在这部史诗般的巨著中，我们将穿越历史的长河，探寻一个古老文明从衰落到崛起的辉煌历程。让我们揭开序幕，一窥那波澜壮阔的历史画卷。

1. A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.宁为清贫，不为浊富。

2. A cat has 9 lives.猫有九条命。

3. A happy heart makes a blooming visage.心花怒放，笑逐颜开。

4. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。

5. A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问。

6. A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.千里之行始於足下。

7. All is fair in war.兵不厌诈。

8. A lazy youth, a lousy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

9. Bite off more than one can chew.贪多咽不下。

10. A bully is always a coward.色厉内荏。

11. All that ends well is well.结果好，就一切都好。

12. A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.夜郎自大。

13. A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入，祸从口出。

14. A common danger causes common action.同仇敌忾。

15. A wilful man will have his way.有志者是竟成。

16. A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。

17. A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性难移。

18. A miis as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里。

19. Adversity leads to prosperity.穷则思变。

20. A great talker is a great liar.说大话者多谎言。

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

22. A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。

23. Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.口蜜腹剑。

24. Bind the sack before it be full.做事应适可而止。

25. A leopard cannot change its spots.积习难改。

26. A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain.决心赶到目的地，浪汉何惧雨来淋。

27. A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。

28. Appearances are deceitful.人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。

29. A faithful friend is hard to find.益友难得。

30. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解，自欺欺人。

31. Beauty lies in lover's eyes.情人眼里出西施。

32. A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里。

33. A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge.有宝何必人前夸。

34. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.拙匠常怨工具差。

35. Blind men can judge no colours.不宜问道於盲。

36. Brevity is the soul of wit.言以简洁为贵。

37. A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.人要衣装，佛要金装。

38. A good example is the best sermon.身教胜似言教。

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

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

41. A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。

42. Better good neighbours near than relations far away.远亲不如近邻。

43. Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.投鼠忌器。

44. A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

45. Better an empty purse than an empty head.宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。

46. A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little.人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。

47. All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.有情人终成眷属。

48. All rivers run into sea.海纳百川。

49. All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。

50. A sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身体。

51. A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.平静的海洋练不出熟练的水手。

52. A bad thing never dies.遗臭万年。

53. Apparel makes the man.马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。

54. Beware beginnings.慎始为上。

55. As a man sows, so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

56. A good face is a letter of recommendation.好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。

57. All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子。

58. A word spoken is an arrow let fly.一言既出，驷马难追。

59. A constant guest is never welcome.常客令人厌。

60. A single spark can start a prairie fire.星星之火，可以燎原。

61. Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良药苦口利於病。

62. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。

63. Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。

64. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。

65. A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart.做贼心虚。