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经典英语格言(3000字)

  Time flies. 光阴似箭.

  Time is life. 时间就是生命.

  Times change. 时代在改变.

  Time is money. 时间就是金钱.

  Life is sweet. 人生是美好的.

  Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的.

  Extremes meet. 两极相通,有无相生。

  Like knows like 人识其类。

  Let well alone. 不要画蛇添足. /事已成功,不必多弄.

  Marry thy like. 结婚须找同类人.

  One man,no man. 个人是渺小的.

  Hsitory is bunk. 历史是一堆废话。

  Time marches on. 岁月如流

  Murder will out. 恶行终会败露。

  Never say "die'. 永远不要说" 完了".

  Care is no cure. 忧虑治不了病。

  Beware beginning. 慎始为上。

  Deeds, not words. 行动胜于空谈.

  No mill, no meal. 不磨面,没饭吃.

  Like begets like. 龙生龙,凤生凤。

  Love begets love. 爱爱相生.

  In doing we learn. 我们在干中学习.

  No cross,no crown. 未经苦难,得不到荣冠.

  Care killed a cat. 忧虑能杀人。

  Boys will be boys. 男孩子总是男孩子.

  No song, no supper. 不出力,不得食.

  The truth will out. 真相总会大白.

  Time works wonders. 时间能创造奇迹.

  To think is to see. 思考就是明白.

  Truth will prevail. 真理必胜

  A lie begets a lie. 谎言生谎言。

  Years bring wisdom. 年岁带来智慧.

  In love is no lack. 爱情不会感到缺乏.

  Easy come, easy go. 来得容易去得 . /悖入悖出.

  Every little helps. 点滴都有用.

  Forgive and forget. 恢弘大度,勿念旧恶。

  Manners maketh man. 举止造人品.

  Laugh and grow fat. 心宽体胖 。

  Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量.

  Let the world slide. 人世沧桑,听其自然.

  Love me,love my dog. 爱屋及乌.

  Life means struggle. 生活就是斗争.

  Fair play's a jewel. 比赛风格好,胜过珠宝.

  Early sow,early mow. 种得早,收得早.

  Grasp all, lose all. 贪多必失.

  What's lost is lost. 失者不可复得。

  Waste not, want not. 不浪费,不会穷.

  Tomorrow never comes. 切莫依赖明天. / 我生待明日,万事成蹉跎.

  No man is infallible. 没有人不犯错误。

  Alms never make poor. 施舍穷不了人.

  Love will find a way. 爱心所至,金石为开.

  Manners make the man. 举止见人品。

  Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一种美德.

  Pity is akin to love. 怜悯生爱.

  Call a spade a spade. 是啥说啥,难听不怕。

  Delays are dangerous. 因循出危险.

  Diamond cuts diamond. 强中自有强中手.

  Counsel is no command. 劝告不是命令.

  Poverty tries friends. 贫穷考验朋友.

  Once bitten,twice shy. 吃一次亏,学一次乖.

  Pain past is pleasure. 痛苦过去即欢乐.

  Leal heart lied never. 心诚无谎言。

  Hot love is soon cold. 过热的爱情冷得快.

  As good lost as found. 有得必有失. /得失同喜.

  Every dog has his day. 瓦块也有翻身日,人人都有运来时。

  Wise fear begets care. 懂得担心,就会小心.

  "Never”is a long word. 不要轻易说“决不”。

  After wind comes rain. 风是雨的头。

  Nurture passes nature. 教养胜过天性.

  Time tries all things. 时间检验一切.

  Time cures all things. 时间是最好的医生. /时间能医愈一切创痛.

  Truth needs no colour. 真理不需要打扮.

  Silence gives consent. 沉默就是赞成。

  Still waters run deep. 静水流深。

  Study,study,and study. 学习,学习,再学习.

  Virtue never grows old. 美德不会衰老.

  No sweet without sweat. 幸福来自汗水.

  No herb will cure love. 相思病无药医.

  A true jest is no jest. 真正的笑语决非笑话。

  A man can die but once. 人无二死.

