English Proverb Translation Dictionary
1.A bad beginning makes a bad ending. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
2.A bad thing never dies.
3.A bad workman always blames his tools. He can’t punt a boat and the river bends.
4.A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
5.A boaster and a liar are cousins-german. Bragging and lying are of the same origin.
6.A bully is always a coward.
7.A burden of one's choice is not felt. A burden of one's choice is not felt.
8.A candle lights others and consumes itself. A candle lights others but destroys itself.
9.A cat has 9 lives. A cat has nine lives.
10.A cat may look at a king. Everyone is equal.
11.A close mouth catches no flies. Disease enters through the mouth.
12.A constant guest is never welcome. A constant guest is annoying.
13.Actions speak louder than words. Facts speak louder than words.
14.Adversity leads to prosperity. If you are poor, you will want to change.
15.Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. Adversity brings out talents.
16. A fair death honors the whole life. A fair death honors the whole life.
17.A faithful friend is hard to find.
18. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
19.A fox may grow gray, but never good. A country is easy to change, but its nature is hard to change.
20.A friend in need is a friend indeed. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
21.A friend is easier lost than found. It is difficult to gain a friend, but it is easy to lose a friend.
22.A friend is never known till a man has need. A friend is never known till a man has need.
23.A friend without faults will never be found. There is no perfect friend.
24. "After you" is good manners. "After you" is good manners.
25.A good beginning is half done. A good beginning is half done.
26.A good beginning is half done. A good beginning is a good end.
27.A good book is a good friend. A good book is like a good friend.
28. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
29.A good conscience is a soft pillow. If you don’t do anything bad, you won’t be afraid of ghosts.
30.A good fame is better than a good face. A good reputation is better than a good face.
31.A good husband makes a good wife. A good husband makes a good wife.
32.A good medicine tastes bitter.
33.A good wife health is a man's best wealth. A good wife in good health is a man's best wealth.
34.A great talker is a great liar. A great talker often lies.
35.A hedge between keeps friendship green. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.
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36.A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
A joke cannot turn an enemy into a friend, it can only make people Losing friends.
37.A leopard cannot change its spots.
Old habits die hard.
38.A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
No one believes a liar even when he speaks the truth.
39.A light heart lives long.
Quietly cultivate oneself.
40.A little body often harbors a great soul.
The essence is concentrated.
41.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Having a little knowledge is deceiving oneself and others.
42.A little pot is soon hot.
A dog’s belly cannot hold four ounces of oil.
43.All are brave when the enemy flies.
When the enemy flees, everyone becomes a warrior.
44. All good things come to an end.
There is no such thing as a feast that never ends.
45.All rivers run into sea.
The sea embraces all rivers.
46.All roads lead to Rome.
All roads lead to Rome.
47.All that ends well is well.
All that ends well is well.
All that ends well is well.
48.All that glitters is not gold.
All that glitters is not gold.
49.All things are difficult before they are easy.
Everything is difficult before they are easy.
50.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All work and no play makes a smart boy stupid.
51.A man becomes learned by asking questions.
Only by asking questions can one become knowledgeable.
52.A man can do no more than he can.
Everything should be done within one's ability.
53.A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
One cannot do two things at once.
54.A man is known by his friends.
Whoever makes friends.
55.A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of thorns.
56.A man without money is no man at all.
A penny can stump a heroic man.
57.A merry heart goes all the way.
A happy heart goes all the way.
58.A miss is as good as a mile.
A miss is as good as a mile.
59.A mother's love never changes.
A mother's love never changes.
60.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
61.A new broom sweeps clean.
There are three things a new official should do when he takes office.
62.An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
63.An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
64.An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
65.An ounce of luck is worse than a pound of wisdom.
Intelligence is not as good as luck
66.An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Prevention is the first priority and treatment is the supplement.
67. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rolling stone gathers no moss, and a rolling stone gathers no moss.
68.As a man sows, so he shall reap.
You will reap melons as you sow melons, and you will reap beans as you sow beans.
69.A single flower does not make a spring.
One flower blooming alone is not spring, but a hundred flowers blooming together fill the garden.
70.A snow year, a rich year.
Auspicious snow heralds a good year.
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76.A word spoken is past recalling.
77.A year's plan starts with spring.
78.A young idler, an old beggar. A young man who does not work hard will make an old man miserable.
79.Bad news has wings. Good things never go out, but bad news spreads thousands of miles.
80.Barking dogs seldom bite. Barking dogs seldom bite.
81.Beauty lies in the love's eyes.
