關於英文的名人名言
關於英文的名人名言
it is better to trust to valour than to luck.
*運氣不如*勇氣。
ignorance is the mother of impudence.
無知是魯莽之源。
one careless move may lose the whole game.
一步不慎，滿盤皆輸。
words are like bees, they have honey and a sting.
言語象蜜蜂，有蜜也有刺。
it's only the idle will be tired.
只有閒人才會感到疲倦。
there are two tragedies in life. one is to lose your heart's desire, the other is to
gain it.
失去心中所欲的和得到心中所欲的，是人生的兩大悲劇。
strong in action, gentle in method.
行動要堅強，方式要溫和。
he who mistrusts most should be trusted least.
最不信任別人的人最不應該得到信任。
idleness is the root of all evils.
懶惰是萬惡之源。
diligence redeems stupidity.
勤能補拙。
beware beginning.
以謹慎開始。
a friend in need is a friend indeed.
患難見真情。
strike the iron while it is hot.
趁熱打鐵。
it takes two to make a quarrel.
一個巴掌拍不響。
when shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game.
鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利。
a single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
one's sin will find one out.
壞事終歸要敗露。
a good name is better than riches.
聲譽勝於財富。
haste trips over its own heels.
忙易出錯。
a watched pot never boils.
心急喝不了熱粥。
the greater the man, the more restrained his anger.
人越偉大，越能剋制怒火。
speech is the image of actions.
語言是行動的反映。
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
明槍易躲，暗箭難防。
each man is the architect of his own fate.
每個人都是自己命運的建築師。
birds of a feather flock together.
物以類聚，人以群分。
talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation.
天才在於勤奮，知識在於積累。
an open enemy is better than a hollow friend.
寧有公開的敵人，不要虛偽的朋友。
a still tongue makes a wise head.
沉默者有智慧。
it is but a step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
從崇高到荒謬只有一步之遙。
ordinary people think merely of how they will spend time, a man of intellect tries
to use it.
常人只想如何消磨時間，智者則努力利用時間。
anger begins with folly, and ends in repentance.
憤怒以愚蠢開始，以後悔告終。
all lay load on the willing horse.
人善被人欺，馬善被人騎。
he who commences many things finishes but a few.
樣樣都搞，完成者少。
courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.
勇氣和堅定是美德的精神與靈魂。
fish begins to stink at the head.
上樑不正下樑歪。
first come, first served.
先來先招待。
easy come, easy go.
來得容易去得快。
more haste, less speed.
欲速則不達。
no pains, no gains.
不勞無獲。
nothing venture, nothing gain.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
once bit, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。
out of sight, out of mind.
眼不見，心不煩。
well fed, well bred.
衣食足而後知廉恥。
in for a penny, in for a pound.
一不作，二不休。
a brave man risks his life, but not his conscience.
勇敢的人可用生命冒險，但不以良心冒險。
it is not the fine coat that makes the gentleman.
使人成為君子的並不是講究的衣著。
pride hurts, modesty benefits.
滿招損，謙受益。
a man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
害怕痛苦的人其實已經在承受他所害怕的痛苦了。
adversity is a good disciple.
逆境是鍛鍊人的最好場所。
art is long, life is short.
人生有涯藝無涯。
well begun, half done.
好的開始是成功的一半。
you can't eat your cake and have it also.
世事兩難全。
calamity is man's true touchstone.
患難是人的試金石。
who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
近墨者黑。
constant dropping wears away a stone.
滴水穿石。
the supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
生活中最大的幸福是堅信有人愛我們。
the first step is as good as half over.
第一步是最關鍵的一步。
you never know your luck.
命運好壞不由己。
sow nothing, reap nothing.
春不播，秋不收。
the wealth of the mind is the only wealth.
精神的財富是唯一的財富。
you can't judge a tree by its bark.
人不可貌相。
clothes do not make the man.
人不在衣裝。
to be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
既當演說家，又做實幹家。
variety is the spice of life.
變化是生活的調味品。
little goods, little care.
錢財少，不煩惱。
man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.
人往高處走，水往低處流。
a little pot is soon hot.
壺小易沸，量小易怒。
no sweet without sweat.
