although it rains, throw not away your watering pot. 纵然天下雨，休把水壶丢。
always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom. 坐吃山空。
a maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. 少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。
a maid that laughs is half taken. 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全。
a man alone is either a saint or a devil. 孤身独处的人可以为圣哲，也可为恶魔。
a man apt to promise is apt to forget. 轻诺者易忘。
a man can die but once. 人生只有一次死。
after dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile. 午餐之后坐片刻，晚饭之后走一里。
after meat, mustard. 雨后送伞。
a full belly counsels well. 衣食足而后知荣辱。
a full cup must be carried steadily. 杯满盈，须持稳。
a good anvil does not fear the hammer. 好砧不怕锤。
a good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食。
a good beginning is half the battle. 首战告捷等于一半胜利。
all is fair in war. 兵不厌诈。
all is fish that comes to one's net. 捉到网里都是鱼。
all is flour that comes to his mill. 到他的磨里都能碾成粉。
all is not at hand that helps. 有用的东西并不都是垂手可得的。
all is not gain that is put in the purse. 放入钱包的钱财，并非都是应得的。
all is not gold that glitters. 闪光的东西并不都是黄金。
all is not lost that is in danger. 在危险中的东西未必都会损失。
all is well that ends well. 结果美满都是好的。
all men are mortal. 人孰无死。
all men cannot be first. 不可能人人都得第一名。
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's fair in love and war. 爱情和战争是不择手段的。
all's fish that comes to his net. 到了网中都是鱼。
all shall be well, jack shall have jill. 有情人终成眷属。
all the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment. 机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回。
all the wit in the world is not in one head. 世界上所有的智慧不可能集中于一个脑袋。
all the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. 整个世界是个舞台，男男女女，演员而已。
all things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事都是先难后易。
all things are easy that are done willingly. 做事乐意，诸事容易。
all things are obedient to money. 有钱能使鬼推磨。
all things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要耐心肯等待，一切都会按时来。
all time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返。
all truths are not to be told. 真理并不都能说得清。
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 can do no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行。
a man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife. 妻子浪费无度，丈夫不会出头。
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 cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 一心不能二用。
a man has his hour, and a dog has his day. 人有称心时，狗有得意日。
a man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。
a good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善其终。
a good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好书，莫逆之交。

a good book is a light to the soul. 好书一本，照亮心灵。
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 dog deserves a good bone. 有劳得奖。
a good example is the best sermon. 身教胜似言教。
a good face is a letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。
a good face needs no paint. 美貌无需擦脂抹粉。
a good fame is better than a good face. 好的名望胜于好的相貌。
a good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近亲。
a good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land. 聪明脑袋勤劳手，走遍天下贵如金。
a good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold. 健康的身体贵于黄金铸成的皇冠。
a good heart cant's lie. 有仁心者不说谎话。
a good heart conquers ill fortune. 善心克厄运。
a good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 良马的毛色不会差。
a good horse often needs a good spur. 好马常要好靴刺。
a good marksman may miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。
a good maxim is never out of season. 至理名言不会过时。
a good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。
a good name is better than riches. 好名誉胜过有财富。
a good name is earlier lost than won. 失去美名易，得到美名难。
a good name is sooner lost than won. 美誉难得而易失。
a good name keeps lustre in the dark. 好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。
a good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village. 远亲不如近邻。
a good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand. 出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手。
a good tale is none the worse for being twice told. 好故事百听不厌。
a good tongue is a good weapon. 伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。
a good wife makes a good husband. 有好妻子就有好丈夫。
a good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。
a great talker is a great liar. 最会饶舌的人也是最会说谎的人。
a great ship asks deep water. 巨轮寻深水而航行。
a guilty conscience is a self-accuser. 做贼心虚，良心自诛。
a guilty conscience needs no accuser. 贼胆心虚。
a handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning. 一点小常识常胜过很多有价值的学问。
a happy heart makes a blooming visage. 心花怒放，笑逐颜开。
a hasty man is seldom out of trouble. 性急难免出岔子。
a heavy purse makes a light heart. 腰包钱财足，心境自然宽。
a heavy snow promise a good harvest. 瑞雪兆丰年。
a hero is known in the time of misfortune. 时势造英雄。
a horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. 相马不可凭马的装饰。
a house divided against itself cannot stand. 家庭内讧难维系。
a jack of all trades and master of none. 三脚猫无所长。
a joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。
a journey of a thousand miles begains with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下。
a lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 穷人的一只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。
a lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重
a lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
ale will make a cat speak. 酒后吐真言。
a liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 骗子说真话，也没人相信。