著名英语谚语:

　　1.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

　　不善始者不善终。

　　2.A bad workman always blames his tools.

　　不会撑船怪河弯。

　　3.A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.

　　一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

　　4.A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.

　　吹牛与说谎本是同宗。

　　5.A bully is always a coward.

　　色厉内荏。

　　6.A burden of ones choice is not felt.

　　爱挑的担子不嫌重。

　　7.A candle lights others and consumes itself.

　　蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

　　8.Every man is his own worst enemy.

　　一个人最大的敌人就是他自己。

　　9.Actions speak louder than words.

　　行动比语言更响亮。

　　10.From small beginnings comes great things.

　　伟大始于渺小。

　　11.Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain.

　　智力投资绝不会白花。

　　12.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

　　脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。

　　13.Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.

　　正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。

　　14.Please the eye and plague the heart.

　　贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。

　　15.Praise is not pudding.

　　恭维话不能当饭吃。

　　16.Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.

　　好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。

　　17.Wise men learn by other mens mistakes; fools by their own.

　　聪明人从别人的错误中学得教训；笨人则自己付出代价。他山之石可以攻玉。

　　18.Good company on the road is the shortest cut.

　　行路有良伴就是捷径。

　　19.It takes all sorts to make a world.

　　世界是由各种不同的人所组成的。

　　20.If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well.

　　如果事情值得做，就值得好好做。

　　21.Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

　　无热情成就不了伟业。