幸福來自汗水。
better the last smile than the first laughter.
寧可最後微笑，不要首先狂喜。
one for all, all for one.
我為人人，人人為我。
truth needs no color.
真理不需要打扮。
every why has a wherefore.
凡事必有因。
keeping is harder than winning.
創業難，守業更難。
never do things by halves.
做事不可半途而廢。
no cross, no crown.
未經苦難，得不到榮冠。
the fire is the test of gold; adversity is the test of a strong man.
火對金子是考驗，逆境對人是磨練。
bad times make a good man.
艱難困苦出能人。
there is no royal road to learning.
求知無坦途。
doubt is the key to knowledge.
懷疑是知識的鑰匙。
sharp tools make good work.
工欲善其事，必先利其器。
wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪費時間就是掠奪自己。
nurture passes nature.
教養勝過天性。
there is no garden without its weeds.
沒有不長雜草的花園。
a man is only as good as what he loves.
一個人要用他所愛的東西有多好來衡量。
wealth is the test of a man's character.
財富是對一個人品格的試金石。
the best hearts are always the bravest.
心靈最高尚的'人，也總是最勇敢的人。
courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue.
禮貌和美貌是分不開的伴侶。
plain living and high thinking.
生活要樸素，情操要高尚。
good is good, but better carries it.
精益求精，善益求善。
honesty is the best policy.
誠實為上策。
gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
感恩是精神高尚的標誌。
it is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
判斷自己比判斷別人要難得多。
an optimist sees the rose; a pessimist the thorn.
樂觀的人看到玫瑰，悲觀的人只看到它的刺。
delays are dangerous.
因拖出危險。
let bygones be bygones.
既往宜不咎。
look on both sides of the shield.
看問題要從兩面看。
you cannot burn the candle at both ends.
蠟燭不能兩頭點。
all men can't be first.
不可能人人得冠軍。
never is a long word.
不要輕易說“決不”。
the overturned cast ahead is a warning to the carts behind.
前車之覆，後車之鑑。
spare the rod and spoil the child.
不打不成器。
too many cooks spoil the broth.
廚師太多燒壞湯。
standers-by see more than gamesters.
旁觀者清，當局者迷。
self-praise is no recommendation.
自誇不足為自薦。
they brag most who can do least.
本領最小的人最會吹牛。
the good is the enemy of the best.
過得去是精益求精的敵人。
politeness costs nothing and gains everything.
禮貌不用花一分錢，卻能贏得一切。
a man can't ride your back unless it is bent.
你的腰不彎，別人就不能騎在你的背上。
conceit is the quicksand of success.
自負是成功的流沙。
he that makes a good war makes a good peace.
正義的戰爭創造持久的和平。
there is no disputing about tastes.
人各有所好。
it is easy to be wise after the event.
事後諸葛亮容易當。
patience is the ability to put up with people you'd like to put down.
能容忍你想羞辱的人，便是忍耐。
be able to be alone. lose not the advantage of solitude.
要有單獨自處的能力，不要放過孤寂的好處。
great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.
偉大的思想需要起落架，也需要雙翼。
fair words make fools fain.
甜言蜜語會使愚者得意忘形。
please all and you please none.
要面面俱到者，面面不到。
the noblest vengeance is to forgive.
最高尚的復仇是寬容。
a soft answer turneth away wrath.
溫和的回答可以息怒。
advice when most needed is least heeded.
最容易忽視的建議往往是最重要的。
be just before you are generous.
要慷慨必先求公正。
make the best of a bad bargain.
已知吃虧，盡力而為。
he that makes a thing too fine, breaks it.
做事過於苛求，反把事情弄壞。
when all else is lost the future still remains.
就是失去了一切別的，也還有未來。
the world is his who enjoys it.
活著感到快樂，世界就屬於你。
a little labor, much health.
適量的勞動有益於健康。
laugh and grow fat.
心寬體胖。
work won't kill but worry will.
勞動無害，憂愁傷身。
he is rich that has few wants.
寡慾者富。
every man at forty is a fool or a physician.
人到四十，如果不是傻子，就該知道保養身體。
a bow long bent grows weak.
常拉滿弓無力。