經典英語格言3000句(6)

2401 We prefer to die a hero,rather than live a slave. 寧為英雄而死,不為奴隸生. 　　 2402 None so old that he hopes not for a year of life. 老壽星也不會嫌壽長. 　　 2403 Nothing is dearer to a man than a friend in need. 患難之交最可貴. 　　 2404 The brighter you are, the more you have to learn. 越聰明的人,越需要學習. 　　 2405 A long dispute means that both parties are wrong. 持久的爭論意味著雙方都是錯的。 　　 2406 Adopt the pace of nature: Her secret is patience. 採用大自然的步伐：她的秘密在於耐心。 　　 2407 A boisterous horse must have a boisterous bridle. 烈馬要套上好轡頭。 　　 2408 Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body. 智慧之於頭腦,猶如健康之於軀體. 　　 2409 Words without ideas are likes sails without wind. 言之無物猶如有帆無風. 　　 2410 Would you know your daughter, see her in company. 欲知女兒品性,可看她在人前的表現. 　　 2411 Words are like bees, they have honey and a sting. 言語象蜜蜂,有蜜也有刺. 　　 2412 Words are the most powerful drug used by mankind. 言詞是人類最有效的藥物. 　　 2413 An optimist sees the rose; a pessimist the thorn. 樂觀的人看到玫瑰,悲觀的人只看到它的刺. 　　 2414 All things in their being are good for something. 天生我才必有用. 　　 2415 When Greek meets Greek,then comes the tug of war. 兩雄相遇，其斗必烈。 　　 2416 He is an ill guest that never drinks to his host. 不知道為主人乾杯的客人，不會作客。 　　 2417 He that regards not a penny, will lavish a pound. 小錢不節省,大錢必亂花. 　　 2418 He that has much prayer, has but little devotion. 禱告多的人心不誠。 　　 2419 He that is ill to himself will be good to nobody. 不能自愛，焉能愛人。 　　 2420 Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. 選擇朋友要慢,換朋友更要慢. 　　 2421 He who knows most knows best how little he knows. 知識愈多就愈了解自己懂得太少. 　　 2422 Fortune and misfortune are two baskets in a well. 福與禍是一個井裡打水的兩個吊桶。 　　 2423 Fortune knocks once at least at every man"s gate. 幸運之神至少在每人的門上敲一次. 　　 2424 If we can"t do as we would, we must do as we can. 如不能如願而行,定須儘力而為. 　　 2425 Every man must eat a peck of dirt before he dies. 人生在世總會受點委屈. 　　 2426 Presumption begins in ignorance and ends in ruin. 自以為是由無知開始,以毀滅告終. 　　 2427 It is easy to swim if another holds up your head. 有人扶著頭,容易學游泳. 　　 2428 It is not the fine coat that makes the gentleman. 使人成為君子的並不是講究的衣著。

2429 Knavery may serve a turn,but honesty never fails. 欺詐或許暫時有用，誠實卻永遠有用。 　　 2430 Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. 希望是美好的早餐,卻是糟糕的晚餐. 　　 2431 If at first you don"t succeed, try,try,try again. 再接再厲,終會成功. 　　 2432 Many a grain of sand piled up will make a pagoda. 聚沙成塔. 　　 2433 Life without a friend is death without a witness. 沒有朋友的生活等於孤獨一人死去. 　　 2434 Life would be too smooth if it had no rubs in it. 生活若無波折險阻,就會過於平淡無奇. 　　 2435 Laziness makes you ill, labour makes you healthy. 懶散使人生病，勞動使人健壯。 　　 2436 Don"t run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. 不要既陪野兔奔跑，又隨獵狗追捕。 　　 2437 Do not try to live for ever.you will not succeed. 不要幻想永遠活下去,你不會成功的. 　　 2438 Deceiving those that trust us is more than a sin. 欺騙信任自己的人是罪上加罪. 　　 2439 Don"t count your chickens before they are hatched. 蛋未孵，別先數雞。 　　 2440 Better sense in the head than cents in the pocket. 口袋裡有錢不如頭腦里有知識. 　　 2441 Learning is a sceptre to some, a bauble to others. 學識對某些人是權杖,對另一些人只是漂亮的裝飾品. 　　 2442 If Jack"s in love, he"s no judge of Jill"s beauty. 要是傑克愛上了吉爾,吉爾再丑他也說俊俏. 　　 2443 If money be not the servant,it will be the master. 不做金錢的主人,便淪為金錢的奴隸. 　　 2444 I have but one counsel for you-be your own master. 