he sits no sure that sits too high.
高處不勝寒。
he that respects not is not respected.
欲受人敬，要先敬人。
so said, so done.
說到做到。言出必行。
haste makes waste.
忙亂易錯。欲速則不達。
better be envied than pitied.
寧被人妒，不受人憐。
although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home.
未雨綢繆。
so the world wags.
這就是人生。
one can not be in two places at once.
一心不可二用。
no weal without woe.
福兮禍所伏, 禍兮福所倚。
little chips light great fires.
星星之火，可以燎原。
like knows like.
惺惺相惜。
it is a poor mouse that has only one hole.
狡兔三窟。
dreams are lies.
夢不足信。
do not teach fish to swim.
不要班門弄斧。
a light heart live long.
心情開朗壽命長。不惱不愁，活到白頭。
an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
日吃蘋果一隻，身體健康不求醫。
poverty is stranger to industry.
勤勞之人不受窮。
deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.
考慮要仔細,行動要迅速.
one sin opens the door for another. ---german
犯了一次罪惡就會犯另一次罪。
one man‘s meat is another man‘s poison.
蘿蔔青菜，各有所愛。
we never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井幹方知水珍貴
less is more.
簡單就是美
a blessing in disguise.
因禍得福
love me, love my dog.
愛屋及烏
every dog has his day.
凡人皆有得意日
sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.
磨刀不誤砍柴功。
seeing is believing.
眼見為實
well begun is half done.
好的開端是成功的一半
time flies never to be recalled.
光陰一去不復返
when in rome, do as roman do.
入鄉隨俗
he laughs best who laughs last.
誰笑到最後誰笑得最美
deal with a man as he deals with you.
以其人之道還治其人之身
look before you leap.
三思而後行
two heads are better than one.
三個臭皮匠頂一個諸葛亮。
a good beginning makes a good ending.
善始善終
a friend in need is a friend indeed.
患難中的朋友才是真正的朋友。
first come, first served.
先來先招待。
where there is s will，there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
no pains，no gains.
不勞則無獲
time and tide wait for no man.
時不待人
strike while the iron is hot.
趁熱打鐵
it‘s never too late to mend.
亡羊補牢
there is no smoke without fire.
無風不起浪
kill two birds with one stone.
一箭雙鵰
east or west，home is best.
走東串西，還是家裡好
equal pay for equal work.
同工同酬
put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置
pride goes before a fall.
驕兵必敗
reading makes a full man.
讀書使人完善
knowledge is power.
知識就是力量
failure is the mother of success.
失敗是成攻之母
practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧
all roads lead to roma.
條條大道通羅馬
don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears.
不能以貌取人
don′t count your chickens before they are hatched.
切莫過於樂觀
learn to walk before you run.
循序漸進
it′s easy to be wise after the event.