1. A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。

2. A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。

3. A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。

4. A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。

5. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。

6. Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。

7. A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。

8. A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

9. A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。

10. A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白费痴情。

11. A burden of one''s choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。

12. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。

13. A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it''s the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。

14. Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切，离别情更深。

15. A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。

16. A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。