欲速反慢. A burnt child dreads the fire. 烧伤的孩子最怕火。
Art is long,life is short. 人生短暂，艺术长存。
Time is money for enterprisers. 对企业家来说,时间就是金钱. Knowledge is power. . Leal heart lied never. 心诚无谎言。
No man is a hero to his valet. 在最贴身的人眼中，谁也充不了伟人。
Every why has a wherefore. 凡事必有因. The wages of sin is death. 为恶者应灭亡。
Be still,and have the will. 不动声色,事方有成. Fortune favours the brave. 天佑勇士。
Pride goes before fall. 骄者必败。
All for one, one for all. 人人为我,我为人人. Envy never enriched any man. 嫉妒从未使人得益。
One man,no man. 个人是渺小的. Never hope for too much. 不要期望太多. Dare and diligence bring luck. 大胆又勤奋,定能交好运. A green wound is soon healed. 新快。
Deeds, not words. 行动胜于空谈. There is no joy without alloy. 世上没有十全十美的快乐/ 金无足赤，乐无十全。
Murder will out. 恶行终会败露。
There are spots in the sun. 太阳也有黑点。
A good marksman may miss. 好射手也有失手的时候. Charity begins at home. 仁爱先施于亲友. In the end things will mend. . Time cures all things. 时间是最好的医生/时间能医愈一切创痛. Money is round.It rolls away. 圆圆钱币,滚走容易. Diamond cuts diamond. 强中自有强中手. The shortest answer is doing. 最简短的回答是干. Deliberating is not delaying. 深思熟虑不误事. Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。
Tomorrow never comes. 切莫依赖明天/ 我生待明日,万事成蹉跎. Comfort is better than pride. 华美不如舒适. Life means struggle. 生活就是斗争. Drawn wells are seldom dry. 水井常用不枯竭. In doing we learn. 我们在干中学习. No man is infallible. 没有人不犯错误。
A lean dog shames his master. 狗瘦主人羞。
Easy and success are fellows. 从容与成功是伙伴。
Bad times make a good man. 艰难困苦出能人. Wisdom is only found in truth. 唯有在真理中才能找到智慧. Let well alone. 不要画蛇添足/事已成功,不必多弄. Two can play at the game. 你会耍的花招，别人也会。
Pen and ink is wit's plough. 笔墨是才智之犁. Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是一个新的开始. The truth will out. 真相总会大白. Sharp tools make good work. 工欲善其事,必先利其器. Learn even from an enemy. 即使是敌人也可以向他学习. Love and cough cannot be hid. 爱情象咳嗽,压也压不住. To think is to see. 思考就是明白. Time is money. 时间就是金钱. Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一种美德. Love will find a way. 爱心所至,金石为开. Pity is akin to love. 怜悯生爱. One love drives out another. 新的爱情来,旧的爱情去. Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟 /一箭双雕/ 一举两得. All that glitters is not gold. 闪烁者不尽是金。
Beware beginning. 慎始为上。
Time is the father of truth. 时间是真理之父. He who hesitates is lost. 当断不断,. Never say die'. 永远不要说 完了. Reason rules all things. 理智统治一切. Idleness makes the wit rust. 懒惰使脑筋生锈. He that talks much lies much. 言多必妄。
Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，戒事在天。
Practise what you preach. 躬行己说,身体力行/自己怎么说,就得怎么干. Like begets like. 龙生龙，凤生凤。
I think,therefore I am. 我思考，所以我存在。
Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高. Care is no cure. 忧虑治不了病。
Second thoughts are best. 再思为上. Wise fear begets care. 懂得担心,就会小心. Good advice is beyond price. 忠告是无价之宝. Business before pleasure. 先工作,后娱乐/干完正事再玩儿. Diet cures more than doctors. 自己饮食有节，胜过上门求医。
No cross,no crown. 未经苦难,得不到荣冠. Counsel breaks not the head. 忠告不会打破头. A lie begets a lie. 谎言生谎言。
Far fowls have fair feathers. 远方的鸟羽毛美/弄不到手的东西是最好的。
Life is too short to waste. 生命短促,不容浪费. Silence gives consent. 沉默就是赞成。
A creaking door hangs long. 旧门久用，病夫命长。
One man,no man. 个人是渺小的. Honesty is the best policy. 诚实为上策. Good counsel does no harm. 忠言有利无害。
Every little helps. 点滴都有用. Honour lies in honest toil. 光荣在于诚恳地劳动. No man is indispensable. 没有一个人是不可缺少的/少了谁地球也转。
Justifying a fault doubles it. 护短是加倍的错误。
Let the sleeping dogs lie. 莫惹是非。
Love me little,love me long. 爱情应细水长流. Blushing is virtue's color. 脸红是美德的颜色。
Think today and speak tomorrow. 熟思而后言. To think is to see. 思考就是明白. Hope is a lover's staff. 希望是爱者的手扶之杖. Love is stronger than death. 爱情能战胜死神. Wishes never can fill a sack. 愿望装不满口袋。
Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
We are not born for ourselves. 人之有生,不为一已. Eyes are as eloquent as lips. 眼睛会和嘴一样说话. Good wine needs no bush. 酒好无需挂幌子。
