A
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小別勝新婚。
Actions speak louder than words 行動勝於空談（事實勝於雄辯）。
Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。
After a storm comes a calm. 否極泰來。
All good things come to an end. 花無百日紅（天下無不散之筵席）。
All is well that ends well. 結果佳者方佳。
All roads lead to Rome . 條條大道通羅馬（行行出狀元)
All that glitters is not gold. 閃礫者未必都是金（人不可貌相）。
All work and no play makes Jack a dullboy. 只工作不消遣，使人遲鈍。
All's well that ends well. 善終為善。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for atooth. 以眼還眼，以牙還牙。
Art is long, life is short. 人生苦短，而學術無窮。
As you sow, so shall you reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
A bad penny always comes back. 惡有惡報。
A bad shearer never had a good sickle.
A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工尤器。
A bird in the hand is worth two in thebush. 一鳥在手勝於兩鳥在林。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 受灼的小孩必怕火（一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩）。
A cat may look at a king. 君王卿相於我何。
A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常樂。
A drowning man will catch at a straw. 急不暇擇。
A fault confessed is half redressed. 肯認錯是改過的一半。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難之友，乃為真友。
A Jack of all trades is master of none. 樣樣通樣樣稀鬆（博藝無所精）
A leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性難移。
A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危險。
A little pot is soon hot. 小人物易發怒。
A man is known by the company he keeps. 觀其友，知其人。
A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一文則賺一文。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. 轉石不生苔（轉業不聚財）。
A soft answer turneth away wrath. 和言足以息怒（柔足以克剛）
A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的頭腦寓於健全的身體。
A stitch in time saves nine. 及時行事，事半功倍。
A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，駟馬難追。
B
Bad news travels fast. 惡事傳千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠叫的狗不咬人（外強中乾；虛有其表；虛張聲勢）。
Beauty is but skin deep. 美是膚淺的（人不可貌相）
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼裏出西施。
Beggars must not be choosers. 饑者不得擇食。
Better be the head of an ass than thetail of a horse. better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 寧為驢頭不為馬尾（寧為狗頭不為獅尾）。
Better late than never. 寧遲勿缺（亡羊補牢才不為遲）；只要開始，雖晚不遲；過則勿憚改。
Between two stools you fall to theground. 腳踏雙凳必墜地。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚。
Blood is thicker than water. 血濃於水。
Business is business. 工作第一（公事公辦）。
C
Care killed a cat. 憂慮致命（勞神喪命）。
Charity begins at home. 修身齊家博愛天下。
Clothes make the man. 人要衣裝，佛要金裝。
Comparisons are odious. 人比人氣死人。
Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石。
Cross the bridge when you come to it. 船到橋頭自然直。
Cross the stream where it is shallowest. 別自找麻煩（由易處下手）。
D
Death is the great leveler. 死後萬人皆平等。
Death quits all scores.
I
Idle folk have the least leisure. 懶惰人才說沒空閒。
If you run after two hares, you willcatch neither. 同時追兩兔，兩頭都落空。
I'll news comes apace. 惡事傳千里。
It is a good horse that never stumbles. 再好的馬也會有絆倒之時。
It is a long lane that has no turning. 路必有彎（否極泰來）。
It is an ill wind that blows nobody anygood. 凡事有利有弊。
It is dogged that does it. 天下無難事，只怕有心人。
It is easy to be wise after the event. 不經一事，不長一智。
It is never too late to mend. 亡羊補牢，猶未晚也。
It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收。
It never rains but it pours. 禍不單行。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 孤掌難鳴（一個巴掌拍不響）。
J
Justice has long arms. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。
K
Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量。
L
Least said, soonest mended. 少說少錯（多言惹禍）。
Let bygones be bygones. 既往不究。
Let sleeping dogs lie. 別自找麻煩（別惹事生非）。
Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
Live and learn. 活到老，學到老。
Look before you leap. 三思而後行。
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁觀者清。
Love is blind. 愛情是盲目的。
Love me little, love me long. 愛情要細水長流。
M
Make hay while the sun shines. 未雨綢繆（把握時機）。
Many a little makes a mickle. 積少成多（聚沙成塔、集腋成裘）。
Many hands make light work. 眾志成城。
Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 匆匆結婚，慢慢後悔。
Men are not to be measured in inches. 人不可以貌相。
Might is right. 強權即是公理。
Money is the root of all evil. 愛財為萬惡之源。
Money makes the mare go. 有錢能使鬼推磨。
Money talks. 金錢萬能（錢能通神）。
Much would have more. 貪得無饜。
Murder will out. 如欲人不知，除非己莫為。
N
Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要為發明之母。
Necessity knows no law. 鋌而走險。
Never do things by halves. 做事切莫半途而廢。
Never look a gift horse in the mouth. 餽贈之物切莫挑剔。
Never say die. 勿氣餒灰心。
Never trouble trouble till troubletroubles you. 勿自尋煩惱。
No gains without pains.
No pains, no gains. 不勞則無獲。
No man can serve two masters. 一人不能事二君（一馬不能被兩鞍）。
No man is content with his lot. 無人能滿意於自己的命運。
No news is good news . 無消息即是好消息。
None so blind as those who won't see. 有眼不看者為盲。
Nothing comes of nothing. 事出必有因（無中不能生有）。
Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
O
Old habits die hard. 固習難除。
Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。
One swallow does not make a summer. 勿以一概全。
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