A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。
A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧。
A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。
A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾。
A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。
A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。
Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千虑，必有一得。
A good marksman may miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。
A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。
After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。
After black clouds, clear weather. 否极泰来。
After death, the doctor. 放马后炮。
A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食。
A good conscience is a continual feast. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A good conscience is a soft pillow. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。
A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。
A heavy snow promise a good harvest. 瑞雪兆丰年。
A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Ale will make a cat speak. 酒后吐真言。
A little leak will sink a great ship. 千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。
All one's geese are swans. 自吹自擂。
All rivers run into the sea. 百川入海。
All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。
All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻；尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。
A man cannot serve two masters. 一仆不能事二主。
A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。
A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。
A man may smile and smile and be villain. 笑里藏奸。
Ambition never dies until there is no way out. 不到黄河心不死。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近邻。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。
Answer a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，还治其人之身。
Appearances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 千里之行始于足下。
A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。
A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 人要衣装，佛要金装。
Clothes make the man. 人要衣装，佛要金装。
A sow, when washed; returns to the muck. 江山易改，本性难移。
Can the leopard change his spots? 江山易改，本性难移。
As the old cock crows, so doth the young. 有其父必有其子。
As they sow, so let them reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
As you sow you shall mow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A still tongue makes a wise head. 智者寡言。
A wise head makes a close mouth. 智者寡言。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。
A straw shows which way the wind blows. 一叶便知秋。
A tree is known by its fruit. 观其行而知其人。
Avarice blinds our eyes. 财迷心窍。
Cats hide their paws. 大智若愚，大巧若拙。
Cheek brings success. 和气生财。
Christmas comes but once a year. 佳节良辰，机会难得。
Comparisons are odious. 人比人，气死人。
Conversation makes one what he is. 言如其人。
Cry up wine and sell vinegar. 挂羊头，卖狗肉。
Cut short the nonsense and return to one's muttons. 闲话少说，言归正传。
Cut the coat according to the cloth. 量布裁衣。
Despair gives courage to a coward. 人急造反，狗急跳墙。
Destruction pursues the great. 树大招风。
Devil must be driven out with devils. 以毒攻毒。
Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母。
Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。
Do not all you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all youknow. 不要为所能为，不要花尽所有，不要全信所闻，不要言尽所知。
Do not wash dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。
Don't keep all your eggs in one basketball.勿孤注一掷。
Draw water with a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空。
Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals. 酒后露真言。
Each day brings its own bread. 天无绝人之路。
Each man is the architect of his own fate. 命运掌握在自己手中。
East or west, home is best. 在家千日好，出门时时难。
Enough is as good as a feast. 知足常乐。
Even Homer sometimes nods. 人非圣贤，孰能无过。
Every bullet has its billet. 无风不起浪。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 山穷水尽疑无路，柳暗花明又一村。
Every cock crows on its own dunghill. 夜郎自大。
Every cook praises his own broth. 自吹自擂。
Every couple is not a pair. 同床异梦，貌合神离。
Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在，好花不常开。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。
A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧。
A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。
A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾。
A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。
A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。
Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千虑，必有一得。
A good marksman may miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。
A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。
After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。
After black clouds, clear weather. 否极泰来。
After death, the doctor. 放马后炮。
A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食。
A good conscience is a continual feast. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A good conscience is a soft pillow. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。
A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。
A heavy snow promise a good harvest. 瑞雪兆丰年。
A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Ale will make a cat speak. 酒后吐真言。
A little leak will sink a great ship. 千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。
All one's geese are swans. 自吹自擂。
All rivers run into the sea. 百川入海。
All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。
All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻；尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。
A man cannot serve two masters. 一仆不能事二主。
A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。
A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。
A man may smile and smile and be villain. 笑里藏奸。
Ambition never dies until there is no way out. 不到黄河心不死。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近邻。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。
Answer a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，还治其人之身。
Appearances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 千里之行始于足下。
A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。
A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 人要衣装，佛要金装。
Clothes make the man. 人要衣装，佛要金装。
A sow, when washed; returns to the muck. 江山易改，本性难移。
Can the leopard change his spots? 江山易改，本性难移。
As the old cock crows, so doth the young. 有其父必有其子。
As they sow, so let them reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
As you sow you shall mow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A still tongue makes a wise head. 智者寡言。
A wise head makes a close mouth. 智者寡言。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。
A straw shows which way the wind blows. 一叶便知秋。
A tree is known by its fruit. 观其行而知其人。
Avarice blinds our eyes. 财迷心窍。
Cats hide their paws. 大智若愚，大巧若拙。
Cheek brings success. 和气生财。
Christmas comes but once a year. 佳节良辰，机会难得。
Comparisons are odious. 人比人，气死人。
Conversation makes one what he is. 言如其人。
Cry up wine and sell vinegar. 挂羊头，卖狗肉。
Cut short the nonsense and return to one's muttons. 闲话少说，言归正传。
Cut the coat according to the cloth. 量布裁衣。
Despair gives courage to a coward. 人急造反，狗急跳墙。
Destruction pursues the great. 树大招风。
Devil must be driven out with devils. 以毒攻毒。
Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母。
Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。
Do not all you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all youknow. 不要为所能为，不要花尽所有，不要全信所闻，不要言尽所知。
Do not wash dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。
Don't keep all your eggs in one basketball.勿孤注一掷。
Draw water with a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空。
Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals. 酒后露真言。
Each day brings its own bread. 天无绝人之路。
Each man is the architect of his own fate. 命运掌握在自己手中。
East or west, home is best. 在家千日好，出门时时难。
Enough is as good as a feast. 知足常乐。
Even Homer sometimes nods. 人非圣贤，孰能无过。
Every bullet has its billet. 无风不起浪。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 山穷水尽疑无路，柳暗花明又一村。
Every cock crows on its own dunghill. 夜郎自大。
Every cook praises his own broth. 自吹自擂。
Every couple is not a pair. 同床异梦，貌合神离。
Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在，好花不常开。
