An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. 乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 预防胜于治疗。

An ox is taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue. 牛因有脚而被抓，人因有舌而遭殃。

Answer a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，还治其人之身。

An upright judge has more regard to justice than to men. 正直的法官重法胜于重人。

A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 省钱就是赚钱。

A pet lamb makes a cross ram. 宠坏的小羊将成为脾气坏的大羊。

A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife. 穷汉娶富妻，必受老婆欺。

Apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter. 好药不苦不会加糖衣。

Apparel makes the man. 马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。

Appearances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。

Appetite comes with eating. 食欲越吃越旺。

A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 白日不做亏心事，夜半不怕鬼敲门。

A ragged coat may cover an honest man. 不能以衣著取人。

Art is long, but lift is short. 人生有涯，而学无涯。

A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money. 失友都因借钱起。

A road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 千里之行始于足下。

A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

Art lies in concealing art. 隐而不露即艺术。

As a man lives so shall he die. 有生必有死。

As a man's heart is, so does he speak. 言为心声。

As a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A secret between more than two is no secret. 两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。

A servant is known by his master's absence. 主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。

A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth. 缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。

A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。

As is the workman so is the work. 什么工人出什么活。

Ask no questions and you will be told no lies. 如果你少问，谎言就难进。

A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 人要衣装，佛要金装。

A small leak will sink a great ship. 一个小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大轮船。

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平静的海洋练不出熟练的水手。

A sow, when washed; returns to the muck. 江山易改，本性难移。

A spot is most seen on the finest cloth. 最清洁的布上，污点特别显眼。

As soon as you have drunk, you turn your back upon the spring. 忘恩负义。

A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。

As the best wine makes the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turns to the deadliest hatred. 美酒可制成烈醋，热爱能变为深仇。

As the call, so the echo. 发什么声音，有什么回声。

As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks. 一厢情愿。

As the inner life is, so will be the language. 言为心声。

As the old cock crows, so doth the young. 有其父必有其子。

As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 试金石可以试金，正如黄金可以试人。

As the tree falls, so shall it lie. 自作自受。

As the tree, so the fruit. 长什么树，结什么果。

As they sow, so let them reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A still tongue makes a wise head. 智者寡言。

A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。

A straw shows which way the wind blows. 一叶便知秋。

A stumble may prevent a fall. 小惩大诫。

As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. 偷大偷小都是贼。

As worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil thoughts in idleness. 虫蛆在死水中孵化，邪念在懒惰中养成。

As you brew, so must you drink. 自搬石头自压脚。

As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自食其果。

As you sow you shall mow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

At night, all cats are grey. 猫在夜晚皆灰色(丑妍暗中难分辨)。

A tall tree catches the wind. 树大招风。

A tattler is worse than a thief. 搬弄是非者，恶劣甚于贼。

A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber. 偷多偷少都是贼。

A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf. 贼了解贼，正如狼了解狼。

A thing is bigger for being shared. 插手人一多，事态就扩大。

A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many. 朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。

A thousand probabilities do not make one truth. 一千个“或有”不能造成一个事实。

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. 千言万语不如一个行动。

A threatened blow is seldom given. 虚张声势，吓唬而已。

At open doors dogs come in. 狗从开着的门中进来。

A tree is known by its fruit. 观其行而知其人。

A true friend is known in the day of adversity. 疾风知劲草，患难知友情。

A true friend is one soul in two bodies. 真正的朋友好似两个身子长著一颗心。

A true jest is no jest. 真正的笑话不是笑话。

A true man and a thief think not the same. 君子和窃贼的思想不同。

A useful trade is a mine of gold. 一样有用的手艺是取之不尽的财富。

A valiant man's look is more than a coward's sword. 勇士的神色胜过懦夫的刀剑。

Avarice blinds our eyes. 财迷心窍。

Avarice increases with wealth. 越富越贪。

A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain. 决心赶到目的地，浪汉何惧雨来淋。

A watched pot is long in boiling. 心急水不沸。

A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent. 一本坏书危害无穷。

A wilful man will have his way. 有志者是竟成。

A wise head makes a close mouth. 智者寡言。

A wise man cares not for what he cannot have. 智者不作非凡之想。

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. 智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用。

A wise man needs not blush for changing his purpose. 智者不耻于改变初衷。

A wise man thinks all that he says, a fool says all that he thinks. 智者思其所言，愚者言其所思。

A wise man will make tools of what comes to hand. 聪明的人能随机应变。

A woman's work is never at an end. 妇女的活计做不完。

A word is enough to the wise. 对明智者一言已足。

A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言既出，驷马难追。

A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。

A work ill done must be twice done. 未做好的活，需要重新做。

A young man married is a man that's marred.男子早婚，种下祸根。

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