求最常用的英语谚语，格言，名人名言。

Question

只有一个要求，就是要在口语中常用。常用得就想中文中的“世上无难事，只怕有心人”这样

Answer 1

A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年。
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。
A burden of one’s choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
A cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。
A cat may look at a king.
人人平等。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。
A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性难移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难，失朋友易。
A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。
A friend without faults will never be found.
没有十全十美的朋友。
’After you’ is good manners.
“您先请”是礼貌。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
A good book is a good friend.
好书如挚友。
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
一本好书，相伴一生。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
A good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜过美貌。
A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
A good wife health is a man’s best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
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 leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A light heart lives long.
静以修身。
A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。
All are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。
All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
All that ends well is well.
结果好，就一切都好。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
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。
A man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡，事事顺利。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
A mother’s love never changes.
母爱永恒。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一苹果，不用请医生。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聪明才智，不如运气。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防为主，治疗为辅。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相，露相非真人。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追。

Answer 2

Credit rests on the foundation of character.
名望创建在性格的基础上。
Far water does not put out near fire.
远水救不了近火。
The weeds overgrow the corn.
无心插柳柳成荫。
Do as you would be done by•
己所欲，施於人。
The shortest answer is doing.
最简短的回答就是行动。
Love me,love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同 。
One picture is worth a thousand wards. 百闻不如一见。
Nothing ventured,nothing gained. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相，露相非真人。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追。

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Answer 3

A cat has nine lives.
猫有九条命。
A cat may look at a king.
小人物也有些权力。
Better safe than sorry.
采取预防措施一面倒大霉

Answer 4

nothing in the world is impossible if you set your mind to do it 有志者事竟成
never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
今日事,今日毕
the early bird catches the worm 早到的鸟儿有虫吃
it's better than never 有总比没有好
Pain past is pleasure.
过去的痛苦即快乐。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事必先难后易。
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
心之所愿，无事不成。
Where there is life, there is hope.
有生命必有希望。
I feel strongly that I can make it.
我坚信我一定能成功。
Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
与其诅咒黑暗，不如燃起蜡烛。
The shortest answer is doing.
最简短的回答就是行动。
Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.
成功的秘诀就是四个简单的字：多一点点。
Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同
One picture is worth a thousand wards.百闻不如一见
Nothing ventured,nothing gained.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Life is full of ups and dowms.生活充满起伏。
It's no use crying over spilt milk./What's done cannot be undone.覆水难收
The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.隔岸风景好；邻家芳草绿。
Hunger is the best sauce.饥饿是最好的调味品
Better late than never.迟做总比不做好。
God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。
Love me,love my dog.爱屋及乌
He bites off more than he can chew.贪多嚼不烂
To teach a fish how to swim.孔子面前卖文章。
Rome wasn't built in a day.伟业非一业建成。
Well begun,half done.好的开始是成功的一半
Every cloud has a silver lining.否极泰来
Look before you leap.三思而后行。
Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚
A little knowledge is dangerous.一知半解最危险
Clothes make the man.人要衣装，佛要金装
A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口
History repeats itself.历史会重演
Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -----------------------Victor Hugo
人生最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们------维克多 雨果
Cultured and fine manners are everywhere a passport to regard -----------------Johnson
得体的，高尚的举止常常是通行无阻得护照-----约翰逊What you love on the swings you get back on the roundabouts
失之东隅收之桑榆
Happiness does not drop from the sky ,it's to be created by our hands幸福不是从天上掉下来的，而要用双手来创造
No man lives without jostling and being jostled ,in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world giving and receiving offence ----------------Thomas Carlyle
没有人在生活中能与别人碰撞，他不得不以各种方式奋力挤过人群，冒犯别人的同时也忍受着别人的冒犯 ----------------托马斯 卡莱尔
Thought is the seed of action -----------------Emerson思想是行动的种子
You never know what you can do till you try• 不试怎知你不行呢？
042 You cannot catch old birds with chaff• 姜是老的辣；老鸟不上当。
043 Let sleeping dogs lie• 让睡的狗躺著；勿惹是生非；勿打草惊蛇。
044 Never judge by appearances• 人不可貌相；不可以貌取人。
045 It is ill striving against the stream• 逆流而行困难。
046 Saying is one thing doing another• 说是一回事，做是另一回事；说来容易做来难。
047 Paddle your own canoe• 自力更生；自己摇桨。
048 Patience is a virtue• 忍耐是美德。
049 Life is shore and time is swift• 生命短暂，光阴飞逝；及时行乐。
050 Make haste slowly• 欲速则不达

