YHCE_英语谚语警句集锦

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英语谚语、警句集锦
汇集了350条左右英语谚语、警句、格言和名句，供读者学习使用。这些句子均按第一个单词的首字母（A和The不计在内）顺序排列。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.久别情深。
Actions speak louder than words.行动比言语更有说服力。/事实胜于雄辩。
Accidents will happen in the best regulated families.家规再严，事端难免。
After a storm comes a calm.风暴之后是宁静。
After rain comes fair weather.雨过天晴。/否极泰来。
All good things must come to an end.天下没有不散的宴席。/好景无常。
All his geese are swans.他的鹅都是天鹅。/他老是言过其实。
All's fish that comes to his net.抓到网里便是鱼。/来者不拒。
All shall be well,and Jack shall have Jill.有情人终成眷属。
All's well that ends well.结果好就是一切好。
All that glitters is not gold.All is not gold that glitters.发亮的东西不一定都是金子。/好看的东西不一定都有用处。
All things are difficult before they are easy.万事开头难。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
All your swans are geese.诺言全部落空。/希望成为泡影。/牛皮吹破。
Always prepare for a rainy day.未雨绸缪。
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.盲人国里，独眼称王。/山中无虎猴称王。
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.苹果落地，离树不远。
As the tree,so the fruit.什么树结什么果。
As you brew,so must you drink.自作自受。/自食其果。
As you sow,so shall you reap.As a man sows,so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。/善有善报，恶有恶报。
A bad workman always blames his tool.拙匠常怪工具差。
Beauty is but skin-deep.外表美是肤浅短暂的。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.观者觉得美就是美。
Beggars can't be choosers.要饭的哪能挑肥拣瘦。/饥不择食。
A beggar's purse is bottomless.乞丐的口袋填不满。
The best fish are (或swim) near the bottom.好鱼居水底。/有价值的东西不能轻易得到。
The best fish smell when they are three days old.再好的鱼三天也要变臭。/久住招人嫌。
Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse.宁为鸡口，无为牛后。
Better late than never.迟做总比不做好。
Better safe than sorry.采取预防措施以免倒大霉。
Better to light one little candle than to curse the darkness.与其诅咒黑暗不如点上蜡烛。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
Birds of a feather flock together.鸟以群分，物以类聚。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良药苦口。
Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。
Brevity is the soul of wit.言贵简洁。
A burnt child fears (或dreads) the fire.一朝被灼伤，见火就害怕。
Butter to butter is no relish.奶油加奶油不

成美味。/千篇一律的东西令人生厌。
By their fruits shall ye know them.看树看果实，看人看作为。
Care killed a cat.忧虑伤身。
Carry coals to Newcastle.向煤区运煤，多此一举。
A cat has nine lives.猫有九命。
A cat may look at a king.猫也有权看国王。/小人物也该有些权利。
A (或The) chain is no stronger than its weakest link.一环薄弱，全局必垮。
Charity begins at home.施舍先及亲友。
The child is father of (或to) the man.三岁看到老。
Claw me and I'll claw thee.你帮我，我帮你。/投之以桃，报之以李。
A close mouth catches no flies.嘴唇紧闭，苍蝇难进。/口紧不招祸。
The cobbler should stick to his last.补鞋匠应守本行。/各守各业。/各守本分。
Coming events cast their shadows before.未来之事先有征兆。
Curiosity killed the (或a) cat.好奇伤身。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.The darkest hour is that before the dawn.黎明之前最黑暗。/接近成功时最艰苦。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.灯台照人不照已。/当局者迷。
The devil can cite Scripture for his own purpose.魔鬼也会引证《圣经》来为自己辩护。
Discretion is the better part of valour.谨慎即大勇。
Do not halloo until you are out of the wood(s).未出危险境，切莫先高兴
Don't bite off more than you can chew.贪多嚼不烂。/别不自量力。
Don't change horses in midstream.行到河中不换马。/紧要关头不宜作大变动。
Don't (或Never) cross a bridge till (或until) you come to it.船到桥头自然直。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵出莫数小鸡。/不要指望得过早。
Don't kill the goose that laid the golden eggs.切莫杀鸡取卵。
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.莫把一切希望寄托在一件事情上。/勿孤注一掷。
Don't take any wooden nickels.（告别时用语）多加小心，别上当受骗。
Don't try to run before you can walk.在学会走路之前别试图奔跑。
Don't wait for a rainy day to fix the roof.不要等到下雨时才去修补屋顶。
Drops of water outwear the stone.滴水穿石。
The early bird catches the worm.早出的鸟儿吃到虫。/疾足者先得。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy,and wise.早起早睡使你健康，富裕，聪明。
Easier said than done.说来容易做时难。
Easy come,easy go.（钱财等）来得容易去得快。
The end justifies (或sanctifies) the means.只要目的正当，可以不择手段。
Enough is as good as a feast.足食犹如宴席。/知足常乐。
Enough is enough.要适可而止。
Every bean has its black.凡人各有其短处。
Every cloud has a silver lining.每一朵黑云都有光明的边沿。/祸中必有福。/塞翁失马，焉知非福。
Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日。
Every Jack has his Jill (或Gill).人各有偶。
Every little makes.积少