A shy cat makes a proud mouse. 猫儿胆小耗子闹。
A poet is born,not made. 诗人靠天成。
Even Homer sometimes nods. 即使也会打盹/智者千虑,. Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好. Better leave than lack. 有过不足. From saving comes having. 富有来自节俭. A little labour, much health. 适量的劳动有益于健康。
Familiarity breeds contempt. 亲密生侮心。
Drift is as bad as unthrift. 花钱凭冲动,等于无底洞. Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打;无往不胜. Force can never destroy right. 武力决不能摧毁正义。
What man has done,man can do. 前人能办的事,后人也能做. Other times,other manners. 隔代不同礼。
He lives long that lives well. 活得好等于活得久. No mill, no meal. 不磨面,没饭吃. Civility costs nothing. 礼貌不费分文. True friendship lasts forever. 真正的友谊恒久不变. Every bean hath its black. 每粒蚕豆都长黑嘴/ 人都有缺点。
Two wrongs do not make a right. 两个错误,加不出一个正确. /用错误改正不了错误.No pleasure without pain. 乐中必有苦. A rolling eye, a roving heart. 眼活情不专. Let the world slide. 人世沧桑,听其自然. Love me,love my dog. 爱屋及乌. Fine feathers make fine birds. 好的衣装只能打扮出个好外表。
No living man all things can. 世上没有万能的人. You never know your luck. 命运好坏不由已. East or West, home is best. 无论在何处,家园最美好. A proud man hath many crosses. 骄傲者挫折多。
Nothing venture,nothing have. 不担风险就无收获. History repeats itself. 历史往往重演。
Extremes meet. 两极相通，有无相生。
He that talks much errs much. 语多必失。
Health and money go far. 有了健康和钱财，就能走遍天下。
Learn even from an enemy. 即使是敌人也可以向他学习. Beauty is but skin-deep. 美只是外表/不能以貌取人. Life is compared to a voyage. 人生好比是一次航程. Nurture passes nature. 教养胜过天性. Little goods little care. 钱财少,不烦恼. Take time by the forelock. 要把握时机. Youth will have its course. 人生谁无少年时,甜苦酸辛各自知. Nothing venture,nothing have. 不担风险就无收获. Like author, like book. 书如其人。
Cheapest is the dearest. 最便宜的也就是最贵的Idleness rusts the mind. 懒散使头脑衰退. He is rich that has few wants. 寡欲者富。
Early start makes easy stages. 早动身,易从容,早开始,早成功. Talent is as talent does. 是不是有实才,就看干得来干不来. Hope well and have well. 善寄希望于未来,又善保有现在. Success has many friends. 成功者朋友多. Life is real,life is earnest. 人生真实,人生诚挚. The sun shines upon all alike. 太阳照人，不分贵贱。
Deeds, not words. 行动胜于空谈. A man can die but once. 人无二死. A stitch in time saves nine. 不洞不补,大洞尺五/及时处理,事半功倍. Let well alone. 不要画蛇添足/事已成功,不必多弄. For a lost thing care nothing. 物已丢失，勿再烦恼。
Failure teaches success. . All is not at hand that helps. 世间没有唾手可得之事. Variety is the spice of life. 变化是生活的调味品. Better be sure than sorry. 稳当总比后悔好。
Every oak must be an acorn. 每棵橡树都曾是一粒橡子. Once bitten,twice shy. 吃一次亏,学一次乖. Light not a candle to the sun. 不要对着太阳点蜡烛/日既出矣，爝火可熄。
A little pot is soon hot. 壶小易沸,量小易怒. Time flies. 光阴似箭. Poverty tries friends. 贫穷考验朋友. A hungry man is an angry man. 饿汉易怒。
Clothes do not make the man. 人不在衣装. Never”is a long word. 不要轻易说“决不”。
Time works great changes. 时间会产生巨大的变化. Years bring wisdom. 年岁带来智慧. Good ware makes quick markets. 货好销得快。
Life is sweet. 人生是美好的. Times change. 时代在改变. One cannot put back the clock. 时光不能倒流. Two heads are better than one. 两人智慧胜一人. Every man is his own enemy. 人都有与自己为敌的时候/败事全由已. Grasp all, lose all. 贪多必失. Give losers leave to speak. 要允许失败者讲话。
Anything for a quiet life. 悠然自在最难求. No herb will cure love. 无药医. A bully is always a coward. 恃强欺弱者均是懦夫。
If the cap fits,wear it. 帽子合适，你就戴上；如说的符合你的情况，你就接受。
Opportunities do not wait. 机不可失,时不再来. A good deed is never lost. 好心一定有好报。
One's sin will find one out. 坏事终归要败露。
Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一天建成的/伟业非一日之功. Time marches on. 岁月如流 Youth is the season of hope. 青春是希望的季节. Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的. Wise fear begets care. 懂得担心,就会小心. Boys will be boys. 男孩子总是男孩子. Love is the reward of love. 爱是对爱的报答. It's a day after the fair. 错过良机，为时已晚。
It is hard to please all. 要使人人满意是件难事。
Knowledge is no burden. 知识再多不压身. No sweet without sweat. 幸福来自汗水. A miss is as good as a mile. 差之毫厘,失之千里. Time is the greatest teacher. 时间就是良师. Study,study,and study. 学习,学习,再学习. A snow year,a rich year. 瑞雪兆丰年。
