English Proverbs and Old Sayings
a friend in need is a a friend indeed.患难见真情
a good beginning is half the battle, or well begun is half done.好的开始是成功的一半 all that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子
a miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘,差之千里
an eye for eye and a tooth for tooth.以眼还眼,以牙还压
an idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒悲伤
actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩
all good things come to an end.没有不散的宴席
do wrong once and you will never hear the end of it.一失足成千古恨．
look before you leap.三思而后行
every man has his fault.孰能无过
easy come, easy go. (soon get, soon spent.)来的容易，去的容易
practice makes perfect. or ues makes perfectness熟能生巧
where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成
what's done can not be undone.木已成舟，懊悔已晚
love makes the world go round.爱使世界运转
fine feathers make fine birds.佛靠金装，人靠衣装
fool's haste in no speen. (haste makes waste. )(more haste, less speed.)欲速则不达 give hime an inch and he will take a yard.得寸进尺
give him the dose of his oen medicine. 以其人之道还治其人之深
gold will not buy everything.金钱不是万能
great minds think alike 英雄所见略同
he laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后，睡笑得最好
honesty is the best policy.诚实乃是上策
hope for the best and prepare for the worst.抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算
it is never too late to mend.改过不嫌晚
it is the first step that is troublsome.凡事起头难
it takes two to make a quarrel. (when one will not, two can not quarrel.)一个巴掌拍不响 it is better to do well than to say well.与其夸夸其谈，不如埋头苦干
knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.知识是财富，实践是关键．
like father,like son.有其父，必有其子
lost time is never found again.光阴一去不复反
love is blind.爱是盲目的
love me, love my dog.爱屋及屋
many hands make light work.人多好办事
merry meet, merrry part.好聚好散
no news is good news.没有消息就是好消息
no pains, no gains.没有付出，没有收获
nothing is difficult to the man who will try.有志者事竟成 one man's fault is another man's lesson.前车之腹，后车之鉴 saying and doing are two things.说与做是两回事
self do, self have.自作自受
soon learnt, soon forgotten.学的快，忘的快
speech is silver, silence is golden.言语是银，沉默是金 strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁
tall trees catch much wind.树大招风
union is strengh.团结就是力量
virtue is its own reward.善有善报
walls have ears.隔墙有耳
where there's life there's hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 rome wasn't built in a day.罗马不是一天造成的
English Proverbs and Old Sayings
a friend in need is a a friend indeed.患难见真情
a good beginning is half the battle, or well begun is half done.好的开始是成功的一半 all that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子
a miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘,差之千里
an eye for eye and a tooth for tooth.以眼还眼,以牙还压
an idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒悲伤
actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩
all good things come to an end.没有不散的宴席
do wrong once and you will never hear the end of it.一失足成千古恨．
look before you leap.三思而后行
every man has his fault.孰能无过
easy come, easy go. (soon get, soon spent.)来的容易，去的容易
practice makes perfect. or ues makes perfectness熟能生巧
where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成
what's done can not be undone.木已成舟，懊悔已晚
love makes the world go round.爱使世界运转
fine feathers make fine birds.佛靠金装，人靠衣装
fool's haste in no speen. (haste makes waste. )(more haste, less speed.)欲速则不达 give hime an inch and he will take a yard.得寸进尺
give him the dose of his oen medicine. 以其人之道还治其人之深
gold will not buy everything.金钱不是万能
great minds think alike 英雄所见略同
he laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后，睡笑得最好
honesty is the best policy.诚实乃是上策
hope for the best and prepare for the worst.抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算
it is never too late to mend.改过不嫌晚
it is the first step that is troublsome.凡事起头难
it takes two to make a quarrel. (when one will not, two can not quarrel.)一个巴掌拍不响 it is better to do well than to say well.与其夸夸其谈，不如埋头苦干
knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.知识是财富，实践是关键．
like father,like son.有其父，必有其子
lost time is never found again.光阴一去不复反
love is blind.爱是盲目的
love me, love my dog.爱屋及屋
many hands make light work.人多好办事
merry meet, merrry part.好聚好散
no news is good news.没有消息就是好消息
no pains, no gains.没有付出，没有收获
nothing is difficult to the man who will try.有志者事竟成 one man's fault is another man's lesson.前车之腹，后车之鉴 saying and doing are two things.说与做是两回事
self do, self have.自作自受
soon learnt, soon forgotten.学的快，忘的快
speech is silver, silence is golden.言语是银，沉默是金 strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁
tall trees catch much wind.树大招风
union is strengh.团结就是力量
virtue is its own reward.善有善报
walls have ears.隔墙有耳
where there's life there's hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 rome wasn't built in a day.罗马不是一天造成的