1. The first step is the hardest. 万事开头难。

2. So said, so done. 说到做到。言出必行。

3. More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。

4. Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳

5. One mans meat is another mans poison. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。

6. Who knows most says least.懂的最多的人，说的最少。

7. No weal without woe. 福兮祸所伏， 祸兮福所倚。

8. Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁

9. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。

10. Wise men are silent; fools talk. 智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不绝

11. Better master one than engage with ten.会十事不如精一事。

12. 年华没虚度，一生也足矣。

13. Many hands make light work. 人多力量大

14. Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌

15. There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪

16. We only live once, but if we work it right, once is enough.

17. Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成攻之母

18. When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window.

19. First come, first served. 先来先招待。

20. He that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。

21. Grasp all, lose all. 样样都要，全都失掉。

22. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。

23. Look before you leap.三思而后行

24. When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push.

25. As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. 自食其果

26. Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.

27. All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的东西并非都是金子

28. One can not be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。

29. When in Rome, do as Roman do.入乡随俗

30. Well begun is half done.好的开端是成功的一半

31. Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it. 世上无难事只要肯登攀

32. Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。

33. One sin opens the door for another.

34. Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。

35. Better be envied than pitied. 宁被人妒，不受人怜。

36. It's never too late to mend.亡羊补牢

37. Time is money. 时间就是金钱。

38. Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action. 考虑要仔细，行动要迅速。

39. A blessing in disguise. 因祸得福

40. Easier said than done. 说起来容易，做起来难。

41. Time flies never to be recalled. 光－阴－一去不复返

42. 判断一个人，不听言语看行动

43. Reading makes a full man. 读书使人完善

44. Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。

45. Silly child is soon taught. 要想孩子好，教育要趁早。

46. Seeing is believing.眼见为实

47. Will is power. 意志就是力量

48. Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。

49. Pride goes before a fall. 骄兵必败

50. Waste not, want not. 俭则不匮

51. A light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。

52. Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it. 智者热爱真理，愚者回避真理

53. Time and tide wait for no man.时不待人

54. Dreams are lies. 梦不足信。

55. A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始善终

56. East or west, home is best. 走东串西，还是家里好

57. Words are but wind, but seeing is believing. 耳听为虚，眼见为实

58. Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置

59. So the world wags. 这就是人生。