  A bargain is a bargain. 成约不能翻悔。

  All men can't be first. 不可能人人得冠军。

  All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马.

  Every flow has its ebb. 潮有涨落日,人有盛衰时.

  History repeats itself. 历史往往重演。

  I think,therefore I am. 我思考,所以我存在。

  Let bygones be bygones. 既往宜不咎。

  Like author, like book. 书如其人。

  Pardon all but thyself. 宽恕一切人,只是别宽恕自己。

  Pride goes before fall. 骄者必败。

  Knowledge is no burden. 知识再多不压身.

  Civility costs nothing. 礼貌不费分文.

  Charity begins at home. 仁爱先施于亲友.

  Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好.

  Better leave than lack. 有余胜过不足.

  Cheapest is the dearest. 最便宜的也就是最贵的.

  Custom is second nature. 习惯是第二天性。/ 习惯成自然。

  In valour there is hope. 希望在于勇敢.

  Reason rules all things. 理智统治一切.

  Learn young, learn fair. 学习趁年少,而且要学好.

  Idleness rusts the mind. 懒散使头脑衰退.

  Health and money go far. 有了健康和钱财,就能走遍天下。

  Hope well and have well. 善寄希望于未来,又善保有现在.

  Hope is a lover's staff. 希望是爱者的手扶之杖.

  Every Jack has his Jill. 人均有其偶.

  If the cap fits,wear it. 帽子合适,你就戴上;如说的符合你的情况,你就接受。

  Failure teaches success. 失败乃成功之母.

  First think, then speak. 熟思而后言.

  Forewarned is forearmed. 凡事预则立。

  Barking dogs don't bite. 吠犬不咬人。

  Beauty is but skin-deep. 美只是外表, /不能以貌取人.

  Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

  Good wine needs no bush. 酒好无需挂幌子。

  Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

  All his geese are swans. 自己的鹅都是天鹅。

  A poet is born,not made. 诗人靠天成。

  A snow year,a rich year. 瑞雪兆丰年。

  No man is indispensable. 没有一个人是不可缺少的。/少了谁地球也转。

  Never hope for too much. 不要期望太多.

  Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是一个新的开始.

  Time is life for doctors. 对医生来说,时间就是生命.

  Time is the great healer. 时间是最好的医治者.

  Time works great changes. 时间会产生巨大的变化.

  Two can play at the game. 你会耍的花招,别人也会。

  Success has many friends. 成功者朋友多.

  No pleasure without pain. 乐中必有苦.

  Take things as they come. 随遇而安。

  Talent is as talent does. 是不是有实才,就看干得来干不来.

  All for one, one for all. 人人为我,我为人人.

  A little pot is soon hot. 壶小易沸,量小易怒.

  A cat may look at a king. 猫也可以看皇帝。/ 地位虽不同,人人应平等。

  A good marksman may miss. 好射手也有失手的时候.

  Anger is a brief madness. 愤怒是短暂的疯狂。

  Wonders will never cease. 奇迹无穷尽。

  You never know your luck. 命运好坏不由已.

  Youth is half the battle. 年轻是胜利的一半.

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

  As the tree,so the fruit. 什么树结什么果。

  He who hesitates is lost. 当断不断,反受其乱.

  Fortune favours the bold. 天助勇者。

  Forbidden fruit is sweet. 禁果分外甜。

  From saving comes having. 富有来自节俭.

  Fool's haste is no speed. 急急忙忙, 欲速反慢.

  Fair and softly goes far. 谦和者致远。

  Every man has his faults. 人都有缺点.

  Hunger is the best sauce. 饥者口中尽佳肴.

  Learn even from an enemy. 即使是敌人也可以向他学习.

  Little goods little care. 钱财少,不烦恼.

  Practise what you preach. 躬行己说,身体力行. /自己怎么说,就得怎么干.

  Second thoughts are best. 再思为上.

  It is hard to please all. 要使人人满意是件难事。

  Business before pleasure. 先工作,后娱乐./干完正事再玩儿.

  It is dogged that does it. 有志者事竞成.

  It's a day after the fair. 错过良机,为时已晚。

  Reading enriches the mind. 开卷有益.