成多。/聚沙成塔。/集腋成裘。
Every man has a fool in his sleeve.人人都有糊涂的时候。/聪明一世，糊涂一时。
Every man has his price.人各有其价。
Everyone to whom much is given,of him will much be required.凡得到多者，须多多付出。
Every why has a (或its) wherefore.凡事均有因。
Example is better than precept.身教重于言教。
Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的老师。/有经历必受益。
Experience is the mother of wisdom.经验乃智慧之母。
Experience keeps a dear school,but fools learn in no other.吃亏学乖代价高，笨汉非此学不好。
Experience keeps no school,she teaches her pupils singly.只有亲身经历才是经验。
Experience teaches.经验给人教训。/经验给人智慧。
Extremes meet.两极相通。/从一个极端会走到另一个极端。
An eye for an eye,a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
Facts are facts.事实不容否认。
Familiarity breeds contempt.亲不敬，熟生蔑。
Faults are thick where love is thin.一朝情义淡，样样不顺眼。
Feed a cold and starve a fever.感冒时宜吃，发热时宜饿。
Fine words butter no parsnips.花言巧语是不中用的。
Fire and water may be good servants,but bad masters.水火是忠仆，用之不慎成灾主。
First catch your hare (then cook him).要煮兔肉，先抓兔子。/勿谋之过早。
Fish begins to stink at the head.Fish begins to rot from the head.鱼要腐烂头先臭。/上梁不正下梁歪。
A fool and his money are soon parted.傻瓜的钱存不住。
Fool's haste is no speed.瞎忙不会快。
Fortune favors the brave.命运之神保佑勇者。/勇者事成。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难朋友才是真朋友。
From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step.从伟大到可笑仅一步之遥。/多走一步真理就变谬误。
The game is not worth the candle.这事不值得做。/做这件事得不偿失。
Give a dog a bad (或an ill) name and hang him.强加恶名毁其一生。/人言可畏。
Give me liberty,or give me death!没有自由宁可死！
God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。
Good fences make good neighbours.篱笆维系邻里情。/一篱间隔，友谊常青。
Good health is above wealth.健康比财富更重要。
Good news goes on crutches.好事不出门。
Good wine needs no bush.酒好客自来。/酒香不怕巷子深。
Grasp all,lose all.贪多必失。
The grass is (always) greener on the other side of the fence (或hill).这山望着那山高。
Great oaks from little acorns grow.巨橡从小小的橡子长成。/合抱之木，生于毫末。
Great talkers are little doers.多言者必少行。
Habit is second nature.习惯成自然。
Half a loaf is better than none.有半个面包总比没有好。/聊胜于无。
Handsome is as (或that) handsome does.行为漂亮才漂亮。
Harm set,harm get.Harm watch,harm catch.害人反害已

