1.To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.2.Variety is the spice of life.3.Life would be too tedious if it had no rubs in it.4.Bad times make a good man.5.There is no royal road to learning.6.Doubt is the key to knowledge.7.The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.8.Only those who fulfill their duties in everyday matters will fulfill them on greatoccasions.9.The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.10.Sow nothing, reap nothing.11.No pains, no gains.12.Life is real, life is earnest.13.Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.14.Life is a horse, and either you ride it or it rides you.15.Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.16.Life is like music. It must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.17.There is an exception to every rule.18.Rules are meant to be broken.19.Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.20.The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.21.Y ou can’t judge a tree by its bark.22.D on’t judge a book by its cover.23.Sharp tools make good work.24.Wasting time is robbing oneself.25.Nurture passes nature.26.There is no garden without its weeds.27.A man is only as good as what he loves.28.Wealth is the test of a man’s character.29.The best hearts are always the bravest.30.One never lose anything by politeness.31.There’s only once corner of the universe you can be sure of improving, and that’s yourown self.32.The world is like a mirror: frown at it and it frowns at you; smile, ant it smiles too.33.Death comes to all, but great achievements raise a monument which shall endure untilthe sun grows old.34.The reason why a great man is great is that the resolves to be a great man.35.Suffering is the most powerful teacher of life.36.A common danger causes common action. 同舟共济37.A contented mind is a continual/perpetual feast.知足常乐38.A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑长一智39.A guest should suit the convenience of the host. 客当随主便40.All rivers run into the sea.41.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.42.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同43.A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲44.Business is business. 公事公办45.Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鸟先飞46.Jack of all trades, master of none. 样样通样样松47.Do not have too many irons in the fire.贪多嚼不烂48.He that starts many things finishes few. 贪多嚼不烂49.Desire has no rest.贪心不足50.He is rich that has few wants. 无欲则富51.Friendship should not be all on one side. 友谊需要礼尚往来52.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情53.A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻54.Difficult the first time, easy the second. 一回生二回熟55.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧56.Do not change horses in mid-stream. 不可临阵换将57.Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧58.East or west, home is the best.59.Experience is the best teacher.60.Experience must be bought. 经验要付出代价61.Conscience comes expensive. 保持良心要付出代价62.Faith can move mountains. 精诚所至金石为开63.Good wine needs no bush. 酒香不怕巷子深64.Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达65.A fool’s haste is no speed.66.He that promises too much means nothing. 轻诺者寡信67.He whom would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行始于足下68.Home is where the heart is.69.If you not inside a house, you do not know about its leaking. 亲身经历才有体会70.It is never too late to mend/learn. 亡羊补牢犹未为晚71.One is never too old to learn. “少而好学，如日出之阳；壮而好学，如日中之光；老而好学，如炳烛之明，炳烛之明,孰与昧行乎？”72.Six of one and half a dozen of the other. 半斤八两73.Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢疏而不漏74.Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪75.Life is a morning dew.人生如朝露/很短暂76.Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人成事在天77.（Never）Hit a man when he is down. （不要）落井下石78.There’s n o fire without smoke. 无风不起浪79.One swallow does not make a summer. 一花独放不是春80.Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见心不烦81.Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷82.Rome was not built in a day.罗马不是一天建成的83.All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马84.Sense comes with age. 老马识途85.In vino veritas (Latin)/ In wine, truth 酒后吐真言86.You cannot open a book without learning something. 开卷必有益87.Every dog has its day. 风水轮流转，人人都有得意的时候88.Fortune knocks once at everyone’s door.89.Time heals everything.90.Virtue never grows old.91.Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳92.What is done is done. 覆水难收93.The Rubicon is crossed. 木已成舟cross the Rubicon 跨过卢比孔河，指不能回头的决定94.Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成95.Children should be seen and not heard. 大人说话小孩不能插嘴96.A fair death honors the whole life.97.A straw will show which way the wind blows. 小事上看明风向98.Lookers-on see most of the game.旁观者清99.To err is human. 人无完人，是人都会犯错100.T ale never loses in the telling. 故事越传越长，人们总会添油加醋101.B ad news travels fast. 好事不出门坏事传千里102.E mpty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响，空瓶子晃荡103.G od helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助之104.A man’s best friends are his ten fingers. -- Robert Collyer105.A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤106.T he fox may grow old, but never good.107.R eason is the guide and light of life.108.E verything comes to him who waits. 耐心等待，心想事成109.L ove me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌110.A bad workman always blames his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯111.V irtue is fairer than beauty. 美德胜于美貌112.B eauty and folly are often companions. 美德常和愚蠢结伴（blonde金发美人常常有“胸大无脑”的贬义）113.M isfortunes never come singly. 祸不单行114.F ortune favors fools. 傻人有傻福115.F ortune favors the brave. 敢于冒险才能成功116.A mong the blinds the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王117.D on’t make a mountain of a molehill. 不要小题大做118.C leanliness is next to godliness. 整洁近于美德119.A bsence makes the heart grow fonder. 小别情更浓120.N o fool like an old fool. 老糊涂最糊涂121.M en make houses, women make homes 男人盖房，女人持家122.L et bygones be bygones. 过去的事就过去吧123.H ealth is better than wealth.124.l ook at the bright side 乐观看到事物好的一面125.h ear all parties 兼听多方面意见126.W aste not, want not. 不浪费就不会穷127.A ll things are difficult before it’s easy. 万事开头难128.O nce bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳129.B etter lose the saddle than the horse.130.A useful trade is a mine of gold. 一技在身犹如金矿在手131.S till waters run deep.静水流深132.T all trees catch much wind. 树大招风133.S eeing is believing. 眼见为实134.B eggars can‘t be choosers. 要饭的不能挑肥拣瘦135.E asy come, easy go. 得到的容易，失去也容易136.A wonder lasts but nine days. 什么新奇事也新不了几天，人们很快就会忘记137."In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." --Andy Warhol 138.T here is nothing new under the sun. 太阳底下无新事139.E very coin has two sides. 凡事都有两面140.B ad excuses are worse than none. 糟糕的借口不如不说141.H alf a loaf is better than no bread. 有总比没有好142.A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一文就是挣一文143.A still tongue makes a wise head. 智者少言144.S ilence is gold. 沉默是金145.T here are as many opinions as there are men —Cicero 每个人都有自己的观点146.T he pen is mightier than the sword. –Edward Bulwer-Lytton 文字比刀剑更有力量147.A picture is mightier than a thousand words。