a cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命。
a bird may be known by its song. 什麼鳥唱什麼歌。
a bargain is a bargain. 達成的協定不可撕毀。
a beggar''s purse is bottomless. 乞丐的錢袋是無底洞。
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
a bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聞其歌知其鳥，聽其言知其人。
a cat may look at a king. 貓也有權晉見國王。
a bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有勝於全無。
a blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it''s the boundary of the world. 坐井觀天。
a blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白費痴情。
a book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好書今天如此，將來也如此，永不改變。
a book that remains shut is but a block. 有書閉卷不閱讀，無異是一塊木頭。
a borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借來的斗篷不暖身。
absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚愛益切，離別情更深。
a burden of one''s choice is not felt. 自己選的擔子不嫌重。
a burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。
a candle lights others and consumes itself. 蠟燭焚自身，光亮照別人。
accidents will happen. 天有不測風雲。
a chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 鏈條的堅固程度取決於它最薄弱的環節。
a change of work is as good as a rest. 調換一下工作是很好的休息。
a cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。
a clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。
a clear conscience is a soft pillow. 問心無愧，高枕無憂。