我只有一個忠告給你——做你自己的主人。 　　 2445 Hothouse plants do not possess exuberant vitality. 溫室里的花草不會有強大的生命力. 　　 2446 It is the last straw that breaks the camel"s back. 駱駝負載過重時，加根草也能把它壓倒。 　　 2447 It is easier to make enemies than to make friends. 結怨易,交友難. 　　 2448 Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you. 人必自敬,然後人敬之. 　　 2449 Personality is to man what perfume is to a flower. 人的品格,猶如花的香味. 　　 2450 Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. 只有為別人而活,生命才有價值. 　　 2451 Only by working hard can we reap a bumper harvest. 只有通過辛勤的勞動才能收穫豐碩的成果. 　　 2452 If things were to be done twice all would be wise. 假如凡事都可以重新做一次,人人都可成為聰明人. 　　 2453 If you want your dreams to come true, don"t sleep. 要想夢成真,少睡多用心. 　　 2454 Friendship is a plant which must be often watered. 友誼之樹要常澆水. 　　 2455 Fear has many eyes and can see things underground. 恐懼有許多眼睛，能看見地下的事物。 　　 2456 Fire is the test of gold, adversity of friendship. 烈火試真金,苦難試友情. 　　 2457 Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. 所有的人都是無知的,只是對不同的題材無知而已. 　　 2458 He that returns good for evil obtains the victory. 勝利屬於以善報惡的人. 　　 2459 Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home. 休嫌它寒微貧賤,天涯無處似家園. 　　 2460 He that plants trees loves others besides himself. 植樹的人,不但愛已,而且愛人. 　　 2461 He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. 先自嘲的人，不會見笑於人。 　　 2462 He is unworthy to live who lives only for himself. 只為自己活著的人,不值得活在世上. 　　 2463 What do you like to do best?---Delving into books. 你最喜歡做的事是什麼?----啃書本 　　 2464 When all men think alike, no man thinks very much. 大家都一樣想的時候就沒有人多想了。 　　 2465 You"ll never get rid of a bad temper by losing it. 用發脾氣的辦法永遠改不掉壞脾氣。 　　 2466 You eat and eat, but you do not drink to fill you. 吃飯要飽，飲酒要少。 　　 2467 A good reputation sits still;a bad one runs about. 好名不出門，惡名傳四方。 　　 2468 After dinner sit awhile; after supper walk a mile. 午餐後稍坐片刻，晚餐後步行一里。 　　 2469 Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. 無人能抵禦嘲笑的進攻。 　　 2470 A wise man never loses anything if he has himself. 聰明的人只要能掌握自己,便什麼也不會失去. 　　 2471 A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. 求婚者多的少女往往選中最差的郎君. 　　 2472 A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 沒有笑臉的人不能開店。 　　 2473 The greater part of whitewashing is done with ink. 大部分的粉飾是用墨水進行的。 　　 2474 The greater the man,the more restrained his anger. 人越偉大,越能剋制怒火 　　 2475 The future becomes the present if we fight for it. 只要為之奮鬥,未來就會變成現在. 　　 2476 The moon is a moon still, whether it shine or not. 月明月暗，終不失其為月亮。 　　 2477 Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action. 最可怕的事莫過於無知而行動. 　　 2478 Nothing is worth more than a mind well instructed. 什麼好也比不上教育好。2479 Nothing must be done hastily but killing of fleas. 除非要捉跳蚤,作事不可匆忙. 　　 2480 Nothing comes out of the sack but what was in it . 空袋倒不出豆. /無中不能生有. 　　 2481 The storehouse of wisdom is stocked with proverbs. 智慧的倉庫里儲滿箴言. 　　 2482 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日畢. /勿將今事待明日. 　　 2483 Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute. 沉默是最難反駁的論點之一。 　　 2484 To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds. 既當演說家,又做實幹家. 　　 2485 To idle away one"s time amounts to killing oneself. 虛度年華等於自殺 　　 2486 To know how to wait is the great secret of success. 懂得如何等待是成功的重要秘訣. 　　 2487 No one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. 