英文諺語
1 He who has health has hope. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
2 A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔
3 It never rains but pours. 禍不單行
4 Look before you leap. 三思而後行
Jump once but look twice. 三思而後行
5 Habit is second nature. 習慣成自然
6 Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達
7 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧
8 Take the rough with the smooth. 隨遇而安
9 Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入境隨俗
10 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情
11 Courtesy costs nothing. 禮多人不怪
12 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚
13 Faith will move mountains. 人定勝天。
14 Money makes the mare go. 有錢能使鬼推磨
15 Time flies like an arrow. 光陰似箭
16 Where there is smoke, there is fire. 無風不起浪
17 The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步
18 Monkey see, monkey do. 有樣學樣
19 Not getting what you want is sometimes a
wonderful stroke of luck. 塞翁失馬，焉知非福
20 One generation plants the trees, another
gets the shade. 前人種樹，後人乘涼
21 A word once spoken can never be
recalled. 一言既出，駟馬難追。
22 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼裡出西施
23 Every dog has his day. 風水輪流轉
24 A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫釐，差之千里
A little too late is much too late. 失之毫釐，差之千里
25 Bad news has wings. 好事不出門，壞事傳千里
26 God helps those who help themselves. 天助者自助者
27 It is better to die when life is a disgrace.
寧為玉碎，不為瓦全
28 Like knows like. 惺惺相惜
29 One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays. 百聞不如一見
30 Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置
31 To err is human. 人非聖賢，孰能無過
32
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳
Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳
Hard words break no bones. 忠言逆耳卻利於行
33 Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 人言可畏
34
A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性難移
Leopards cannot change their spots. 江山易改，本性難移
35 Business is business. 公事公辦
36 Children are what the mothers are. 耳濡目染，身教言傳
37 Great men's sons seldom do well. 富不過三代
38 Good medicine for health tastes bitter to
the mouth. 良藥苦口利於病
39 Constant dripping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石，點石成金
40 Life is not a bed of roses. 人生無法事事如意
41 Well begun is half done. 好的開始是成功的一半
42
God's mill grinds slow but sure. . 天網恢恢，疏而不漏
Justice has long arms. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏
43 It takes all sorts to make a world. 一種米養百種人
44 When one door shuts another opens. 天無絕人之路
45 Creep before you walk. 循序渐進
46 Words cut more than swords. 舌劍利於刀劍
47 Better rely on yourself than no others. 靠山山倒，靠自已最好
48 The climbing of a height begins at the base.
千里之行始於足下
49 It is more blessed to give than to
receive. 施比受更有福
50 To entertain an angel unawares. 有眼不識泰山
51 Unity is strength. 團結就是力量
52 Give him an inch and he'll take a yard. 得寸進尺
53 A bad penny always comes back. 惡有惡報
54 One good turn deserves another. 善有善報
55 Virtue will have a good reward; vice will
have an veil recompense. 善有善報，惡有惡報
56 It is as well to know which way the wind
blows. 識時務者為俊傑
57 If the counsel be good, no matter who gave
it. 從善如流
58 An uncut gem goes not sparkle. 玉不琢，不成器
59 Never try to prove what nobody doubts. 此地無銀三百兩
60 The higher the mountain, the greater
descent. 爬得愈高，跌得愈深
61 A clear conscience is like a coat of mail. 平生不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚
62 A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
63 A coconut-shell full of water is an ocean to
an ant井底之蛙
64 Be it ever so humble, there's no place like
home. 金窩銀窩不如自己狗窩
65 Call a spade a spade. 打開天窗說亮話
66 Deeds are better than words. 坐而言不如起而行
67 Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.