。
Haste makes waste.草率有损。/欲速则不达。
He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。
He that is ill to himself will be good to nobody.不能自爱，焉能爱人。
He that will thrive must rise at five.五更起床，百事兴旺。/勤奋才能事业兴旺。
He who does not work,neither should he eat.不劳动者不得食。
He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.欲加之罪，何患无辞。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.什么事情也不干，错误当然不会犯。/不做不错。
He who pays the piper calls the tune.谁出钱，谁点戏。/花钱的人有权左右一切。
His bark is worse than his bite.他说话严厉，但并无恶意。
Homer sometimes nods.智者千虑，必有一失。
Honesty is the best policy.诚实总是上策。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。
Hunger is the best sauce.饥者口中尽佳肴。
If a thing is worth doing,it's worth doing well.凡值得一做的都值得做好。
If at first you don't succeed,try,try,try again.如果开始不成功，那就一试二试再试。
If the mountain won't come to Mohammed,Mohammed must go to the mountain.事不迁就人，人就得迁就事。
If the sky falls,we shall catch larks.天塌下来正好抓云雀。/何必杞人忧天。
If wishes were horses,beggars would ride.如果愿望都能实现，乞丐早就发财了。/愿望不能代替实际。
If you can't stand the heat,get out of the kitchen.受不了热就别在厨房呆着。/承受不了繁忙紧张的工作，就退出让给别人。
If you want peace,prepare for war.If you wish for peace,be prepared for war.欲求和平必先备战。
Ill-gotten wealth never thrives.不义之财发不了家。
Ill news comes apace.坏事传千里。
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.仿效是最大的颂扬。/奉承莫如仿效。
In unity there is strength.团结就是力量。
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.我唯一感到遗憾的是，我只有一次生命可以献给祖国。
It is always darkest just before the dawn.黎明之前最黑暗。
It is more blessed to give than to receive.施比受更有福。
It is too late to lock (或shut) the stable door when (或after) the horse is stolen.贼去关门，为时晚矣。
It never rains but it pours.不雨则已，雨则倾盆。/（坏事）不来则已，一来便接踵而至。
It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest.家丑不可外扬。
It's an ill wind that blows no good.没有对人人都有害的坏事。/害于此者利于彼。
It's never too late to mend.改过迁善从不嫌晚。/亡羊补牢，未为晚也。
It takes all sorts (to make a world).世上的人无奇不有。
It takes two to tango.两人才能跳探戈。/有关双方都有责任。
Jack of all trades and master of none.什么都会做，样样均稀松。
Judge not according to appearances.不要凭外

表来判断。/外表不可靠。
Judge not,that ye be not judged.勿对人非议以免自己受非议。
Justice has long arms.天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Kings have long arms (或hands).王权及四海，勿与帝王争。/百姓强不过官家。
Laugh and grow fat.常笑发福。
Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep,and you weep alone.笑时万众附和，哭时独自垂泪。
Least said,soonest mended.多说反而坏事。
A leopard can't change its spots.花豹改变不了身上的花斑。/本性难改。
Let every tub stand on its own bottom.人须自立。/人贵自助。
Light come,light go.Lightly come,lightly go.来得容易去得快。/不义之财，理无久享。
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.同一灾祸不会在同一场所重复发生。
Like attracts (或draws) like.同声相应，同气相求。
Like cures like.以毒攻毒。
The lion is not so fierce as he is painted.狮子没有人们所画的那么凶猛。/传闻往往过甚其词。
A little learning (或knowledge) is a dangerous thing.一知半解是危险的。
Little pitchers have big ears.人小耳朵长。/小孩耳尖（常会无意中听到事情）。
A little pot is soon hot.壶小易热。/量小易怒。
Little strokes fell great oaks.小打小敲，大橡树也会倒。/滴水穿石。
Live and learn.活到老，学到老。
Look before you leap.三思而后行。
Love is blind.爱情是盲的。/情人眼里出美人。
Love lives in cottages as well as in courts.爱情不分贫贱与富贵。
Love me,love my dog.爱屋及乌。
Love makes the world go round.爱使世界更美好。/爱使世界运行不息。
Make hay while the sun shines.晒草要趁太阳好。/抓紧时机。/勿失良机。
Man does not live by bread alone.人不能光靠面包生活。（指也需要精神生活，需要信念、信仰、同情等。）
A man is as old as he feels.老不老，自己晓。
Man proposes,God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。
Many men,many minds.十个人，十条心。/人多心不齐。
Marry in haste and repent at leisure.草率结婚后悔多。
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance.心里高兴就满面春风。/人逢喜事精神爽。
The mills of God grind slowly.天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Misery loves company.见同病得慰藉。
A miss is as good as a mile.毫末之错仍为错，死里逃生总是生。
Money burns a hole in his pocket.钱烧口袋漏，一有就不留。
Money is the root of all evil.金钱是万恶之源。
Money makes the mare go.有钱能使鬼推磨。
Money talks.钱会说话。/金钱最有发言权。/金钱万能。
More haste,less speed.欲速则不达。
More is meant than meets the ear.意在言外。
The more,the merrier.人越多，越开心。
The mountains have brought forth a mouse.大山生出小鼠。/费力大收效小。
Murder will out.纸包不住火。
Necessity is the mother of invention.需要是发明之母。
Needs