  Opportunities do not wait. 机不可失,时不再来.

  Other times,other manners. 隔代不同礼。

  Love laughs at locksmiths. 爱情嘲笑锁匠. /爱情能克服困难.

  Let the sleeping dogs lie. 莫惹是非。

  Every medal has two sides. 每个勋章都有两面。/ 每个问题都有正反两面。

  Every bean hath its black. 每粒蚕豆都长黑嘴。 / 人都有缺点。

  Even Homer sometimes nods. 即使荷马也会打盹. /智者千虑,必有一失.

  Facts are stubborn things. 事实都是顽强的. /事实是掩盖不住的.

  Every why has a wherefore. 凡事必有因.

  Fortune favours the brave. 天佑勇士。

  Art is long,life is short. 人生短暂,艺术长存。

  Bad times make a good man. 艰难困苦出能人.

  Better be sure than sorry. 稳当总比后悔好。

  Good counsel does no harm. 忠言有利无害。

  Anything for a quiet life. 悠然自在最难求.

  Appearances are deceptive. 外表是靠不住的。

  Who knows most says least. 知道得最多的人说得最少。

  A good deed is never lost. 好心一定有好报。

  A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少时懒惰老来苦.

  A watched pot never boils. 心急锅不开.

  Take time by the forelock. 要把握时机.

  Nothing seek,nothing find. 无所求则无所获.

  Never do things by halves. 做事不可半途而废.

  The wages of sin is death. 为恶者应灭亡。

  Sow nothing, reap nothing. 春不播,秋不收. /无功不能受禄.

  True love never grows old. 真正的爱永不衰老.

  Sharp tools make good work. 工欲善其事,必先利其器.

  Sweep before your own door. 正人先正己。

  Time is wealth for workers. 对工人来说,时间就是财富.

  Time is grain for peasants. 对农民来说,时间就是粮食.

  Today is Yesterday's pupil. 今天是昨天的学生.

  After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴,苦尽甘来.

  A man's home is his castle. 一个人的家就是他的城堡.

  A bully is always a coward. 恃强欺弱者均是懦夫。

  A creaking door hangs long. 旧门久用,病夫命长。

  A bow long bent grows weak. 常拉满弓无力。

  An artist lives everywhere. 一技在身,走遍天下。

  Youth will have its course. 人生谁无少年时,甜苦酸辛各自知.

  There are spots in the sun. 太阳也有黑点。

  Beggars cannot be choosers. 乞丐不能挑肥拣瘦.

  Be still,and have the will. 不动声色,事方有成.

  Art lies in concealing art. 艺术在于使人看不见艺术。

  Freedom lies in being bold. 自由在于勇敢.

  Give losers leave to speak. 要允许失败者讲话。

  First thrive and then wive. 先立业,后成家.

  East or West, home is best. 无论在何处,家园最美好.

  Every oak must be an acorn. 每棵橡树都曾是一粒橡子.

  Every man is his own enemy. 人都有与自己为敌的时候. /败事全由已.

  Labour created man himself. 劳动创造人.

  Leave off with an appetite. 吃得七分饱,就该离餐桌。

  Love is the mother of love. 情生情,爱生爱.

  Love is the reward of love. 爱是对爱的报答.

  Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人,戒事在天。

  Man is not made for defeat. 创造人不是为了让他遭受失败. /人不是为失败而生的.

  Life is too short to waste. 生命短促,不容浪费.

  Honesty is the best policy. 诚实为上策.

  Honour lies in honest toil. 光荣在于诚恳地劳动.

  Hitch your wagon to a star. 把你的马车拴到星星上. /要胸怀大志.

  Hold fast when you have it. 在手之物应紧握.

  Many hands make light work. 众擎易举. /人多好办事./ 众人拾柴火焰高.

  Marriage is a covered dish. 婚姻是一道盖着的菜.

  Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简为贵.

  Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。

  Blushing is virtue's color. 脸红是美德的颜色。

  Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲,勿施于人。

  Drawn wells are seldom dry. 水井常用不枯竭.

  Drift is as bad as unthrift. 花钱凭冲动,等于无底洞.

