英文言語諺語集結

Virtue is fairer far than beauty.

美德遠勝於美貌。

Forgive others but not yourself.

克己恕人。

Kind hearts are the gardens; kind thoughts are the roots; kind words are the flowers; kind deeds are the fruits.

善良的心是花園，善良的思想是根徑，善良的話語是花朵，善良的行動就是果子。

All roads lead to Rome.

條條大路通羅馬。

A willful man will have his way.

一個有決心的`人將找到他的道路。

A good name is easier lost than won.

名譽失之易，而得之難。

A spot is most seen on the finest cloth.

在最潔淨的布上污點最顯而易見。

To know one’s self is true progress.

瞭解自己就是真正的進步。

One sin opens the door for another.

一個罪惡爲另一個罪惡開門。

The best fish smell when they are three days old.

最佳之魚三日後亦必臭。

Diamond cuts diamond.

強中更有強中手。

A good face is a letter of recommendation.

一副好的臉孔就是一封介紹信。

He who does no good does evil enough.

不爲善者即已爲惡。

Every brave man is a man of his word.

勇敢之人不食言。

Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.

自信是走向成功之路的第一步。

Fortune favors the brave.

幸運屬於勇敢者。

Gold will not buy everything.

黃金不能遍購各物。

Virtue never grows old.

美德不會衰老。

Handsome is that handsome does.

心美貌亦美。

Beauty will buy no beef.

漂亮不能當飯吃。

Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.

人必自敬，然後人敬之。

Humility is the beginning of wisdom.

智慧源於謙遜。

Self-control is courage under another form.

自我剋制是勇氣的另一種形式。

Speech is silver, humor is gold.

雄辯是銀，幽默是金。

Modesty helps one to make progress; conceit makes one lag behind.

謙虛使人進步，驕傲使人落後。

Let bygones be bygones.

過去的就讓它過去。

Pride goes before a fall.

驕者必敗。

Evey medal has two sides.

每個勳章都有兩面。/ 每個問題都有正反兩面。

Fine feathers make fine birds.

好的衣裝只能打扮出個好外表。

Call a spade a spade.

是啥說啥，難聽不怕。

Some people cannot see the wood for the trees.

有些人見樹不見林。

Real heart lied never.

心誠無謊言。

What is a workman without his tools?

巧婦難爲無米之炊。

Once a beggar, always a beggar.

一次做乞丐，永遠是乞丐。

“Never” is a long word.

不要輕易說“決不”。

The pot calls the kettle black.

鍋嫌罐黑。/ 責人而不責己。

A still tongue makes a wise head.

沉默者有智慧。

Knock, and the door shall be opened.

只要敲門，就會有人來開。

Never offer to teach fish to swim.

切忌班門弄斧。

A large part of virtue consists in good habits.

美德大多隻是良好的習慣。

Two can play at the game.

你會耍的花招，別人也會。

Barking dogs don’t bite.

吠犬不咬人。

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

不打不成器。

Forgive and forget.

恢弘大度，勿念舊惡。

Every bean has its black.

每粒蠶豆都長黑嘴。/ 人都有缺點。

A close mouth catches no flies.

嘴巴閉得緊，蒼蠅飛不進。

Don’t carry coals to Newcastle.

別往紐卡斯爾（英國煤都）運煤。/ 多此一舉，徒勞無益。

It’s a day after the fair.

錯過良機，爲時已晚。

Every cloud has a silver lining.

烏雲後面有光明。

One’s sin will find one out.

壞事終歸要敗露。

The best fish swim near the bottom.

好魚常在水底遊。

Sweep before your own door.

正人先正己。

What’s lost is lost.

失者不可復得。

It’s never too late to mend.

亡羊補牢，猶爲未晚。

Manners make the man.

舉止見人品。

To be good is to be happy.

從善是樂。

Virtue is found in the mean.

平凡之中見美德。

Nothing is impossible to the man that can will.

世上無難事，只怕有心人。

Look before you leap.

三思而後行。

Who has patience has all things.

擁有耐心的人會擁有一切。

Past cure, past care.

無能爲力則聽天由命。

Waste not, want not.

儉則不匱。

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

勤勞是發家之本。

Never forget a kindness.

別人的好意要永記在心。

Actions speak louder than words.

行動比語言更爲響亮。

Promise little and do much.

少許願，多幹事。

There are spots even on the sun.

人無完人。

Respect a man, he will do the more.

尊重別人，則別人會更尊重你。