There's many a slip between the cup and the lip. 天有不测风云。



There's more knows Tom Fool than Tom Fool knows. 臭名气并不光彩。



The road to hell is paved with good intentions. 徒有良好的愿望而不去努力实现，后悔莫及。



The rotten apple injuries its neighbours. 一只死老鼠，弄赃粥一锅。



The sacrifice of time is the costliest of all sacrifices. 损失时间是一切损失中代价最大的损失。



The scalded cat fears cold water. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。



The sea complains it wants water. 大海总是抱怨水不够。



The sea refuses no river. 大海有能容之量。



The secret of a good momory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it. -- We rarely forget that which has made a deep impression on our minds. 记忆力好的秘密在于专心，而对于一个问题的专心取决于对这个问题的兴趣。在我们心上留下深刻印象的东西，我们是不大会忘记的。



The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportumity when it comes. 人生一生中成功的秘诀是在机会来临时要及时抓住。



The secret of success is constancy of purpose. 成功的秘诀是目标坚定。



The shortest answer is doing the thing. 最简短的回答就是干。



The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time. 要想多做事情，最简单的办法是一次只做一件事。



The sky is not less blue because the blind man does not see it. 天不会因瞎子看不见而减其蓝色。



The sleeping fox catches no poultry. 睡觉的狐狸抓不到鸡鸭。



The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it. 有点礼貌使生活愉快，多点礼貌使生活高尚。



The smiles of a pretty woman are the tears of the purse. 美女的微笑就是钱包的泪水。



The soul is not where it lives, but it loves. 心灵不在它生活的地方，而在它所爱的地方。



The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 心有馀而力不足。



The still sow eats up all the draff. 不声不响的猪吃光全部的饲料。



The style is the man. 文如其人。



The sun shines all alike. 太阳同样地普照一切。



The surest way to be happy is to be busy. 要快乐，最可靠的办法是忙碌。



The sweetest grapes hang the highest. 最甜的葡萄挂在最高的地方。



The sweetest thing in life. Is the welocme of a wife. 人生最甜蜜的事情就是爱妻的欢迎。



The tail does often catch the fox. 狐狸常因尾巴而被捕。



The tailor makes the man. 人靠衣装。



The talent of success is nothing more than doing well whatever you do without a thought of fame. 成功没有其它办法，只有好好工作而不存名利思想。



The three foundations of learning: seeing much, suffering much, and studying much. 求学的三个基本原则是∶多观察、多吃苦、多钻研。



The three things most difficult are, to keep a secret, to forget an injury, and to make good use of labour. 三件事最困难∶保守秘密，忘却伤害和善用精力。



The tiger has once tasted blood is never sated with the taste of it. 老虎一次尝到血，它的贪心就更大。



The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high. 舌头虽只三寸长，但能杀害六尺汉。



The tongue is not steel yet it cuts. 舌头不是钢，伤人似刀剑。



The tongue of idle persons is never idle. 懒汉的舌头并不闲。



The tortosis wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡大觉，乌龟才得胜。



The truest politeness comes from sincerity. 真正的殷勤出于真诚。



The truths we least like to hear are those which it is most to our advantage to know. 我们最不喜欢听到的真实，总是我们知道了会大有好处的真实。



The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound. 不正当得来的便士会使正当得来的英镑受到污浊。



The used key is always bright. 常用的钥匙总是光亮的。



The virtue of a man ought to be measured not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct. 人的品德不能看他一时格外卖力，而要看他的日常行为。



The voice is the best music. 说话声是最好的音乐。



The voice of one man is the voice of no one. 一个人的声音是没有力量的。



The voice of the people is the voice of God. 人民之声力大无比。



The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up. 水能载舟，也能覆舟。



The weakest goes to the wall. 适者生存。



The wealth of the mind is the only true wealth. 精神财富是唯一的真正财富。



The wife is the key of the house. 妻子是一家的钥匙。



The wine in the bolttle does not quench thirst. 瓶中之酒不解渴。



The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. 国家智慧，寓于格言，它们精辟，而且简练。



The wise are instructed by reason; ordinary minds, by experience; the stupid, by necessity; and brutes, by instinct. 聪明人循理智办事，平常人照经验办事，蠢人按需要办事，畜生凭本能办事。



The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speaks. 聪明人的手不做愚笨人所说的事。



The wise man has long ears and a short tongue. 聪明人耳朵长，嘴巴短。



The wise man is always a good listener. 智者善听人言。



The wise man knows he knows nothing, but the fool thinks he knows it all. 聪明人知道自己不懂什么，蠢人则以为自己什么都懂。



