1. Misfortunes comes on wings and depart on foot. 祸来如飞行，祸去似步行。

2. It is better to do well than to say well. 与其夸夸其谈，不如埋头苦干。

3. Grasp all, lose all. 欲尽得，必尽失。

4. Fortune favours those who use their judgement. 智才天助。

5. No pains, no gains. 不劳无获。

6. Satan always finds work for idle hands. 游手好闲不干好事。

7. Home is where the heart is. 哪里最欢乐，哪里就是家。

8. Experience is the best teacher. 经验是良师。

9. Do not try to teach your grandmother to such eggs. 不要班门弄斧。

10. Money is the root of all evil. 金钱是万恶之源。

11. Let bygones be bygones. 既往不咎。多一事不如少一事。

12. Lies have short legs. 谎言终究要败露。

13. Say nothing, think the more. 多思寡言。

14. A wonder lasts but nine days. 什么新奇得事也新不了几天。

15. Doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事，必干坏事。

16. The day has eyes, the night has ears. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。

17. Cleanliness is next to godliness. 整洁近于美德。

18. Stolen fruit is sweetest. 偷来的果子分外甜。

19. Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。

20. The cheap buyer takes bad meat. 便宜无好货。

21. After dinner sit a while. 饭后坐一会。

22. No fool like an old fool. 老糊涂，最糊涂。

23. Among the blinds the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称大王。

24. Ill news flies apace. 恶事传千里。

25. Experience must be bought. 要取得经验，须付出代价。

26. Do not cry for the moon. 海底捞月办不到。

27. God help those who help themselves. 自助者天助。

28. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

29. A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一文就是得一文。

30. All lay loads on a willing horse. 好马负重。

31. Content is better than riches. 知足胜于财富。

32. Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清，当局者迷。

33. Empty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响，空瓶子晃荡。

34. He that begins many things, finishes but few. 贪多嚼不烂。

35. Fast bind, fast find. 藏的好，丢不了。

36. Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

37. Every bird likes its own nest the best. 金窝银窝，不如自家的草窝。

38. Least said, soonest mended. 少说为佳。

39. Fortune favors the brave. 天佑勇者。

40. He that travels far knows much. 远行者，见识广。

41. Half a loaf is better than no bread. 有总比没有好。

42. Envy never enriched any man. 妒忌决不会致富。

43. Heis rich that has few wants. 无欲者为富。

44. A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。

45. No way is impossible to courage. 勇士面前，无路不通。

46. Every bean hath its black. 人孰无过?

47. Still waters run deep. 流静水深，人静心深。大智若愚，大巧若拙。真人不露相。

48. Short pleasure, long lament. 痛快一时，痛苦一世。

49. A fair death honours the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。

50. Fine feathers make fine birds. 佛要金装，人要衣装。

51. A straw will show which way the wind blows. 草动知风向。

52. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。

53. Beauty and folly are often companions. 美貌常和愚蠢结伴。

54. An evil lesson is soon learned. 恶习易染。

55. Do not quarrel with your bread and butter. 不要自砸饭碗。

56. The best mirror is an old friend. 老友是明镜。

57. Bad excuses are worse than none. 狡辩比不辩还糟。

58. Fools build houses and wise men live in them. 愚者造房，智者租房。

59. Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散。

60. Weak things united become strong. 一根筷子易折断，十根筷子硬如铁。

61. A friend is easier lost than found. 失友容易交友难。

62. A tale never loses in telling. 故事越传越长。

63. Virture is fairer far than beauty. 美德远胜于美貌。

64. Even a worm will turn. 人急造反，狗急跳墙。

65. Fools haste is no speed. 欲速则不达。

66. Children should be seen but not be heard. 大人说话，小孩别插嘴。

67. Reason is the guide and light of life. 理智是人生的灯塔。

68. Better to wear out than rust out. 与其锈坏，不如用坏。

69. When wine sinks, words swim. 美酒一下肚，话匣关不住。

70. A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤。

71. Go while the going is good. 此时不走，更待何时?(见好就收?)

72. Fortune knocks once at everyones door. 人人都有走运的一天。

73. All things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难。

74. Men make houses, women make homes. 男人盖房，女人持家。

75. Fortune favours fools. 傻子有傻福。

76. Constant dropping wears away a stone. 水滴石穿。

77. Judge not of man and things at first sight. 初次印象，难得真相。