once a devil, always a devil
一次做魔鬼，永遠是魔鬼。
one flower makes no garland
一朵花做不成一個花環。
one foot is better than two crutches
一隻腳勝過兩條拐仗。
oppression maketh a wise man mad
人處壓迫下，聰明也會瘋。
out of sitght, out of mind
眼不見，心不想。
pain is forgotten where gain follows
一朝得了利，痛苦便忘記。
patience is the plaster of all sores
忍耐是一切痛苦的止痛膏。
patient men win the day
能忍者勝。
peace with sword in hand, 'tis safest making
和平時期手執劍，這樣做來最保險;有備無患。
pen and ink is wit's plough
筆墨是才智之犁。
penny wise and pound foolish
小事聰明，大事糊塗。
poison is poison though it comes in a golden cup
縱然裝入金杯，毒藥還是毒藥。
pouring oil on the fire is no way to quench it
加油不是滅火法。
praise is not pudding
恭維不等於布丁;恭維不是實惠。
promises are like piecrust, made to be broken
諾言好似餡餅皮，做來便是為咬碎。
promise is debt
許願要還，欠債要清;
public money is like holy water, every one helps himself to it
公款如聖水，人人都要嘗一嘴。
quietness is best
寧靜最好。
rain before seven: fine before eleven
早雨不過午。
reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man,and writing an exact man
閱讀使人淵博，會談使人機敏，寫作使人嚴謹。