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1.He who knows most speaks least. 大智若愚。
2.Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
3.Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境出人才。
4.A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。
5.A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。
6.Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。
7.All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。
8.Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
9.A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
10.A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。
11.Let bygones be bygones. 过去的就让它过去吧。
12.Diamond cuts diamond. 强中自有强中手。
13.Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事今日毕。
14.Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。
15.Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。
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.A bad workman always blames his tools. 无能的工人常抱怨自己的工具。17.A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation. 人无知犹如房屋无基。
18.A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. 书是随时携带的花园。
19.Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
20.Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不待人。
21.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，害已误人。
22.A man is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
23.A thousand mile trip begins with one step. 千里之行，始于足下。
24.Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
25.All that glitters is not gold. 闪闪发光的并不一定都是金子。
26.An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一个苹果，医生不来找我。
27.An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。
28.As a man sows, so shall he reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
29.Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多听少说。
30.Better late than never. 迟到总比不到强。
31.Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
32.Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。
33.Business before pleasure. 先工作，后娱乐。
34.By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn. 教学相长。
35.Diligence is the mother of success. 成功来自勤奋。
36.Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。
37.All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。
38.Every man has his weak side. 人人都有弱点。
39.Every potter praises his pot. 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
40.Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
41.Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕，一石二鸟。
42.First come, first served. 先来后到。
43.More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。
44.Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. 近朱者赤近墨者黑。
45.God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。
46.Gold will not buy anything. 黄金并非万能。
47.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
48.Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. 博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。
49.A bird in the hand is worth two birds in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
50.He who laughs best laughs last. 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。
51.Constant dropping wears the stone. 滴水穿石。
52.Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
53.While there is life, there is hope. 有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
54.Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。
55.Knowing something of everything and everything of something. 通百艺而专一长。
56.Misfortunes never come alone/single. 祸不单行。
57.Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 不经灾祸不知福。
58.From small beginning come great things. 伟大始于渺小。
59.One today is worth two tomorrows. 一个今天胜似两个明天。
60.Diligence result in success. 成功源于勤奋。