82.Be swift to hear, slow to speak. Be swift to hear and slow to speak.
83.Better late than never. Don’t be afraid of being slow, just be afraid of standing.
84.Better to ask the way than go astray. Better to ask the way than go astray.
85.Between friends all is common. Friends do not distinguish each other.
86.Birds of a feather flock together. Birds of a feather flock together.
87. Blood is thicker than water. Blood is thicker than water.
88. Blood will have blood. Blood debt must be paid with blood.
89.Books and friends should be few but good. Reading is like making friends, it should be few but good.
90.Business is business. Business is business.
91.Business is the salt of life. Business is the first need in life.
92. By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.
Reading makes people enriched, and conversation makes people smart.
93.Cannot see the wood for the trees.
94.Care and diligence bring luck. Care and diligence bring luck. Care and diligence can seize opportunities.
95.Caution is the parent of safety.
96.Cheats never prosper. Cheats never prosper.
97.Children are what the mothers are.
98.Choose an author as you choose a friend.
99.Come what may, heaven won't fall. Be yours, heaven won't fall.
100. Complacency is the enemy of study. The enemy of study is your own satisfaction.
101.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
Confidence is the first step on the road to success.
102. Constant dripping wears away a stone.
103.Content is better than riches. Those who are content are always happy.
104.Count one's chickens before they are hatched. Count the chicks before the eggs are hatched.
105.Courtesy on one side only lasts not long. It is impolite to come but not reciprocate.
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106.Creep before you walk. Step by step.
107.Cry for the moon. Cry for the moon.
108.Custom is a second nature. Habits are acquired.
109.Custom makes all things easy. With good habits, everything is not difficult.
110.Diamond cuts diamond. The strong will have its own strong hand.
111.Do as the Romans do. Do as the Romans do.
112.Do as you would be done by. Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.
113.Doing is worse than saying. It is better to put it into action than to talk about it.
114.Do it now. Don’t miss the opportunity, the time will never come again.
115.Do nothing by halves.
116.Don't claim to know what you don't know. Don't pretend to understand.
117.Don't have too many irons in the fire.
118.Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. Don't make a fuss.
119.Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
120.Don't put the cart before the horse. Don't put the cart before the horse.
121.Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
122.Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
123.Do well and have well. Good things come to you.
124.Each bird love to hear himself sing.
125. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy.
126.Easier said than done. Easier said than done.
127.Easy come, easy go. Easy come, easy go.
128.Eat to live, but not live to eat. People eat to live, but not live to eat.
129.Empty vessels make the greatest sound. Real grinding makes no sound. Empty grinding makes no sound. A full bottle is half a bottle of medicine?
130.Envy has no holidays. A jealous person has no peace. .
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131. Even Homer sometimes nods. A wise man will make a mistake after thinking a lot.
132.Even reckoning makes long friends.
133.Every advantage has its disadvantage.
134.Everybody's business is nobody's business. Everyone is responsible, which means no one is responsible.
135.Every day is not Sunday. Good times don’t last forever.
136.Every dog has his day. Everyone has his day.
137.Every door may be shut, but death's door.
138.Every heart has its own sorrow.
139.Every little helps a mickle. Gathering sand into a tower, gathering armpits into fur.
140.Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.
If a man does not act for himself, he will be destroyed by heaven and earth.
141.Every man has his faults. No gold is pure, and no man is perfect.
142.Every man has his hobbyhorse.
143.Every man has his weak side.
144.Every man is the architect of his own fortune. He controls his own destiny.
145.Every minute counts.
146.Every mother's child is handsome.
147.Every potter praises hit pot.
148.Everything is good when new, but friends when old.
149.Example is better then percept. Say it once, it is better to do it again.
150. Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
151.Experience must be bought. Eat a pit and gain wisdom.
152.Fact speak louder than words. Facts speak louder than words.
153.Failure is the mother of success. Failure is the mother of success.
154.False friends are worse than bitter enemies. It is easy to hide from open guns, but difficult to guard against hidden arrows.
155. Far from eye, far from heart. Out of sight, out of mind.
156.Far water does not put out near fire.
157.Faults are thick where love is thin. Once love is weak, everything is unpleasant.
158.Fear always springs from ignorance. Fear always springs from ignorance.
159.Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.
160. Fire and water have no mercy. Fire and water have no mercy.
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161. Fire is a good servant but a bad master. Fire is a double-edged sword.
162. First come, first served. First come, first served.
163.First impressions are half the battle. The first impression is the deepest.