  Don't meet trouble half-way. 不要自寻烦恼。

  Diligence redeems stupidity. 勤能补拙.

  Blood is thicker than water. 血比水浓.

  Counsel breaks not the head. 忠告不会打破头.

  Clothes do not make the man. 人不在衣装.

  Idleness makes the wit rust. 懒惰使脑筋生锈.

  Love is stronger than death. 爱的力量大于死亡./ 爱情能战胜死神.

  Love me little,love me long. 爱情应细水长流.

  One's sin will find one out. 坏事终归要败露。

  One love drives out another. 新的爱情来,旧的爱情去.

  Prettiness makes no pottage. 漂亮不能当饭吃.

  Pen and ink is wit's plough. 笔墨是才智之犁.

  It's never too late to mend. 改过不嫌晚。

  Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一天建成的./ 伟业非一日之功.

  In the end things will mend. 船到桥头自然直.

  Envy never enriched any man. 嫉妒从未使人得益。

  Familiarity breeds contempt. 亲密生侮心。

  Friends are thieves of time. 朋友是时间的浪费者. / 浪费朋友的时间,就是谋财害命.

  Four eyes see more than two. 两人总比一人看得周到.

  Good clothes open all doors. 门不挡衣着华丽的人。

  Good advice is beyond price. 忠告是无价之宝.

  Youth is the season of hope. 青春是希望的季节.

  All rivers run into the sea. 条条江河归大海.

  "They say so" is half a lie. 传闻多失实.

  A curst cow has short horns. 性子烈的牛角短,脾气暴的人为害有限。

  A miss is as good as a mile. 差之毫厘,失之千里.

  All is fair in love and war. 情场战场,不择手段。

  A stitch in time saves nine. 不洞不补,大洞尺五. /及时处理,事半功倍.

  Time is the father of truth. 时间是真理之父.

  There is no end to learning. 学无止境.

  There is no satiety in study. 学而不厌.

  Time is the greatest teacher. 时间就是良师.

  Time is speed for scientists. 对科学家来说,时间就是速度.

  Variety is the spice of life. 变化是生活的调味品.

  We are all slaves of opinoin. 我们都是意见的奴隶。

  More than enough is too much. 超过所需就是太多.

  The shortest answer is doing. 最简短的回答是干.

  Nothing venture,nothing have. 不担风险就无收获.

  No living man all things can. 世上没有万能的人.

  The insolent have no friends. 目空一切的人无朋友.

  A wonder lasts but nine days. 奇闻只存在九天。

  A word is enough to the wise. 智者不用多告诫.

  A little labour, much health. 适量的劳动有益于健康。

  A lean dog shames his master. 狗瘦主人羞。

  A hungry man is an angry man. 饿汉易怒。

  A green wound is soon healed. 新伤口愈合快。

  What's done cannot be undone. 木已成舟,覆水难收。

  What man has done,man can do. 前人能办的事,后人也能做.

  Wishes never can fill a sack. 愿望装不满口袋。

  He goes far that never turns. 不回头的人走得远.

  He that talks much errs much. 语多必失。

  He that talks much lies much. 言多必妄。

  Before friends all is common. 朋友之间应不分彼此.

  Far fowls have fair feathers. 远方的鸟羽毛美。/弄不到手的东西是最好的。

  Eyes are as eloquent as lips. 眼睛会和嘴一样说话.

  Easy and success are fellows. 从容与成功是伙伴。

  Many a little makes a mickle. 积少成多;集腋成裘.

  Love and cough cannot be hid. 爱情象咳嗽,压也压不住.

  Life is compared to a voyage. 人生好比是一次航程.

  Life is real,life is earnest. 人生真实,人生诚挚.

  Marriage makes or mars a man. 婚姻可使人成功,也可使人失败.

  Money is round.It rolls away. 圆圆钱币,滚走容易.

  Hope is life and life is hope 希望就是生活,生活也就是希望.

  Comfort is better than pride. 华美不如舒适.