051 The fairest rose is at last withered• 好花终须凋谢。

052 Every dog has his day• 狗也有走的一天；凡人皆有得意日。
053 First thrive and then wives• 先立业再成家。
054 Example is better than precept• 实例胜过口训；身教重於言教。
055 The early bird catches the worm• 早起的鸟儿有虫吃；捷足先登。
056 He laughs best who laughs last• 最后笑的人的最高兴；别高兴太早。
057 Sweet are uses of adversity• 塞翁失马，焉知非福；祸中有福。
058 The best often the enemy of good• 完美是现况之敌。
059 Catch not at shadow and lose the substance• 勿抓影子而失去实质；不要舍本逐末。
060 Experience is th2e mother of wisdom• 经验为智慧之母。

061 Birds in their litter nests agree• 同舟共济；家和万事兴。
062 Better bend than break• 宁屈不断；大丈夫能屈能伸。
063 Everything comes to him who waits• 等待的人终必得到。
064 Every little helps• 点滴都有用；积少成多。
065 A good name is sooner lost than won• 好名声得之难，失之易。
066 Easier said than done• 说时容易做时难；知易行难。
067 Enough is as good as a feast• 饱餐如同盛宴；凡事适可而止。
068 Bread is staff of life• 粮食是生活的支柱；民以食为天。
069 After a storm comes a calm• 否极泰来；雨过天晴。
070 The best of friends must part• 天下无不散的筵席。

071 Don‘t put the cart before the horse• 不要把马车放在马前；勿本末倒置。
072 Hoist your sail when the wind is fair• 顺风时扬帆；见机行事。
073 A contented is a perpetual feast• 知足常乐。
074 Better be sure than sorry• 宁安勿躁；安全总比后悔好。
075 All roads lead to Rome• 条条道路通罗马；殊途同归•
076 Blood is thicker than water• 血浓於水；疏不间亲。
077 Brevity is the soul of wit• 言以简洁为贵。
078 Between two stools you fall to the groun• 脚踏双凳必坠地；脚踏两头必落空。
079 Custom reconciles us to everything• 习惯成自然。
080 Discontent is the first step in progress• 不满是进步的开始。

081 It is no use crying over spilt milk• 打翻牛奶，哭也没用；覆水难收。
082 Life is sweet• 生命甜美，人皆好生。
083 It is easy to be wise after the event• 事后聪明容易；不轻一事，不长一智。
084 Never say die• 永远不要说「完了」；勿灰心。
085 Deeds，not words• 行动胜於空谈；莫坐而言，要起而行。
086 Constant dripping wears away the stone• 滴水穿石；铁杵磨成绣花针；
有恒为成功之本。
087 Coming events cast their shadows before• 事情发生前必有预兆；
山雨欲来风满楼。
088 Charity begins at home• 慈善要从家庭做起。
089 Don‘t make yourself a mouse ，
or the cat will cat yoy• 不要自贬身价，以免被人看轻。
090 Don‘t meet trouble-half-way• 勿杞人忧天，自寻烦恼。

091 You never know what yoy can do till you try• 不试怎知你不行呢？
092 Judge not，that you be not judged• 不论断人，以免被人论断。
093 More than enough is too much• 超过所需就是太多；凡事适可而止。
094 Like father，like son• 有其父必有其子。
095 No news is good news• 没消息，就是好消息。
096 Do as you would be done by• 己所欲，施於人。
097 The mills or God grind slowly• 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
098 If you want peace，prepare for war• 欲求和平，先准备战争。
099 A bully is always a cownard• 恃强欺弱者是肉如懦夫。
100 Man prooses，God disposes• 谋事在人，成事在天。You never know what you can do till you try• 不试怎知你不行呢？
042 You cannot catch old birds with chaff• 姜是老的辣；老鸟不上当。
043 Let sleeping dogs lie• 让睡的狗躺著；勿惹是生非；勿打草惊蛇。
044 Never judge by appearances• 人不可貌相；不可以貌取人。
045 It is ill striving against the stream• 逆流而行困难。
046 Saying is one thing doing another• 说是一回事，做是另一回事；说来容易做来难。
047 Paddle your own canoe• 自力更生；自己摇桨。
048 Patience is a viryue• 忍耐是美德。
049 Life is shore and time is swift• 生命短暂，光阴飞逝；及时行乐。
050 Make haste slowly• 欲速则不达