154.First think and then speak.
165.Fools grow without watering. Rotten wood cannot be carved.
166.Fool's haste is no speed. Haste makes waste.
167.Fools has fortune. Fools have fortune.
168.Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.
A wise man is not ashamed to ask questions.
169.Forbidden fruit is sweet. Forbidden fruit is particularly fragrant.
170. Fortune favors those who use their judgment.
171. Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.
172. Four eyes see more than two. Brainstorm ideas.
173. Friends agree best at distance. Friends will also keep their distance.
174. Friends are thieves of time. Friends are thieves of time.
175.Friends must part. Even the best friends will break up sometimes.
176.Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.
177.Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
178.God helps those who help themselves.
179. Gold will not buy anything. Gold is not everything.
180. Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly. It is common sense to repay kindness with kindness, and it is a manly man to repay kindness with kindness.
181.Good health is over wealth. Health is the greatest wealth.
182.Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.
183.Good watch prevents misfortune.
184.Great barkers are no biters. A good dog stays out of the way.
185.Great hopes make great man.
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186.Great minds think alike. Heroes think alike.
187.Great men have great faults. Heroes make great mistakes.
188.Great men's sons seldom do well. They cannot be rich for more than three generations.
189.Great trees are good for nothing but shade. It’s good to enjoy the shade under the big trees.
190.Great wits have short memories.
191. Greedy folks have long arms. Greedy folks have long arms.
192.Guilty consciences make men cowards.
193.Habit cures habit. Heart disease also needs heart medicine.
194.Handsome is he who does handsomely. Only beautiful behavior is beautiful.
195.Happiness takes no account of time. Happiness takes no account of time.
196.Happy is he who owes nothing. If you want to live happily, you must not be in debt.
197.Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others. Only when you learn from the misfortunes of others will you be lucky.
198. Harm set, harm get. Harm others and harm yourself.
199.Hasty love, soon cold. Love at first sight cannot last long.
200.Health is better than wealth. Health is better than wealth.
201.Health is happiness. Health is happiness.
202.Hear all parties. Listen and you will understand.
203.Heaven never helps the man who will not act. If you don’t move, it is of no use to you.
204.He is a fool that forgets himself.
205.He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.
206.He is a wise man who speaks little. Being smart is not just talking.
207.He is lifeless that is faultless. Only the dead do not make mistakes.
208.He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself. To rectify others, rectify yourself first.
209.He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. Those who laugh at themselves will not make others laugh.
210.He is wise that is honest. The honest person is the wisest.
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211. He knows most who speaks least.
Great wisdom is like foolishness.
212.He laughs best who laughs last.
Who laughs last, who laughs best.
213.He sets the fox to keep the geese.
Lue the wolf into the house.
214.He that climbs high falls heavily.
The higher you climb, the harder you fall.
215.He that will not work shall not eat.
He who will not work shall not eat.
216.He who does not advance loses ground.
Sail against the current, if you don’t advance, you will retreat.
217.He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.
218.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
219.He who risks nothing gains nothing.
Gains and risks coexist.
220.History repeats itself.
History often repeats itself.
221.Honesty is the best policy.
Be honest and honest.
222.Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
223.I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.
Friends cannot be flatterers.
224. If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
It would be shameful to turn around if he deceives me twice.
225.If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you.
A good person will be bullied by others, and a good horse will be ridden by others.
226.If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.
227.If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
If you run after two hares, you will definitely fail.
228.If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.
Kill the chicken to get the eggs.
229. If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.
If you don’t enter the tiger’s den, you won’t get the tiger’s cubs.
230.If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
If you want knowledge, you must endure hardship.
231. Industry is the parent of success.
Diligence is the mother of success.
232. It is better to die when life is a disgrace.
It is better to be broken than to be broken.
233.It is easier to get money than to keep it.
It is easier to make money than to keep it.
234. It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
235. It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.
It is easier to start a business than to keep it.
236.It is hard to please all.
It is difficult to agree with everyone.
237. It is never too old to learn.
Live until you are old and learn until you are old.
238.It is no use crying over spilled milk.
It is difficult to collect water.
239.It is the first step that costs troublesome.
Everything is difficult at the beginning.
240.It is the unforeseen that always happens.
The sky is unpredictable, and people are unpredictable.
Answer: Upvote as soon as I see the post - Juren 4th Level 2006-4-16 19:33
1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
A bad beginning is a bad end.
2. A bad thing never dies.
A bad thing never dies.
3. A bad workman always blames his tools.
Can't punt the river.
4. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.