The wise man's tongue is a shield, not a sword. 智者之言，是保卫而非攻击。



The wish is father to the thought. 有愿望就有信念。



The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。



The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature. 江山易改，本性难易。



The word "Impossible" is not in my dictionary. 我的词典里没有"不可能"一词的。



The word once spoken can never be realled. 一言既出，驷马难追。



The work shows the workman. 什么匠人出什么活。



The world is comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel. 世界对思惟著的人来说，是一出喜剧，而对凭感觉的人看来，只是一出悲剧。



The world is a ladder for some to go up and some down. 人间犹如一架梯，有人缘梯上升，有人顺梯下降。



The world is but a little place, after all. 有缘千里来相会。



The worst men often give the best advice. 最不行的人，往往能提出最好的意见。



The worst misfortunes are these that never hzppen. 最大的不幸是害怕不会发生的不幸。



The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it. 物以稀为贵。



They are never alone accompanied by noble thoughts. 思想高尚者决不会孤单。



They assume most who know the least. 懂得最少的人自以为最了不起。



They bray most that can do least. 说话最多的人，能做的事最少。



They die well that live well. 活著正常的人死也正常。



The years teach much which the days never know. 学问集年而成，而每日不自知也。



They must hunger in frost that will not work in heat. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。



They that live longest must die at last. 活得最久长，终难免一亡。



They that (or who) live longest see most. 活得最长，见识最广。



They that marry in green, their sorrow is soon seen. 过早地结婚，不久必悔恨。



They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 泪水汪汪播种，得意洋洋收获。



They who cannot do as they would, must do as they can. 不能为所欲为者，也当尽力而为之。



They who live in a worry. Invite death in a hurry. 生活多愁，死亡必速。



Things done cannot be undone. 木已成舟。



Things of a kind come together; people of a kind fall into the same group. 物以类聚，人以群分。



Theings past cannot be recalled. 过去的事情无可挽回。



Theings present are judged by things past. 欲断今日事，须知往日情。



Things rashly taken end as ill. 草率从事没有好结果。



Things unreasonable are never durable. 不合理的事不会持久。



Think about the misforture of others that you may be satisfied with your own lot. 想想别人的不幸，你可以对自己的命运感到满足。



Think all you speak, but speak not all you think. 想想你所说的一切，不要全部说出你所想的。



Thinking well is wise; planning well, wiser; doing well, wisest and best of all. 想得好，聪明；筹画得好，更聪明；做得好，最聪明最好。



Think much, speak little, and write less. 勤思考，寡发言，少落笔。



Think of the devil and he's looking over your shoulders. 说到曹操，曹操就到。



Think today and speak tomorrow. 三思而后行。



Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar. 同智者一起考虑，与俗人一起交谈。



This world belongs to the energetic. 世界属于精力旺盛的人。



Thoroughly to teach another is the best way to learn for yourself. 教学相长。



Those that make the best use of their time have none to spare. 能充分利用时间的人不会有时间多馀。



Those who believe money can do everything are frequently prepared to do everything for money. 认为有了钱就能办一切的人，往往准备为了钱而无所不为。



Those who climb high often have a fall. 爬得高往往跌得重。



Those who complain most are most to be complained of. 抱怨最多的人往往最招人怨。



Those who eat best and drink best often do worst. 吃得好喝得好的人往往干得最糟。



Thos who eat most are not always fattest; those who read most, not always wisest. 吃得最多的人不一定最肥胖，读书最多的人不一定最聪明。



Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 自己有短处，不要揭别人的短处。



Those who work deserve to eat; those who do not work deserve to starve. 劳动者该得食，不劳者该挨饿。



Though a lie be well dressd, it is ever overcome. 谎言即使打扮得不错，到头来总会被揭穿。



Though malice may darken truth, it cannot put it out. 恶意可以遮暗真理，但不能抹杀真理。



Though the fox run, the chicken hath wings. 狐狸虽会跑，小鸡有翅膀。



Though the wound be healed yet a scar remains. 创伤可愈合，伤疤犹留存。



Though thy enemy seem a mouse, yet watch him like a lion. 即使敌人小如鼠，也要防他如防虎。



Thought is the seed of action. 思想是行动的种子。



Though you cast out nature with a fork, it will still return. 本性难移。



Three removes are as bad as a fire. 三次搬家犹如一次失火。



Three things soon pass away; the echo of the woods, the rainbow, and woman's beauty. 三样东西最易消逝∶树林的回响， 彩虹和妇女的美貌。



Thrift is good revenue. 节约是个好收入。



Through obedience learn to command. 只有学会听命于人，方能学会向人发号施令。



Throw away the apple because of the core. 因噎废食。



Thy friend has a friend and thy friend's friend has a friend so be discreet. 你的朋友有朋友，朋友的朋友又有朋友，所以要谨慎小心。



Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月无情。



Time and words can never be recalled. 消逝的时间和说出的话不能追回。



Time cures all things. 时间可以医治一切创伤。



Time discloses (or reveals) all things. 时间会暴露一切。



Time does not bow to you,, you must bow to time. 必须抓紧时间。



Time flies. 时光易逝。



Time is great healer. 时间能够治好(感情上的)创伤。



Time is money. 时间就是金钱。



Time is money, but money is not time. 时间就是金钱，但金钱不是时间。



Time marches on. 时光流逝不回头。



Time past cannot be called back again. 光阴一去不复返。



Time past never returns, amoment lost, lost for ever. 过去的时间决不返回，浪费一点，永远消失。



Time reveals all things. 时间会揭露一切。



Time tames the strongest grief. 时间可以冲淡最强烈的悲伤。



Time tries all. 时间检验一切。



Time tries truth. 时间考验真理。



Time works great changes. 时间能产生巨大的变化。



Time works wonders. 时间可以创造奇迹。



Timid dogs bark most. 狗胆小，拼命叫。



To a boiling pot flies come not. 苍蝇不叮沸水壶。



To acquire wealth is difficult, to preserve it more difficult, but to spend it wisely most difficult of all. 积财难，守财最难，而聪明地散财最难。



To a crazy ship all winds are contrary. 对于一只漫无目标的船来说，不论什么方向的风都是逆风。



To be angry with a weak man is a proof that you are not very strong yourself. 对弱者发脾气证明你自己并不很强。



To fe!24ob`usa mn!20tle!24world!20is`tha`only!20wey!24tk be happy. 为善最乐。



To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace. 维护和平最有效的办法之一是备战。



To be virtuous is to do good. 行善是美德。



To care for wisdom and truth and the improvement of the soul is far better than to seek money and honour and reputation. 获得智慧，寻求真理，并使心灵美好，要比追求金钱、荣誉和名声好得多。



To convert defeat into victoty. 反败为胜。



Today is the scholar of yesterday. 今天是昨天的学者。



To err is human. 人无完人。



To err is human; to forgive, divine. 人难免错误，宽恕别人是神圣的。



To forgive our enemies is a charming way of revenge. 饶恕敌人是一种巧妙的报复方法。



To gain teaches how to spend. 量入为出。



To have a stomach and lack meat; to have meat and lack a stomach; to lie in bed and cannot rest; are great miseries. 最大在痛苦在于胃口好而无肉食，有佳肴而无胃口，躺在床上而不能休息。



To have money is a fear, not to have it a grief. 有钱使人担心，没钱使人伤心。



To hear a hundred times is not so good as to see once. 百闻不如一见。



To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three. 办事不失时机，一天可抵三天用。



To know everything is to know nothing. 事事皆知，事事不懂。



To know how to wait is the great secret of success. 懂得如何等待是成功的秘诀。



To know one's self is true progress. 能有自知之明就是真正的进步。



To know the disease is half the cure. 找出病根等于治愈了一半。



To learn obeying is the fundamental art of governing. 学会顺从是管理的基本艺术。



To live in the hearts of those left behind is not to die. 活在后人心，虽死而犹生。



To live long is almost everyone's wish, but to live well is the ambitiion of a few. 活得长几乎是每个人的愿望，可是生活得好只是少数人的志气。



To lose a freind is the greatest of all loses. 失掉朋友是一切损失中最大的损失。



To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. 爱人和得到人爱是人生最大的幸福。



To make enemies, talk; to make friends, listen. 要成仇敌，多讲；要成朋友，多听。



To marry a woman for her beauty is like buying a house for its paint. 由于面貌美丽而娶妻，犹如油漆漂亮而买屋。



To mention the wolf's name is to see the same. 说到曹操，曹操就到。



Tomorrow comes never. 切莫依赖明天。



Tomorrow is another day. 明天有明天的事。



Too many cooks spoil the broth. 人多嘴杂。厨师多烧坏汤？



Too much humility is pride. 过分谦虚即骄傲。



Too much knowledge makes the head bald. 知识多，老得快。



Too much liberty spoils all. 太多的自由破坏了一切。



Too much spoils, too little is nothing. 过多反坏事，太少不济时。



Too much water drowned the miller. 过犹不及。



Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. 欲速则不达。



To pay a person in his own way. 以其人之道还治其人之身。



To preserve a friend three things are required: to honour him present, praise him absent, and assist him in his necessities. 维持友谊需要三点∶当面尊重他，背后赞扬他，需要时帮助他。



