英文諺語 81~200

 

81. Business is business.

       公事公辦。

 

82. He who teaches, learns.       教學相長。

 

83. At birth we bring nothing; at death we take away nothing.    生不帶來死不帶去。

 

84. Despatch is the soul of business.    辦事以迅速為貴。

 

85. Anger is the cause of sin.      憤怒乃犯罪之因。

 

86. As you make your bed, so you must lie on it. 自作自受。

 

87. Every why has a wherefore. 事出必有因。

 

88. Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 別班門弄斧。

 

89. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them. 弱者等待機會，強者創造機會。

 

90. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. 花開堪折直須折。

 

91. Take away the cause, and the effect must cease. 

     沒有因，那有果。

 

92. Even brothers keep careful accounts. 大智若愚

 

93. The best fish swim near the bottom. 好酒沈甕底。

 

94. Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成器。

 

95. Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

 

96. Familiarity breeds contempt. 近之則不遜。

97. A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不成苔。

 

98. He who has health has hope. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。

 

99. Self-trust is the first secret of success. 自信是成功的第一祕訣。

 

100. Mischief all comes from much opening of the mouth. 是非只為多開口。

 

101. The blood of the soldiers makes the glory of the general. 一將功成萬骨枯。

 

102. Pardon is the most glorious revenge. 寬恕是最偉大的報復。

103. No answer is also an answer. 不回答也是回答。

 

104. Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量。

 

105. Kindness is noblest weapon to conquer with. 仁者無敵。

 

106. When one door shuts, another opens. 天無絕人之路。

 

107. A word before is worth two behind. 千金難買早知道。

 

108. Better to sail slowly than not to sail at all. 完全停滯不前不如慢慢駛向前。

   109. Turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone. 化阻力為助力。

 

  110. A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫釐，差之千里。

 

   111. Well begun is half done. 好的開始是成功的一半。

 

 112. A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. 小不忍則亂大謀。

 

   113. Do to others as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施於人。

 

   114. The good seaman is known in bad weather. 時窮節乃現。

   115. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

 

   116. You must reap what you have sowed. 種瓜得瓜；種豆得豆。

 

   117. A wild goose never laid a tame egg. 強將手下無弱兵。

 

118. He who has health has hope. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。

 

119. A fool’s voice is known by multitude of words. 話多者蠢。

 

120. Two heads are better than one. 三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮。

121. Misery loves company. 禍不單行。

 

122. Men are blind in their own cause. 當局者迷。

 

123. God’s mill grinds slow but sure. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。

 

124. It takes all sorts to make a world. 一種米養百種人。

 

125. There are two sides to every question. 公說公有理，婆說婆有理。

 

126. Rome was not built in a day. 羅馬不是一天造成的。

127. Self-trust is the first secret of success. 自信是成功的第一祕訣。

 

128. Every man has his taste. 人各有所好。

 

129. Mischief all comes from much opening of the mouth. 是非只為多開口。

 

130. Imagination is more important than knowledge. 想像力比知識更重要。

 

131. Words cut more than swords. 舌劍利於刀劍。

 

132. Leopards cannot change their spots. 江山易改，本性難移。

133. The wealth of the mind is the only true wealth. 心靈的財富才是唯一真正的財富。

 

134. Love makes the world go round. 愛使世界運轉。

 

135. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼裡出西施。

 

136. Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking together in same direction. 愛並不在於彼此相對。

 

137. Failure is the mother of success. / Failure teaches success. 失敗乃成功之母。

 

138. Life is not merely living but living in health. 生活不只要活，而且要活的健康。

139. There is no rose without a thorn. 沒有十全十美的人生。

 

140. Trust men and they will be true to you. 信人者人恆信之。

 

141. An eye for an eye, and we will all go blind. 以牙還牙。

 

142. A bad penny always comes back. 惡有惡報。

 

143. Pardon is the most glorious revenge. 寬恕是最偉大的報復。

 

144. No answer is also an answer. 不回答也是回答。

145. He who has hope has everything. 擁有希望的人擁有一切。

 

146. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. 沒有熱誠難成大事。

 

147. Time flies. 時光飛逝。

 

148. Time is money. 時間就是金錢。

 

149. Tomorrow never comes. 明天永不來。

 

150. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

151. Unity is strength. 團結就是力量。

 

152. Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量。

 

153. Might is right. 強權就是公理。

 

154. Live and learn. 活到老，學到老。

 

155. Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達。

 

156. Seeing is believing. 百聞不如一見。

157. An uncut gem goes not sparkle. 玉不琢，不成器。

 

158. It is as well to know which way the wind blows. 識時務者為俊傑。

 

159. Sow nothing, reap nothing. 無功不受祿。

 

160. A word once spoken can never be recalled. 一言既出，駟馬難追。

 

161. To entertain an angel unawares. 有眼不識泰山。

 

162. While the grass grows the horse starves. 遠水解不了近渴。

163. If you live with a lame person you will learn to limp. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

 

164. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日畢。

 

165. Give him an inch and he'll take a yard. 得寸進尺。

 

166. It is more blessed to give than to receive. 施比受更有福。

 

167. Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones. 離別削減小愛，卻增添大愛。

 

168. Absence is mother of disillusion. 疏離是覺悟之母。

169. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小別勝新婚。

 

170. Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚愛益切，離別情更深。

 

171. He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning. 畏問者，恥於學。

 

172. Far from eye, far from heart. 眼不見為淨。

 

173. He that fears you present will hate you absent. 陽奉陰違。

 

174. In peace prepare for war. 和平時不忘備戰。

175. Long absence changes a friend. 久別朋友變。

 

176. Long absent, soon forgotten. 久別情疏。

 

177. Man are best loved farthest off. 相隔最遙遠的人最為人疼愛。

 

178. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不見，心不念。

 

179. Salt water and absence wash away love. 遠離久別，恩情疏。

 

180. The absent are always in the wrong. 誰人背後無人說，哪個人前不說人。

181. A deceitful peace is more hurtful than an open war. 明槍易躲，暗箭難防。

 

182. When the cat's away, the mice will play. 貓兒不在，老鼠做怪。

 

183. Like breeds like. 龍生龍，鳳生鳳。

 

184. Never try to prove what nobody doubts.此地無銀三百兩。

 

185. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. 一個光說不做的人好像一個花園，裏面長滿都是野草。

 

186. A word before is worth two behind. 事前一句勝過事後兩句。

187. A word is enough to the wise. 智者一點就明。

 

188. A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言既出，如箭射出。

 

189. Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行動是知識的卓越果實。

 

190. Better to sail slowly than not to sail at all. 完全停滯不前不如慢慢駛向前。

 

191. Brave actions never want a trumpet. 英勇的行為永遠不需要吹噓。

 

192. A fool’s bolt is soon shot. 黔驢技窮。

193. Deeds are males, and words are females. 「做」是男人的事，「說」是女人的事。

 

194. Deeds, not words. 言出必行。

 

195. Few words are best. 少說為妙。

 

196. Fine words butter no parsnips. 口惠而實不至。

 

197. Fine words dress ill deeds. 說一套，做一套。

 

198. Good words cost nothing, but are worth much. 良言本無價，其貴值千金。

199. Good words without deeds are rushes and reeds. 口惠而實不至。

 

200. Hard words break no bones. 笑罵由人。