穿鞋的人自己知道哪兒夾腳。 　　 2488 Tell all that you know and tell it without reserve. 知無不言，言無不盡。 　　 2489 A good tale is none the worse for being told twice. 好戲不厭兩回看。/好故事百聽不厭。 　　 2490 A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 瞎子不謝贈鏡人. 　　 2491 A brave man risks his life, but not his conscience. 勇敢的人可用生命冒險，但不以良心冒險。 　　 2492 A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聞聲知鳴鳥，聞言見人心。 　　 2493 Wise men seek instruction, fools fall for applause. 聰明人喜歡別人指教,蠢人則喜歡別人讚美. 　　 2494 An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之計在於晨 　　 2495 Have no fear of perfection---you"ll never reach it. 不要為十全十美擔心----你永遠也做不到十全十美. 　　 2496 Benefits please,like flowers, while they are fresh. 沒有開不敗的鮮花，也沒有永遠使人感激的恩惠。 　　 2497 He who knows useful things,not many things is wise. 聰明人不是懂得多,而是懂得有用的東西. 　　 2498 If you command wisely, you"ll be obeyed cheerfully. 指揮有方則人人樂從。 　　 2499 If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同時追二免,全都抓不住. 　　 2500 People generally quarrel because they cannot argue. 通常人們是因為不會辯理才吵架的。 　　 2501 Money lost,little lost; time lost,everything lost. 失去金錢損失不大;失去時間則失去一切. 　　 2502 Life is a foreign language:All men mispronounce it. 生活是一種外語,誰都發不好它的音. 　　 2503 Life is for one generation, a good name is forever. 生命只有一代之久,而美名永存於世. 　　 2504 Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone. 精誠所至,金石為開. 　　 2505 Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad. 在外吃烤肉不如在家啃麵包. 　　 2506 Diligence overcomes difficulties. Sloth makes them. 勤勞克服困難,懶惰製造困難. 　　 2507 Craft must have clother,but truth loves to go naked. 詭計定然披著外衣,真理卻不愛裝飾. 　　 2508 Bread nourishes the body, and books enrich the mind. 麵包滋養身體,書本充實頭腦. 　　 2509 Life is measured by thought and action, not by time. 衡量生命的尺度是思想和行為,而不是時間. 　　 2510 Learning is a bitter root, but it bears sweet fruit. 學習根苦果甜. 　　 2511 Laugh before breakfast and you"ll cry before supper. 笑得早也會哭得早。 　　 2512 Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist. 有知識而無實踐,只是半個能人. 　　 2513 I would rather see a young man blush than turn pale. 我寧可看到青年人臉紅，也不願看到他臉色變得蒼白。 　　 2514 Patience:A minor form of despair disguised as virtu. 耐心：被偽裝成美德的輕度的絕望。 　　 2515 It is but a step form the sublime to the ridiculous. 從崇高到荒謬只有一步之差. 　　 2516 Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage. 把恐懼留給自己,把勇氣分給別人. 　　 2517 In our expenditure the item that costs most is time. 在我們的消費中,時間是最昂貴的一項. 　　 2518 Every man is a fool sometimes,and none at all times. 人都有糊塗的時候,但誰都不會糊塗一生. 　　 2519 Even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea. 河流雖歷盡險阻,也能蜿蜓流入大海. 　　 2520 God help the poor, for the rich can help themselves. 願上帝幫助窮人，因為富人無需幫助。 　　 2521 Giving much to the poor doth increase a man"s store. 給窮人大量饋贈必定會增加自己的庫存。 　　 2522 He who allows himself to be insulted,deserves to be. 自己甘願受辱的人，受污辱也活該。 　　 2523 He who does not honour his wife, dishonours himself. 不尊重自己妻子的人,使自己不受尊重. 　　 2524 Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear. 雖眼見亦不能全信,道聽途說更不足信. 　　 2525 Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 寧為雞口，毋為牛後。 　　 2526 He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas. 與狗同卧,跳蚤上身. /近朱者赤,近墨者黑. 　　 2527 Wealth is a slave to the wise, a master to the fool. 財富是聰明人的奴隸,是蠢人的主子. 　　 2528 Who repairs not his gutters repairs his whole house. 今日不補溝,他日必補屋.