To promise and give nothing is comfort to a fool. 允诺而不费什么是给愚蠢人的安慰。



To read without reflection is like eating without digestion. 学而不思，犹如食而不化。



To really understand a man we must judge him in misfortune. 要真正了解一个人，需在不幸中考察他。



To save time is to lengthen life. 省节时间就是延长寿命。



To say little and perform much is the characteristic of great minds. 少讲多做是大智者的特性。



To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. 要奋斗，要探索，要有所发现，而不要屈服。



To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour. 怀著希望去旅行比抵达目的地更愉快；而真正的成功在于勤劳。



To travel through the world it is necessary to have the mouth of hog, the legs of a stag, the eyes of a falcon, the ears of an ass, shoulders of a camel, and the face of an ape, and overplus, a satchel full of money and patience. 周游世界须有猪嘴巴，鹿的腿，鹰的双眼，驴的耳，骆驼的肩膀和猿猴的脸，尤其需要的是要有满口袋的金钱和耐心。



Touch pitch and you will be defiled. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。



To worry about tomorrow is to be unhappy today. 担心明天，今天就不愉快了。



To youth I have but words of counsel -- work, work, work. 对青年人，我要奉劝几句话∶工作，工作，再工作。



Travel east or travel west, a man's own home is still the best. 走到东，走到西，最好还是到家里。



Tread on a worm and it will turn. 困兽犹斗。



Troubles never come singly. 祸不单行。



True blue will never stain. 真金不怕火。



True coral needs no painter's brush. 真珊瑚无需刷油漆。



True friendship is a plant of slow growth. 真正的友谊像是生长缓慢的植物。



True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it be lost. 真诚的友谊犹如强健的身体，要到失去它时，才知它的可贵。



True love is giving not taking. 真正的爱情是给而不是取。



True love never grows old. 真爱永不老。



True love shows itself in time of need. 急需时见真情。



True praise roots and spreads. 表扬真实，根深传远。



True wisdom is know what is best worth knowing, and to do what is best worth doing. 真正的智慧是知道最值得知道的事情和做最值得做的事情。



Trust not the praise of a friend, nor the contempt of an enemy. 不要信赖朋友的赞扬，也不要仇敌的轻蔑放在心上。



Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee. 只要信任你自己，别人不会辜负你。



Truth and love are two of the most powerful things in the world; and when they both go together they cannot easily be withstood. 真理和爱情是世界上力量最强大的两样东西，当它们两者走在一起时，它们是很难抵挡的。



Truth and roses have thorns about them. 真理和玫瑰，身上都刺。



Truth fears not the flames of slander and injustice. 真金不怕火。



Truth hath a good face, but ill clothes. 真理相貌好，但衣衫褴褛。



Truth is (or lies) at the bottom of the decater. 酒后露真言。



Truth is honest, truth is sure; Truth is strong and must endure. 真理不会骗人，切实无假；真理的力量强大，永存不垮。



Truth is stranger than fiction. 真理比幻想更奇特。



Truth is the daughter of time. 真理是时间的女儿。



Truth is the foundation of all knowledge, and the cement of all societies.真理是一切知识的基础，是一切社团的纽带。



Truth lies at the bottom of a well. 事实真相往往不在表面，而在深层。



Truth may be blamed, but shall never be shamed. 真理可能被指责，但是决不蒙耻辱。



Truth needs no colour; beauty, no pencil. 真理不些要色彩，美丽不需涂饰。



Truth, once crushed, will rise again. 真理是打不倒的。



Truth's best ornament is nakedness. 不加装饰是真理的最好的装饰。



Truth will conquer. 真理必胜。



Truth will prevail. 真理必胜。



Truth will stand without a prop. 真理能树，不靠支持。



Try (your friend) before you trust him. 朋友要经考验，才能取得信任。



Turn your tongue seven times before speaking. 话到嘴边留三分。



Two blacks do not make a white.两个乌黑不等于一个清白。



Two cats and a mouse, two wives in one house, two dogs and a bone, never agree in one. 两猫伴一鼠，两妻居一屋，两狗肯一骨，万难同相处。



Two dogs over one bone seldom agree. 两狗啃一骨，相持难服输。



Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。



Two ears to one tongue, therefore hear twice as much as you speak. 两只耳朵对一舌，故应多听而少说。



Two heads are better than one. 集思广益。



Two in distress makes sorrow less.同病相怜。



Two is company, but three is none.两人成为伴，三人不结侣。



Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家。



Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings. 小过彼此不相谅，两人友谊难长久。



Two quarrel and a third profits by it.鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。



Two sparrows on one ear of corn make an ill agreement. 一穗两雀争，意见乱纷纷。



Two things doth prolong your life: a quiet heart and a loving wife. 心情平静妻贤淑，延年益寿多得福。



Two wrongs don't make a right. 两个错误不能构成一个正确。

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