must when the devil drives.情势所迫，只得如此。
Never do things by halves.做事切勿半途而废。
Never off to teach fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.Never put off till tomorrow what may (or should) be done today.今日事，今日做。/今日事，今日毕。
Never say never.永不说不。
Never swap horses while crossing the stream.行到河中不换马。/紧要关头不宜作大变动。
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.麻烦没来找你，别去自找麻烦。
A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。
No cross,no crown.无苦即无乐。/没有挫折就没有成功。
No gain without pain.不劳则无获。/没有辛苦就没有收获。
No mill,no meal.不推磨，没面吃。/不劳动不得食。
No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
None so blind as he who will not see.不愿正视事实的人才是真正的瞎子。
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.有志者事竟成。/世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Nothing seek,nothing find.没有追求就没有成功。
Nothing succeeds like success.一事成功百事顺。
Nothing ventured,nothing gained.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Oil and water don't mix.油水不相容。
Old habits die hard.老习惯不易改。
Once a man and twice a child.做人一辈子，两次当孩童。
Once bitten (或bit),twice shy.一次被咬，下次胆小。/一次上当，下次小心。
One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.朽木雕不成美器。
One cannot put back the clock.历史的车轮不能倒转。
One good turn deserves another.以德报德。
One man,no man.孤掌难鸣。
One man's meat is another man's poison.对甲有利的未必对乙也有利。/兴趣爱好因人而异。
One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。/轻率推论必成大错。/一关渡过并非万事大吉。
The onlooker sees most of the game.旁观者清。
Opportunity knocks (at the door) but (或only) once.机不可失，时不再来。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.一分预防胜于十分治疗。
Out of sight,out of mind.不见就忘。/眼不见，心不想。
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings come great truths.幼儿口里出真话。
The outsider sees the best (或the most) of the game.旁观者清。
Patience is a plaster for all sores.忍耐可治万千痛。
The pen is mightier than the sword.笔的力量大于剑。/笔伐胜过刀枪。
A penny saved is a penny earned.积少成多，集腋成裘。
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.家居玻璃房，切忌乱扔石。/自己有弱点，勿揭他人短。
Physician,heal thyself.医生，先治好自己的病吧。/郎中医不好自己的病。
Pitchers have ears.隔墙有耳。
A place for everything and everything in its place.各有其所，一切妥帖。
The pot calls the kettle black.罐子嫌锅黑。/五十步笑百步。
Practice

makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Practise what you preach.躬行己说，身体力行。
Praise is not pudding.恭维不能当饭吃。
Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.作最坏的准备，怀最好的希望。
Prevention is better than cure.治病不如防病。/预防胜于治疗。
Pride goes before a fall.Pride will have a fall.骄者必败。
Procrastination is the thief of time.拖延就是偷走时间。
Promise little,but do much.少许愿，多做事。
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.欲知布丁滋味好不好，就得尝一尝。/实践是最好的检验。
Rats desert a sinking ship.船沉鼠先逃。/家败亲友疏。
A rising tide lifts all boats.水涨众船高。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔，老换工作不聚财。
Roll my log and I'll roll yours.你为我捧场，我也为你捧场。
The rotten apple injures its neighbours.A rotten apple spoils the barrel.一只烂，一筐烂。/一只苍蝇坏一锅汤。
Safe bind,safe find.捆得牢，坏不了。/藏得好，找得到。
The sauce is better than the fish.喧宾夺主。/本末倒置。
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.你捧我，我就捧你。
Second thoughts are best.再思而后行。
Seeing is believing.眼见为实。
Sell the bear's skin before one has caught the bear.熊未捕到先卖皮。/过早乐观。
Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil.叫化子发财得意忘形。
Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。/以毒攻毒。
The shoe is on the other foot.地位倒转。/位置对调。/情况相反。
Silence is golden.沉默是金。/什么也不说最好。
Silence gives consent.沉默即同意。
Slow but steady wins the race.稳扎稳打，无往不胜。
A soft answer turneth away wrath.婉言可以释怒。
Something is rotten in Denmark.丹麦国里恐怕有些不可告人的坏事。/情况非常糟糕。
A sound mind in a sound body.有健全的身体才有健全的心智。
Spare the rod and spoil the child.惜了棍棒害了儿。/孩子不打不成器。
Speak of angels and you will hear their wings.说到某人，某人就到。
Speech is silver (或silvern),silence is golden.雄辩是银，沉默是金。
The spirit is willing,but the flesh is weak.力不从心。/心有余而力不足。
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.只有发生麻烦，才会受到注意。/会哭的孩子有奶吃。
Still waters run deep.静水流深。/沉默者深谋。
A stitch in time saves nine.一针及时省九针。/趁早缝一针，省得来日补十针。/小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
Stones will cry out.冤屈深重石鸣不平。
Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.把酒中的小虫撇出，却把骆驼吞下。/拘小而疏大。/大错不抓，小事不放。
A straw shows which way the wind blows.草动知风向。/见微知著。
Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。
Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.当日的苦恼已够人受

