經驗是受苦的結晶
experience is the extract
of suffering
經驗能教訓愚人
experience may teach a fool
失望能倍增力量
despair doubles our strength
愛情與咳嗽不能忍匿
love and cough cannot be
hid
愛情求誠實,誠實求堅固
love asks faith, and faith
firmness
求愛如做夢,婚後才覺醒
they dream in courtship, but
in wedlock wake
戀愛中的每一個人是詩人
every man is a poet
when he is in love
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不可憑書封面而定書的價值
judge not a book by
its cover
良友得自患難中
a friend is best found
in adversity
忠告比幫助更容易
to advise is easier than
to help
勿在大庭廣眾給人忠告
never give advise in a
crowd
貧困能試朋友真偽
poverty tries friends
貧乏是怠惰之報酬
poverty is the reward of idleness
快樂的人朋友多
happy men shall have many
friends
音樂是傷心人的妙藥
music is the medicine of
the breaking heart
心地富有才是真正富有
the wealth of the mind
is the only true wealth
朋友愈老愈好,美酒愈老愈香
old friends and old wine
are best
藝術是永久的,時間是短暫的
art is long, and time
is fleeting
雲塊之後,仍有陽光照耀
behind the clouds is the
sun still shining
信心可以移山
faith will move a mountain
圖畫是一首無字的詩
a picture is a poem
without words
智慧之價值高於寶石
the price of wisdom is
above rubies
心有所思,出之於舌
what the heart thinks, the
tongue speaks
經驗亦能使愚者智
experience makes even fools
wise
想像是靈魂的眼睛
imagination is the eye of
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有財不能用,非富也
no possession but use is the
only riches
不義而得之財永不康樂
ill-gotten gains never prosper
失去體面,生不如死
life is ended when our
honor ends
歷史上的偉人曾經是窮困過
the greatest man in history
was the poorest
克服情欲,否則被情欲克服
conquer they desires, or they
will conquer thee
絕望是愚昧人的結論
despair is the conclusion
of fools
良心清白,不怕煩惱
a clear conscience can bear
any trouble
旅行教人忍耐
traveling teaches toleration
真理是可衰不可滅
truth may languish but can
never perish
患難朋友才是真正的朋友
a friend in need is a
friend indeed
事實勝於雄辯
actions speak louder than words
閃光的不一定都是金子
all is not gold that glitters
少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲
an idle youth, a needy
age
良藥苦口
bitter pills may have wholesome
effects
一失足成千古恨
do wrong once and you
will never hear the end of it
守得雲開見月明
every cloud has a silver lining
誠實至上
honesty is the best policy
未雨綢繆
in fair weather prepare for
foul
謀事在人，成事在天
man proposes, God disposes
吃得苦中苦方為人上人
no gains without pains
先到先得
the ear1y bird catches the
worm
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歲月不饒人
time and tide wait for no
man
自暴自棄
to burn the cand1e at both
ends
小題大做
to make a mountain out of
a molehill
人多手腳亂
too many cooks spoil the broth
入鄉隨俗
when you are in Rome,
do as the Romans do
留得青山在，不怕沒材燒
where there is life, there
is hope
不要盡言所知，而要盡知所言
don't speak all you know,
but know all you speak
休要班門弄斧
don't teach your grandmother to
suck eggs
清水未打來，贓水莫倒掉
don't throw out your dirty
water before you get in fresh
不要自尋煩惱
don't trouble trouble
until trouble troubles you
沒有脫離險境，不要過早高興
don't whistle until you are
out of the wood
懷疑乃知識的鑰匙
doubt is the key of knowledge
說得好不如做得好
do well is better than say
well
嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢
downy lips make thoughtless slips
事未齊備，切莫妄動
draw not your bow till your
arrow is fixed
竹籃子打水一場空
draw water with a sieve
夢想總與現實相反
dreams go by contraries
要推動事業，不要讓事業來推動你
drive your business, do not
let it drive you
滴水匯大海，壘石築高牆
drop by drop the oceans are
filled; stone by stone the walls are
built
溺水的人一根草也要抓
drowning man will catch at
a straw
今日花天酒地，明日潦倒窮途
drunken days have all their
tomorrows
酒後露真言
drunkenness reveals what soberness
conceals
死亡與生存一樣自然
dying is as natural as living
狗搖尾巴，愛的是麵包
dogs wag their tails not so
much in love to you as your bread
行勝於言
doing is better than saying
入鄉隨俗
do in Rome as the Romans
do
不要忘恩負義
do not cut down the tree
that gives you shade
萬勿輕敵
do not despise your enemy
不要有求必應
do not give a dog bread
every time he wags his tail
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切勿褒貶過早
do not praise a day before
sunset
不要向不如你幸運的人述說你的幸福
do not speak of your happiness
to one less fortunate than yourself
處在危難中，不宜大更動
do not swap horses when crossing
a stream
己所不欲，勿施於人
do not to others what
you do not wish them to do to
you
家醜不可外揚
do not wash dirty linen in
public
清水未來，莫潑贓水
don't cast out the foul water
till you bring in the clean
不要杞人憂天
don't cross the bridge till you
get to it
羽毛未豐不要飛
don't fly till you wings are
feathered
今日事，今日畢
don't put off till tomorrow
what should be done today
熟練來自經驗
dexterity comes by experience
藥補不如食補
diet cures more than the doctor
勤奮近乎成功
diligence is near success
勤奮是成功之母
diligence is the mother of
success
不知足是前進中的第一步
discontent is the first step
in progress
心靈上的疾病比肉體上的疾病更危險
disease of the soul are
more dangerous than those of the body
病來如山倒，病去如抽絲
diseases come on horseback, but
go away on foot
為眾之所為，受眾之所誇
do as most men do and
men will speak well of thee
要做事，但不要做事務的奴隸
do business, but be not a
slave to it
遠處叫得凶的狗，不會近身來咬人
dogs that bark at a distance
bite not at hand
危險本身就是對付危險的最好辦法
danger itself is the best
remedy for danger
死人不會搬弄是非
dead men tell no tales
死亡到處和我門相遇
death meets us everywhere
死亡來臨時，無可抗拒之
death when it comes will have
no denial
負債總比死亡強
debt is better than death
行動是果實，言語只是樹葉而已
deeds are fruits; words are
but leaves
言柔弱無能，行剛強有力
deeds are males, and words
are females
深水靜靜流，淺溪潺潺流
deep rivers move in silence,
shallow brooks are noisy
著手前要深思熟慮，執行要果斷有力
deliberate before you begin, then
execute with vigor
慎思不是拖延
deliberating is not delaying
言不在多，而在有物
deliver not your words by
number but by weight
人急造反，狗急跳牆
despair gives courage to a
coward
以毒攻毒
devil must be driven out with
devils
樹大招風
destruction pursues the great
命裏有時終須有，命裏無時莫強求。
To keep what you can not
own, to loose what you can not gain.