家家有本難唸的經
68 Fields have eyes, and woods have ears. 隔牆有耳
69 Filial piety is the foundation of family
discipline. 孝順為齊家之本
70 Fine words butter no parsnips畫餅充飢
71 Genius is one percent inspiration and
ninety-nine percent perspiration. 所謂的天才是一分的靈感，加上九十九分的努力
72 Love and blindness are twin sisters. 愛情是盲目的
73 He knows most who speaks least. 大智若愚
74 If a man takes no thoughts about what is
distant, sorrow is surely near at hand. 人無遠慮，必有近憂
75 If the family lives in harmony, all affairs
will prosper. 家和萬事興
76 If you have tasted the bitterest of the
bitter, you will become the greatest of the great. 吃得苦中苦方為人上人
77 Pride hurts, modesty benefits. 謙受益，滿招損
78 Kind hearts are soonest wronged. 人善被人欺
79 Learning is like rowing upstream, not to
advance is to drop back學習之道不進則退
80 Learning without thinking is vain; thinking
without learning is perilous. 學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆
81 Least said, soonest mended. 言多必失
82 Many learn to be wise by the folly of
others. 見不賢內自省
83 Meeting is the beginning of parting. 天下無不散的宴席
84 Men are blind in their own cause. 當局者迷
85 Never do things by halves. 絕對不要半途而廢
86 Never judge by appearance. 不要以貌取人
87 No gains without pains. 沒有不勞而獲的事
88 A honey tongue, a heart of gall. 笑裏藏刀
89 A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 作賊心虛
90 All are not thieves that dogs bark at人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
91 Better breeding than birth. 養育之恩大於生育
92 Better lose the saddle than the horse. 兩者權衡取其輕
93 Share and share alike. 有福同享，有難同當
94 If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall
into the ditch. 無濟於事
95 Don't catch at the shadow and lose the
substance. 不要捨本逐末
96 It is easy to be wise after the event. 不經一事，不長一智
97 Distant kinsmen mean less than close
neighbors. 遠親不如近鄰
98 Saying is one thing and doing another. 說是一回事，做是另外一回事
99 It is enough to show a whip to a beaten dog.
驚弓之鳥
100 You see a man's face but not his
heart. 知人知面不知心
英文諺語大全
1. A bad excuse is worse than none. 糟糕的藉口還不如沒有。
2. A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怪其器不精。
3. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. 一鳥在手勝於二鳥在林。
4. Actions speak louder than words. 坐而言不如起而行。事實勝於雄辯。
5. A crowd is not company. 群眾非良伴。
6. A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常樂。
7. A drowning man will catch at a straw. 溺水胡抓草，病急亂投醫。
8. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情。
9. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
鄉愿德之賊。
10. After a storm comes a calm. 暴風雨後有寧靜。雨過天青，否極泰來。
11. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口利於病，忠言逆耳利於行。
12. A liar is not believed when he speaks the
truth. 無人相信善謊者的真心話。
13. All good things come to an end. 天下無不散的筵席。
14. All roads lead to Rome. 條條大路通羅馬。
15. A man is known by the company he keeps. 什麼人交什麼朋友。觀其友，知其人。
16. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一個蘋果，醫生遠離我。
17. April showers bring May flowers. 飲水思源。
18. A stitch in time saves nine. 及時行事，事半功倍。 防微杜漸。
19. A storm in a teacup. 小題大做 。大驚小怪。
20. As a man sows, so he shall reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。 善有善報，惡有惡報。
21. A clean hand wants no washing. 清者自清，濁者自濁。身正不怕影子斜。
22. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
23. An ass in Germany is a professor in Rome. 他山之石可以攻錯。
24. A leopard does not change its spots. 江山易改，本性難移。
25. A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 平生不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。
26. As a man makes his bed so must he lie. 自做自受。
27. A little bird wants but a little nest. 人窮志短。
28. Ambition can creep as well as soar. 大丈夫能屈能伸。
29. All for one, one for all. 人人為我，我為人人。
30. Accidents will happen. 天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福。
31. All's well that ends well. 結尾好的事就是好事。
32. A penny at a pinch is worth a pound. 緊要關頭，小錢當大錢用。
33. A good beginning is half the battle. 好的開始是成功的一半。
34. A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔，轉業不聚財。
35. A watched pot never boils. 心急水不沸，欲速則不達。
36. A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion. 狗急跳牆。
37. A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。
38. A cock is bold on his own dunghill. 狗仗人勢。夜郎自大。
39. A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.
上樑不正下樑歪，中樑不正倒下來。
40. A deceitful peace is more hurtful than an
open war. 明槍易躲，暗箭難防。
41. A fond mother produced mischief. 牛要耕田馬要騎，孩子不打變調皮。
42. A fool may give a wise man counsel. 智者千慮必有一失，愚者千慮必有一得。
44. A good name is sooner lost than won. 學壞容易學好難。
45. A good shift may serve long, but it will
not serve ever. 騙人一時，騙不了一世。