。（别再为未来担心。）
Swift to hear,slow to speak.多听少讲。/多用耳朵，少用嘴巴。
The tailor makes the man.人靠衣装。
Take care of the pence (或pennies),and the pounds will take care of themselves.（金钱）积少自然成多。/小事谨慎，大事自成。
There are (plenty) more (或plenty of) other fish in the sea.海里还有很多别的鱼。/还有很多其他机会。/其他人有的是。
There is a crook in the lot of every one.人生总有失意时。
There is no accounting for tastes.人各有所好。
There is none so blind as those that will not see.拒而不见者最盲。
There is no smoke without fire.无风不起浪。
There is no royal road to learning.做学问无捷径可走。
There is nothing new under the sun.世上无新事。
There's always room at the top.上游佳境多，左右可逢源。
There's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.海里的好鱼是取之不尽的。/纵然失去一个机会不愁没有其他机会。
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip.获胜前还是有可能失误。/事情往往会功亏一篑。
There's more than one way to skin a cat.达到目的的办法多得很。
They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind.做坏事者必遭加倍报应。
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.忘记过去必定会重蹈覆辙。
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.家居玻璃房，切忌乱扔石。/自己有弱点，勿揭他人短
Time and tide wait(s) for no man.岁月不待人。
Time heals all wounds.Time is the best healer.Time cures all things.时间能治愈一切创伤。
Time is money.时间就是金钱。/一寸光阴一寸金。
Time will tell.日久自明。
To err is human; to forgive,divine.犯错误人皆难免，宽恕则属超凡。
Tomorrow is another day.明天又是新的一天。/明天还有指望。
Tomorrow never comes.切莫依赖明天。/明日复明日，明日何其多。/永远不会有那一天。
Too many cooks spoil the broth.厨师多，烧坏汤。/人多主意杂，易把事搞砸。
Too much water drowned the mill.太多反而有害。
Too thick does not stick.太稠太浓反而粘不住。/亲不敬，熟生蔑。
The tree is known by its fruit.观其果而知其树。/观其行而知其人。
Truth is stranger than fiction.现实比虚构更离奇。
Truth lies at the bottom of a well.真理藏井底。
Two can play at that game.这一套你会我也会。
Two heads are better than one.两人智慧胜一人。
Two of a trade never agree.同行难相合。/同行是冤家。
Two's company,three's none (或a crowd).两人成伴，三人不欢。
Two wrongs don't make a right.两错相加不等于正确。/不能利用别人的错误来掩饰自己的错误。
United we stand,divided we fall.团结则存，分裂则亡。
Variety is the spice of life.丰富多彩，生活才有乐趣。
Walls have ears.隔墙有耳。
Waste no

t,want not.不浪费，不愁缺。
A watched pot never boils.心急水不沸。
We know not what is good until we have lost it.拥有之时不爱惜，失去以后空叹息。
Well begun is half done.开始得好就等于成功了一半。
Well fed,well bred.吃得饱，懂礼貌。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水宝贵。
What is done by night appears by day.若要人不知，除非己莫为。
What is done cannot the undone.生米已成熟饭。/木已成舟。/覆水难收。
What's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh.本性总要表现出来。
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.适用于甲者也适用于乙。
What you lose on the swings you get back (或gain,make)on the roundabouts.失之东隅，收之桑榆。
When the cat's away,the mice will play.猫儿不在，鼠儿大玩。/大王外出，小鬼跳梁。
Where there's a will,there's a way.有志者事竟成。
Where there's muck,there's brass.要致富别怕脏。
Where there's smoke,there's fire.无风不起浪。
While there is life there is hope.有生命就有希望。/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Who holds the purse rules the house.有钱就有势。
Wickedness does not go altogether unrequited.恶有恶报。
With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin.只要工夫深，铁杵磨成针。
Wit once bought is worth twice taught.付出代价长一智，胜过别人教两次。
Wonders will never cease.世界真奇妙。
A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追。
A word to the wise (is sufficient).智者一言已足。/明白人用不着细说。
You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.蜜比醋更能抓住飞虫。/好话比尖刻言词管用。
You cannot judge a tree by its bark.不要根据树皮判断树木。/人不可貌相。
You can't fit a square peg into a round hole.方榫头插不进圆卯眼。/圆凿方枘不合适。
You can't make an omelet(te) without breaking eggs.要炒蛋就得打破蛋。/有失才有得。
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.劣材难成器。
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.你不能教老狗学新把戏。/你无法使年老守旧的人接受新事物。
You have to crawl before you can walk.人要学走，先得学爬。
You may go farther and fare worse.走得更远可能情形更坏。/应知足常乐。
You may take a horse to the water,but you cannot make him drink.领马河边易，逼马饮水难。/不要逼人做不愿做的事。