English proverbs 英语谚语

EntriesAbsence makes the heart grow fonderActions speak louder than wordsAll for one and one for allAll roads lead to RomeAll that glitters is not goldAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boyAll’s fair in love and warAll’s well that ends wellAny port in a stormAn apple a day keeps the doctor awayApril showers bring May flowersAn army marches on its stomachBad news travels fastA bad penny always turns upThe bad workman always blames his tools[His] bark is worse than his biteBeauty is only skin deepBeggars can’t be choosersThe best of friends must partThe best things in life are freeThe best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry Better late than neverBetter safe than sorryBeware of Greeks bearing giftsThe bigger they come, the harder they fallA bird in the hand is worth two in the bushBirds of a feather flock togetherBlood is thicker than waterBoys will be boysBrevity is the soul of witThe buck stops hereBusiness before pleasure Carpe diemThe chickens have come home to roostCleanliness is next to godlinessClose, but no cigarCold hands, warm heartThe course of true love never did run smooth Curiosity killed the catDe gustibus non est disputandumThe devil can cite Scripture for his purposeThe devil is in the detailsDiscretion is the better part of valorDo not cast your pearls before swineDo unto others as you would have them do unto youA dog is a man’s best frien dDon’t count your chickens before they hatchDon’t cry over spilt milkDon’t cut off your nose to spite your faceDon’t fire until you see the whites of their eyesDon’t give up the shipDon’t hide your light under a bushelDon’t judge a book by its coverD on’t lock the stable door after the horse has been stolenDon’t look a gift horse in the mouthDon’t put all your eggs in one bas ketDon’t put the cart before the horseDon’t throw out the baby with the bath waterThe early bird catches the wormEarly to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meetEasy come, easy goEat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we dieEvery cloud has a silver liningEvery dog has his dayEverybody will be world famous for fifteen minutesExperience is the best teacherFamiliarity breeds contemptFeed a cold; starve a feverFinders keepers, losers weepersFish or cut baitFish out of waterA fool and his money are soon partedA foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little mindsFools rush in where angels fear to treadFor want of a nail the kingdom was lostForewarned is forearmedFrailty, thy name is woman!A friend in need is a friend indeedFrom the sublime to the ridiculous is but a stepThe game is not worth the candleGenius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration Give him enough rope and he’ll hang himselfGive the devil his dueGod helps those who help themselvesGood fences make good neighborsA good man is hard to findThe grass is always greener on the other side of the fenceGreat oaks from little acorns growHalf a loaf is better than noneHaste makes wasteHe who hesitates is lostHe who laughs last, laughs bestHell hath no fury like a woman scornedHere today, gone tomorrowHitch your wagon to a starHonesty is the best policyHope springs eternalIf at first you don’t succeed, try, try againIf the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad will go to the mountainIf the shoe fits, wear itIf wishes were horses, then beggars would rideIf you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchenIgnorance is blissImitation is the sincerest form of flatteryIn the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love In this world nothing is certain but death and taxesIt ain’t a fit night out for man or beastIt takes a heap o’ livin’ in a house t’ make it homeIt takes a thief to catch a thiefIt takes two to tangoIt’s never over till it’s overIt’s never too late to mendIt’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game Knowledge is powerLaugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep aloneLeave well enough aloneThe leopard cannot change its spotsLet bygones be bygonesLet sleeping dogs lieLet them eat cakeLet’s cross that bridge when we come to itLife is short; art is longLightning never strikes twice in the same placeA little learning is a dangerous thingLittle pitchers have big earsLittle strokes fell great oaksLive and learnLive and let liveLook before you leapLove conquers allLove makes the world go `roundThe love of money is the root of all evilMake haste slowlyMake hay while the sun shinesMan does not live by bread aloneA man is known by the company he keepsMan proposes, God disposesA man’s home is his castleMany hands make light workMarry in haste, repent at leisureThe meek shall inherit the EarthMisery loves companyA miss is as good as a mileMoney is the root of all evilThe more the merrierMurder will outMusic has charms to soothe a savage breastNecessity is the mother of inventionNever give a sucker an even breakNever put off until tomorrow what you can do todayNever say dieA new broom sweeps cleanNice guys finish lastNo man can serve two mastersNo man is an islandNo news is good newsNo one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American peopleNo rest for the wearyNothing succeeds like successNothing ventured, nothing gainedNothing will come of nothingOil and water don’t mixOld soldiers never die; they only fade awayOnce bitten, twice shyOne good turn deserves anotherOne man’s meat is another man’s poisonOne [or A] picture is worth a thousand wordsOne rotten (or bad) apple spoils the barrelThe one who pays the piper calls the tuneAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cureOut of sight, out of mindOut of the frying pan, into the fireThe pen is mightier than the swordA penny saved is a penny earnedPeople who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stonesA place for everything and everything in its placePoets are born, not madePolitics makes strange bedfellowsPractice makes perfectPractice what you preachPride goeth before a fallProcrastination is the thief of timeThe proof of the pudding is in the eatingRender unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’sThe road to hell is paved with good intentionsA rolling stone gathers no mossRome wasn’t built in a daySeeing is believingThe show must go onSic transit gloria mundiSilence is goldenSlow but steady wins the raceA soft answer turneth away wrathStep on a crack, break your mother’s backStill waters run deepA stitch in time saves nineStone walls do not a prison makeStrike while the iron is hotTake the bitter with the sweetThere are plenty of fish in the seaThere’s many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lipThere’s more than one way to skin a catThere’s no accounting for tasteThere’s no fool like an old foolThere’s no place like homeThose who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it Time and tide wait for no manTime heals all woundsTime is moneyTo err is human, to forgive divineToo many cooks spoil the brothTruth is stranger than fictionTruth will outTurnabout is fair playTwo heads are better than oneTwo wrongs don’t make a rightTwo’s company, three’s a crowdUneasy lies the head that wears a crownVariety is the spice of lifeWalls have earsWaste not, want notA watched pot never boilsWe have met the enemy, and they are usWell begun is half doneWhat will be, will beWhat’s good for the goose is good for the ganderWhen in Rome, do as the Romans doWhen it rains, it poursWhen the cat’s away, the mice will playWhen the going gets tough, the tough get goingWhere are the snows of yesteryear?Where there’s a will, there’s a wayWhere there’s smoke there’s fireWhile there’s life, there’s hopeWin this one for the GipperWinning isn’t everything; it’s the only thingThe wish is father of the deedA woman’s work is never doneA word to the wise is sufficientWork expands to fill the time available for its completion The worm turnsYes, Virginia, there is a Santa ClausYou can catch more flies with honey than with vinegarYou can lead a horse to water, but you can’t ma ke him drink. You cannot serve God and mammonYou can’t fit a round peg in a square holeYou can’t go home againYou can’t have your cake and eat it tooYou can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s earYou can’t make an omelet without breaking eggsYou can’t squeeze blood from a turnipYou can’t take it with youYou can’t teach an old dog new tricksYou can’t unscramble an eggYou’ve made your bed, now lie in it。