2529 Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. 頭腦里的知識比手中的金錢更有用. 　　 2530 Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it. 為了求得智慧,代價再高也值得. 　　 2531 Working without a plan is sailing without a compass. 工作無計劃等於航海無羅盤. 　　 2532 A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 上午有一點收穫,總比全天無收穫好. 　　 2533 A belly full of gluttony will never study willingly. 吃得過飽，懶得學習。 　　 2534 A good man terminates a friendship with out rancour. 君子絕交不記仇. 　　 2535 A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 遠親不如近友. 　　 2536 A place for everything, and everything in its place. 物應各有其所，亦應各在其所。 　　 2537 Achievement provides the only real pleasure in life. 有所成就乃是人生唯一的真正樂趣. 　　 2538 Affairs that are done by due degress are soon ended. 按部就班,只快不慢. 　　 2539 The greater the power ,the more dangerous the abuse. 權力越大，濫用權力造成的危險也越大。 　　 2540 The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail. 猴子爬得越高，尾巴露得越多。 　　 2541 The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. 人的正確功能是生活,而不是生存. 　　 2542 Necessity and opportunity may make a coward valiant. 需要和機會可以使懦夫變得大膽. 　　 2543 The spectators see the game better than the players. 當局者迷,旁觀者清. 　　 2544 Stupidity won"t kill you, but it can make you sweat. 愚蠢不會使你喪生,卻會讓你吃苦. 　　 2545 Strangers at the first meeting,friends at the second. 一回生,二回熟. 　　 2546 Time means life,time means speed,time means strength. 時間就是生命,時間就是速度,時間就是力量. 　　 2547 Though malice may darken truth, it cannot put it out. 惡意可以誹謗真理,但不能消滅真理. 　　 2548 The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself. 人生最難是自知. 　　 2549 The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. 生活中最使人筋疲力盡的事是裝虛作假。 　　 2550 Accidents will happen in the best regulated families. 家規再嚴，事端難免。 　　 2551 A past mistake of one serves as a good lesson to all. 一人之失，百人之師。 　　 2552 A number of small streams converge into a vast ocean. 涓涓之流,匯成大海. 　　 2553 A good archer is not known by his arrows but his aim. 神箭手因其射中靶子而非因其箭而聞名。 　　 2554 A covetous man is good to none, but worst to himself. 貪心不足的人對他人無益，對自己最有害。 　　 2555 The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it. 缺乏一件東西時,才知道它的可貴. 　　 2556 Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind. 憤怒是吹滅心中之燈的風。 　　 2557 Who has never tasted bitter, knows not what is sweet. 不嘗黃連苦, 怎知蜂蜜甜. 　　 2558 What may be done at any time will be done at no time. 因循蹉跎,一事無成. 　　 2559 He knows the water the best who has waded through it. 要知水深淺,須問過河人. 　　 2560 He is the best general who makes the fewest mistakes. 錯誤犯得最少的將軍就是最好的將軍. 　　 2561 Have high aspirations and adopt a practical attitude. 既要有雄心壯志,也要有實事求是的精神. 　　 2562 He who goes against the fashion is himfelf its slave. 反對時尚的人自己也是時尚的奴隸。 　　 2563 If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 沒有陰雲不覺陽光可愛。 　　 2564 It"s great to be great, but it"s greater to be human. 成為偉人是美好的,做一個真正的人更美好. 　　 