True love never grows old. 真正的爱永不衰老. Sow nothing, reap nothing. 春不播,秋不收/无功不能受禄. Truth needs no colour. 真理不需要打扮. Barking dogs don't bite. 吠犬不咬人。
Time is life for doctors. 对医生来说,. Too many cooks spoil the broth. 厨师太多烧坏汤。
Nothing seek,nothing find. 无所求则无所获. Marriage makes or mars a man. 婚姻可使人成功,也可使人失败. Hsitory is bunk. 历史是一堆废话。
Waste not, want not. 不浪费,不会穷. Laugh and grow fat. 心宽体胖 。
There is no end to learning. 学无止境. A word is enough to the wise. 智者不用多告诫.
最最著名的英语格言
英语格言 Constant dropping wears the stone. (滴水穿石。
）Experience is the mother of wisdom.（经验是智慧之母。
）Every man is his own worst enemy.(一个人最大的敌人就是他自 己。
）Saying and doing are two different things. (说和做是迥然不同的两回事。
）Actions speak louder than words. (行动比语言更响亮。
）From small beginnings comes great things. (伟大始于渺小。
）Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain. (智力投资绝不会白花。
）Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.（脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。
）The voice of one man is the voice of no one. (一个人的声音没有力量。
）A great ship asks for deep waters.（大船要走深水。
）While there is life, there is hope.（有生命便有希望/留得青山在,哪怕没柴烧）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。
）Wise men learn by other men's mistakes; fools by their own.(聪明人从别人的错误中学得教训；笨人则自己付出代价。
他山之石可以攻玉。
）Good company on the road is the shortest cut. (行路有良伴就是捷径。
）It takes all sorts to make a world. (世界是由各种不同的人所组成的。
）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。
）Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.(无热情成就不了伟业。
）Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.(没有恒心只有力量是完不成伟业。
）It is never too late to learn. (活到老，学到老。
）It is never too late to mend. (亡羊补牢，犹时未晚。
）The secret of success is constancy of purpose.（成功的秘诀在于持之于恒。
）Misfortunes never come alone/single.(祸不单行。
）Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot.(遭祸容易脱祸难。
）Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.(不经灾难不知福。
）To an optimist every change is a change for the better.(对于乐观者总是越变越好。
）Truth never fears investigation.(事实从来不怕调查。
）A good medicine tasks bitter.（良药苦口。
）Great minds think alike. （英雄所见略同。
）Storms make trees take deeper roots.（风暴使树木深深扎根。
）Live and let live. (自己生活也让别人生活。
）Better late than never. (迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来强。
）A bold attempt is half success.(勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。
）All things are difficult before they are easy. (凡事必先难后易。
）What we acquire without sweat we give away without regret.(得之不费力，弃之不可惜。
）Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.（只要有一颗意志坚强的心，没事不成。
）Work makes the workman.（勤工出巧 匠。
）Constant dropping wears the stone. (滴水穿石。
）He that can have patience, can have what he will.（唯坚韧者始能遂其志。
）Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures.（我们绝大多数的失败都是因为缺乏自信之故。
）The talent of success is nothing more than doing well whatever you do without a thought of time.（成功之路没它，唯全力投入工作，而不稍存沽名钓誉之心。
）To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.(读书不思考，犹如吃饭不消化。
）The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and thedetermination to attain it.（人生之要事在于确立伟大的目标与实现这目标的决心。
）One of these days is none of these days.(有这么一天就是没有这么一天。
/吾生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
）Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.(每匹马都认为自己所负的背包最重。
）Nothing down, nothing up. (无下则无上。
/不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹
）A good book is your best friend. (好书如挚友。
）Asking costs nothing. (问人不费分文。
）Ask me no questions and I will tell you no lies.(你不问我，我就不会说谎话。
）The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones. (舌无骨却折断骨。
）A good name is easier lost than won.（名誉失之易，而得之难。
）Every profession produces its own best（行行出状元。
）Today must borrow nothing of tomorrow. (今日事今日毕。
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