1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
恶其始者必恶其终。
2. A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.
借来的斗篷不暖身。
3. Accidents will happen.
天有不测风云。
4.A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
5. A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
宁为清贫，不为浊富。
6.A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入，祸从口出。
7.A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
8.A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。
9.A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
户枢不蠹。
10.Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
11.Adversity is a good discipline.
苦难是磨练人的好机会。
12.Adversity leads to prosperity.
逆境迎向昌盛。
13.Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
身处逆境不择友。
14.A fair death honors the whole life.
死得光明，终身荣耀。
15.A fair face may hide a foul heart.
人不可貌相。
16.A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友难得。
17.A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
18.A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.
口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。
19.A fool always comes short of his reckoning.
愚人常缺算计。
20.A fool always rushes to the fore.
傻瓜总爱强出头。
21.A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity.
蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜。
22.A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.
一愚发问，七智结舌。
23.A fool may give a wise man counsel.
愚者千虑，必有一得。
24.A fox may grow grey, but never good.
狐狸会变，但本性难移。
25.A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes.
朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。
26.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难朋友才是真朋友。
27.A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.
囊中有钱，不如朝中有友。
28.After a storm comes a calm.
否极泰来。
29.A full belly counsels well.
衣食足而后知荣辱。
30.A full cup must be carried steadily.
杯满盈，须持稳。
31.A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者必善其终。
32.A good fame is better than a good face.
好的名望胜于好的相貌。
33.A good heart cant's lie.
有仁心者不说谎话。
34.A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口，忠言逆耳。
35.A good name keeps lustre in the dark.
好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。
36.A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village.
远亲不如近邻。
37.A good tongue is a good weapon.
伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。
38.A good winter brings a good summer.
瑞雪兆丰年。
39.A great ship asks deep water.
巨轮寻深水而航行。
40.A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
时势造英雄。