英语谚语
Man is the soul of the universe.
人为万物之灵。
Every man is the master of his own fortune.
每个人都是自己命运的主宰。
Happiness doesn’t drop from the sky; it is to be created by our hands.
幸福不是从天上掉下来的，而要用双手去创造。
He most lives, who thinks most, feels the noblest and acts the best.
思想深刻，感情高尚，行为优良者才能生活得最好。
A man’s life is limited, but there is no limit to serving the people. I will dedicate my limited life to the limitless job of serving the people.
人的生命是有限的，可是，为人民服务是无限的。我要把有限的生命投入到无限的为人民服务中去。
Only when one plunges into the powerful current of the times will one’s life shine brilliantly.
一个人只有投身于伟大的时代洪流中，他的生命才会闪耀出光彩。
The true value of life is not in what we get but in what we give.
人生的价值不在索取，而在于奉献。
A water drop, seen against sunbeams, reflects a spectrum of colors; a warm heart, beating for the people, radiates light and heat.
一滴向阳的水珠，能辉映出七彩的云霞；一颗为人民跳动的心，能焕发出无穷的光和热。
Life is but a hard and tortuous journey.
人生是一段艰苦的历程。
If winter comes, can spring be far behind? ——Shelley
冬天来了，春天还会远吗？ ——雪莱
Better a glorious death than a shameful life.
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
Survival of the fittest.
适者生存。
Every why has a wherefore.
凡事必有因。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条道路通罗马。
Misfortunes never come singly.
祸不单行。
Man proposes, God disposes.
谋事在人，成事在天。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.
水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
Every medal has its reverse.
事物都有它的反面。
Everything has two sides: the advantage and the disadvantage.
事有两面：有利有弊。
A bow long bent at last waxes weak.
张久必弛。
The public is the best judge.
公众是最好的评判者。
Tread on a worm, and it will turn.
哪里有压迫，哪里就有反抗。
Offence is the best defence.
进攻是最好的防御。
Tit for tat is fair play.
以其人之道，还治其人之身。
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.
服从是军人的第一天职。
All men are equal in the eyes of the law.
法律面前人人平等。
God’s mill grinds slow but sure.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Sins are not known till they be acted.
要想人不知，除非己莫为。
Mercy to the criminal may be cruelty to the people.
对罪犯的仁慈就是对人民的残忍。
Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
烦恼未烦扰，切莫找烦恼。
It is easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow shot from hiding.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Harbor no ill intention against others, but never relax vigilance against evildoers.
害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无。
The fox knows much, but more he that catches him.
狐狸再狡猾也斗不过好猎手。
Time and tide wait for no man.
时不待人。
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
今日事，今日毕。
The decisive part of a year is spring; the decisive part of a day is morning, the decisive thing of a man all his life is diligence.
一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨，一生之计在于勤。
Time is like the water sucked in sponge: if you squeeze, you can always get some.
时间就像海绵里的水，只要挤，总还是有的。
Justice is all conquering and truth is placed above anything.
正义战无不胜，真理高于一切。
He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick.
欲加之罪，何患无词。
With justice on your side, you can go anywhere; without it, you can’t take a step.
有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。
There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
真理与谬误，相差只一步。
Paper cannot wrap fire.
纸包不住火。
Genuine knowledge comes from practice, and practice enhances one’s ability.
实践出真知，实践出才干。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
Adversity is the school of wisdom.
挫折是智慧的学校。
Today is the scholar of yesterday.
前事不忘，后事之师。
Actions speak louder than words.
行动胜于语言。
Easier said than done.
说时容易做时难。
Be true in word and resolute in deed.
言必信，行必果。
He who is the slowest in making a promise is the most faithful in the performance of it.
最不轻易作出承诺的人，最能信守诺言。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
No man is born wise or learned.
人非生而知之。
Talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation.
天才在于勤奋，知识在于积累。
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者，事竟成。
Diligence redeems stupidity.
勤能补拙。
He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning.
耻于问者耻于学。
Virtue is a jewel of great price.
美德是无价之宝。
Self-trust is the first secret of success.
自信是成功的第一秘诀。
●Harm set, harm get.
害人终害己。
A lazy fellow may die from thirst even though a well is nearby.
懒汉就是在井边也会渴死。
One loses by pride and gains by modesty.
满招损，谦受益。
The wise man is always a good listener.
智者总是善听人言。
Forgive others but not yourself.
宽以待人，严于律己。
He that will not endure to itch, must endure to smart.
小不忍则乱大谋。
Respect yourself, or no one will respect you.
人必自重而后人重之。
Pure gold doesn’t fear furnace.
真金不怕火炼。
Rome was not built in a day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
成大事不在力量大小，而在持之以恒。
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。
Only by ploughing the sea can a ship proceed; only by surmounting difficulties can man exist.
船，乘风破浪才能前进；人，克服困难才能生存。
All beginnings are hard.
万事开头难。
Everything must have a beginning.
凡事必有开端。
Well begun is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事应量力而行。
Moderation in all things.
凡事皆有度。
There is no rule without exception.
有规则必有例外。
What is done cannot be undone.
已做的事无可挽回。
He laughs best who laughs last.
笑在最后才笑得最好。
Laughter is the best medicine.
笑是最好的药物。
Distant water cannot quench a fire nearby.
远水不救近火。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
A friend in need is a friend in deed.
患难见真交。
True friends can share in joys and sorrows.
真正的朋友能够同甘***苦。
All good things must come to an end.
天下无不散之宴席。
Where there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
While in Rome, do as Romans do.
入乡随俗。
Union is strength.
团结就是力量。
Love makes the world go round.
爱能使世界转动。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。
Health is wealth.
健康就是财富。
Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利于病。
Rare things are precious.
物以稀为贵。
Give him an inch and he will take an ell.
得寸进尺。
Get ride of the stale and take in the fresh.
吐故纳新。
No pains, no gains.
不劳则无获。
Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同。
No news is good news.
没有消息就是好消息。
Haste makes waste.
欲速则不达。
Learning is like rowing upstream, not to advance is to drop back.
学如逆水行舟，不进则退。
Learn more, then you will know how much more you need to learn.
学然后知不足。
Better late than never.
迟做总比不做好。
Seeing is believing.
眼见为实。
Theory is based on practice and in turn serves practice.
理论以实践为基础，又反过来为实践服务。
Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.
无知的狂热是一匹脱缰的野马。
Might is right.
强权即公理。
Silence gives consent.
沉默即是同意。
The newly emerging things always have great vitality.
新生事物总是具有强大的生命力。