2565 Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. 無論何處的不公正,對於任何地方的公正都是一種威脅. 　　 2566 Put your hand no further than your sleeve will reach. 量入為出. 　　 2567 One enemy is too many, and a hundred friends too few. 敵人一個也嫌多,朋友上百也嫌少. 　　 2568 Hear much, speak little./ Speak less and listen more. 少說多聽. 　　 2569 Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. 生活只是由一系列下決心的努力所構成. 　　 2570 Let not they left hand know what thy right hand does. 右手所為，不讓左手知道。 　　 2571 Better rely on yourself than look to others for help. 與其求人,不如求已. 　　 2572 Don"t have your cloak to make when it begins to rain. 別等下雨再做雨衣。/ 宜未雨綢繆。 　　 2573 Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. 與其詛咒黑暗,不如燃起蠟燭. 　　 2574 Learning makes a good man better and an ill man worse. 知識使好人更好,也能使壞人更壞. 　　 2575 Live and learn. /Keep on learning as long as you live. 活到老學到老. 　　 2576 I myself have become a Gaullist only little by little. 我自己也只是一點一點地才成為一個戴高樂主義者的。 　　 2577 One of the greatest pleasures in life is conversation. 生活中最大的樂趣之一是交談. 　　 2578 Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. 見了機會,就要抓他的鬍子,因為他後面沒有頭髮.2579 It is as futile as drawing water with a bamboo basket. 竹籃打水一場空。 　　 2580 Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance. 知識使人笑逐顏開,財富使人手舞足蹈. 　　 2581 For every able person there is always one still abler. 能人背後有能人. 　　 2582 He who peeps through a hole may see what will vex him. 偷窺者會看到使自己煩惱的事。 　　 2583 He that would be well needs not go from his own house. 要找幸福,不必離家遠尋. 　　 2584 Be sure before you marry of a house where in to tarry. 先立業,後成家. 　　 2585 As your wedding-ring wears, your cares will wear away. 結婚戒指戴舊了,煩惱也就消除了. 　　 2586 Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. 秋季是第二個春天，每片樹葉都是花朵。 　　 2587 He hath ill neighbours that is fain to praise himself. 愛自誇的人沒有好鄰居。 　　 2588 What moral character do you value most? ---Simplicity. 你最珍貴的品德是什麼?----樸素. 　　 2589 What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. 孩提時代學到的東西,到老死也不會忘記. 　　 2590 When you make new friends, don"t forget the old one"s. 有了新知,勿忘舊交. 　　 2591 The world is a ladder for some to go up and some down. 世事如長梯,有人上來有人下. 　　 2592 The whole dignity of man lies in the power of thought. 人的全部尊嚴在於思考的能力. 　　 2593 Without method little can be done to any good purpose. 沒有方法,什麼事也做不好. 　　 2594 A good face needs no band, and a pretty wench no land. 英俊的小夥子無需吹鼓手,漂亮的村姑無需田地. 　　 2595 A leopard and a goat can never live in the same flock. 豹子和山羊不同群。 　　 2596 A man"s vanity is actually in proportion to ignorance. 一個人的虛榮心實際上和他的愚蠢程度成正比。 　　 2597 All is well with him who is beloved of his neighbours. 鄰里和氣,萬事如意. 　　 2598 A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea. 鍋里一條小魚勝過海里一條大魚. 　　 2599 A smile is a curve that sets a lot of things straight. 微笑是一條曲線,它能使許多東西變直. 　　 2600 The more we study, the more we discover our ignorance. 讀書越多,越感到學識不足.