46. A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 多行不義必自斃。
47. A hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水，小人之交甜如蜜。
48. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a
single step. 登高必自卑，行遠必自邇。
49. A little fire burns up a great deal of
corn. 星星之火可以燎原。
50. A little gall spoils a great deal of honey.
一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。
51. A little leak will sink a great ship. 牽一髮而動全身。千丈之堤潰於蟻穴。
52. A little neglect may breed great mischief. 一失足成千古恨，再回頭已百年身。
53. A man among children will be long a child. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
54. A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 輕諾者，信必寡。
55. A man at five may be a fool at fifteen. 小時了了，大未必佳。
56. A man is one who is faithful to his word. 一言九鼎。君子一言，駟馬難追。
57. A man should take as companion one older
than himself. 結交須勝己，似我不如無。
58. A miss is as good as a mile. 差之毫厘，失之千里。
59. A near neighbor is better than a distant
cousin. 遠親不如近鄰。
60. A slow fire makes sweet malt. 慢工出細活。事緩則圓。
61. A thing begun is half done. 萬事起頭難。
62. After delay comes a let. 福無雙至，禍不單行。 屋漏偏逢連夜雨，船破又遇對頭風。
63. After supper walk a mile. 飯後三百步，不用開藥鋪。
64. All cry and no wool. 只聽樓梯響，不見人下來。
65. All is not gold that glitters. 不是會亮的就是金子。 裡頭一包蔥，外頭裝相公。
66. All lay loads on a willing horse. 能者多勞。人善被人欺，馬善被人騎。
67. All the winning is in the first buying. 先下手為強。
68. All things are easy that are done
willingly. 天下無難事，只要有心人。
69. An empty sack cannot stand upright. 人是鐵，飯是鋼，三日不吃餓到慌。
70. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
一報還一報。以牙還牙。
71. An ill tongue may do much. 話到口邊留半句，理從是處讓三分。 話多不如話少，多易錯，少易好。 讒言入耳三冬暖，惡語傷人六月寒。
72. An old man's sayings are seldom untrue. 不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前。
73. Anybody can make mistake. 人非聖賢，孰能無過。
74. At a great bargain, make a pause. 便宜無好貨，好貨不便宜。
75. Avoid evil and it will avoid you. 天下本無事，庸人自擾之。
76. A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危險。淺學誤人。
77. A little pot is soon hot. 小人易怒。
78. A barking dog never bites. 刀子嘴豆腐心。
79. A great man cannot brook a rival. 一國無二主，一山無二虎。
80. A man's reach should exceed his grasp. 量力而為。
81. A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
82. A penny saved is a penny earned (gained). 省一文就是賺一文。
83. A straw shows which way the wind blows. 觀微知著。一葉知秋。
84. A little neglect may breed great mischief. 小不忍則亂大謀。
85. All his geese are swans. 敝帚自珍。
86. All is fish that comes to my net. 來者不拒。
87. All his swans are geese. 諾言成空談。希望成泡影。
88. A candle lights others and consumes itself.
燃燒自己，照亮別人。
89. A common danger causes common action. 同仇敵愾。
90. A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳賓，常來不歡迎。
91. A disease known is half cured. 病情確診斷，治病好一半。
92. A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善其終。
93. A hero is known in the time of misfortune. 時勢造英雄。
94. A liar is worse than a thief. 說謊比偷竊更可惡。
95. A little is better than none. 聊勝於無。
96. All are not saints that go to church. 去做禮拜者，未必皆聖人。
97. All cats love fish but fear to wet their
paws. 貓都愛吃魚，卻怕爪弄濕。
98. All is fair in war. 兵不厭詐。
99. A man can't whistle and drink at the same
time. 一心不能二用。
100. Ambition never dies until there is no way out.
不到黃河心不死。
101. Appearances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
102. A road of a thousand miles begins with one
step. 行遠必自邇。
103. A secret between more than two is no
secret. 兩人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。
104. A stumble may prevent a fall. 小懲大誡。
105. A willful man will have his way. 有志者事竟成。
106. A wise man cares not for what he can't
have. 智者不作非分之想。
107. A wise man will make tools of what comes
to hand. 聰明人能隨機應變。
108. A word is enough to the wise. 對明智者一言已足。
109. A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言既出，駟馬難追。
110. A good book is the purest essence of a
human soul. 好書是人類靈魂最純靜的精髓。
111. A man may lose more in an hour than he can
get in seven. 易失難得。
112. A tale never loses in the telling. 加油添醋。
113. All gains are made at some sacrifice. 一切收穫都來自犧牲。
114. All is not lost that's in peril. 危險不等於完蛋。
115. A hard beginning makes a good ending. 先苦後甘。
116. All things are difficult before they are
easy. 萬事起頭難。
117. All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 不可一概而論。人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
118. A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家一條龍，出外一條蟲。
119. A thorn in one's side. 眼中釘，肉中刺。
120. Apples of gold in pictures of silver. 錦上添花。
參考：
Proverbs 英文諺語 www.eng.fju.edu.tw/etc/quiz/proverbs.htm
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