051 The fairest rose is at last withered• 好花终须凋谢。

052 Every dog has his day• 狗也有走的一天；凡人皆有得意日。
053 First thrive and then wives• 先立业再成家。
054 Example is better than precept• 实例胜过口训；身教重於言教。
055 The early bird catches the worm• 早起的鸟儿有虫吃；捷足先登。
056 He laughs best who laughs last• 最后笑的人的最高兴；别高兴太早。
057 Sweet are uses of adversity• 塞翁失马，焉知非福；祸中有福。
058 The best often the enemy of good• 完美是现况之敌。
059 Catch not at shadow and lose the substance• 勿抓影子而失去实质；不要舍本逐末。
060 Experience is th2e mother of wisdom• 经验为智慧之母。

061 Birds in their litter nests agree• 同舟共济；家和万事兴。
062 Better bend than break• 宁屈不断；大丈夫能屈能伸。
063 Everything comes to him who waits• 等待的人终必得到。
064 Every little helps• 点滴都有用；积少成多。
065 A good name is sooner lost than won• 好名声得之难，失之易。
066 Easier said than done• 说时容易做时难；知易行难。
067 Enough is as good as a feast• 饱餐如同盛宴；凡事适可而止。
068 Bread is staff of life• 粮食是生活的支柱；民以食为天。
069 After a storm comes a calm• 否极泰来；雨过天晴。
070 The best of friends must part• 天下无不散的筵席。

071 Don‘t put the cart before the horse• 不要把马车放在马前；勿本末倒置。
072 Hoist your sail when the wind is fair• 顺风时扬帆；见机行事。
073 A contented is a perpetual feast• 知足常乐。
074 Better be sure than sorry• 宁安勿躁；安全总比后悔好。
075 All roads lead to Rome• 条条道路通罗马；殊途同归•
076 Blood is thicker than water• 血浓於水；疏不间亲。
077 Brevity is the soul of wit• 言以简洁为贵。
078 Between two stools you fall to the groun• 脚踏双凳必坠地；脚踏两头必落空。
079 Custom reconciles us to everything• 习惯成自然。
080 Discontent is the first step in progress• 不满是进步的开始。

081 It is no use crying over spilt milk• 打翻牛奶，哭也没用；覆水难收。
082 Life is sweet• 生命甜美，人皆好生。
083 It is easy to be wise after the event• 事后聪明容易；不轻一事，不长一智。
084 Never say die• 永远不要说「完了」；勿灰心。
085 Deeds，not words• 行动胜於空谈；莫坐而言，要起而行。
086 Constant dripping wears away the stone• 滴水穿石；铁杵磨成绣花针；
有恒为成功之本。
087 Coming events cast their shadows before• 事情发生前必有预兆；
山雨欲来风满楼。
088 Charity begins at home• 慈善要从家庭做起。
089 Don‘t make yourself a mouse ，
or the cat will cat you• 不要自贬身价，以免被人看轻。
090 Don‘t meet trouble-half-way• 勿杞人忧天，自寻烦恼。

091 You never know what you can do till you try• 不试怎知你不行呢？
092 Judge not，that you be not judged• 不论断人，以免被人论断。
093 More than enough is too much• 超过所需就是太多；凡事适可而止。
094 Like father，like son• 有其父必有其子。
095 No news is good news• 没消息，就是好消息。
096 Do as you would be done by• 己所欲，施於人。
097 The mills or God grind slowly• 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
098 If you want peace，prepare for war• 欲求和平，先准备战争。
099 A bully is always a cownard• 恃强欺弱者是肉如懦夫。
100 Man prooses，God disposes• 谋事在人，成事在天。

Answer 5

A close mouth catches no flies.

Answer 6

if there is a will, there is a way.
世上无难事，只怕有心人