  Custom makes all things easy. 凡事成习惯就容易做。/ 熟能生巧。

  Diet cures more than doctors. 自己饮食有节,胜过上门求医。

  Deliberating is not delaying. 深思熟虑不误事.

  Dexterity comes by experience. 换取经验要付出代价.

  Doubt is the key of knowledge. 怀疑是知识的钥匙.

  Dare and diligence bring luck. 大胆又勤奋,定能交好运.

  Blow first and sip afterwards. 喝茶防烫,吃饭防噎。

  Human pride is human weakness. 人类的骄傲即是人类的弱点。

  Lazy folk take the most pains. 懒人躲懒最费力.

  Light not a candle to the sun. 不要对着太阳点蜡烛。/日既出矣,爝火可熄。

  Love is the lodestone of life. 爱情是生活的磁石.

  It is never too late to learn. 学习从不嫌晚.

  Justifying a fault doubles it. 护短是加倍的错误。

  Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟. /一箭双雕. / 一举两得.

  Pride hurts, modesty benefits. 满招损,谦受益。

  One is never too old to learn. 人有老的时候,没有老得不能学的时候.

  One cannot put back the clock. 时光不能倒流.

  Early start makes easy stages. 早动身,易从容,早开始,早成功.

  Every bird likes its own nest. 鸟均爱其巢;人皆爱其家.

  Fair words fill not the belly. 甜言蜜语填不饱肚子。

  Fine feathers make fine birds. 好的衣装只能打扮出个好外表。

  Fine words butter no parsnips. 花言巧语没有用.

  First deserve and then desire. 先做到受之无愧,而后再邀功请赏。

  For a lost thing care nothing. 物已丢失,勿再烦恼。

  Force can never destroy right. 武力决不能摧毁正义。

  Glory is the shadow of virtue. 荣誉是美德的影子.

  At court,everyone for himself. 在法庭上人人都要为自己。

  As man sows, so he shall reap. 善有善报,恶有恶报。

  Good ware makes quick markets. 货好销得快。

  He is rich that has few wants. 寡欲者富。

  He lives long that lives well. 活得好等于活得久.

  He that fears death lives not. 害怕死亡的人,活着也没有快乐。

  Wisdom is only found in truth. 唯有在真理中才能找到智慧.

  Who loseth liberth loseth all. 失掉自由使失掉一切.

  All that glitters is not gold. 闪烁者不尽是金。

  A great ship asks deep waters. 大船要在深 水行./ 深水浮大船.

  A good tree is a good shelter. 枝叶茂盛的大树是躲避风雨的好去处. / 大树底下好乘凉.

  A burnt child dreads the fire. 烧伤的孩子最怕火。

  A clean hand wants no washing. 手要是干净无须洗。

  A bad penny always comes back. 伪币迟早归原主。

  A rolling eye, a roving heart. 眼活情不专.

  A proud man hath many crosses. 骄傲者挫折多。

  A shy cat makes a proud mouse. 猫儿胆小耗子闹。

  All is not at hand that helps. 世间没有唾手可得之事.

  The exception proves the rule. 例外证明法则的存在。

  No man is a hero to his valet. 在最贴身的人眼中,谁也充不了伟人。

  The used key is always bright. 常用的钥匙不长锈.

  The sun shines upon all alike. 太阳照人,不分贵贱。

  We are not born for ourselves. 人之有生,不为一已.

  Two heads are better than one. 两人智慧胜一人.

  True praise roots and spreads. 诚实的赞美深入人心.

  Truth is the daughter of time. 真理是时间的女儿.

  True friendship lasts forever. 真正的友谊恒久不变.

  Shallow streams make most din. 溪浅声喧。

  Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打;无往不胜.

  Time and tide wait for no man. 时光如逝水,岁月不待人.

  There is no joy without alloy. 世上没有十全十美的快乐。/ 金无足赤,乐无十全。

  There's no wisdom like silence. 保持沉默最聪明。

  Think today and speak tomorrow. 熟思而后言.

  Time is money for enterprisers. 对企业家来说,时间就是金钱.

  Too many cooks spoil the broth. 厨师太多烧坏汤。

  We soon believe what we desire. 心里想什么就会相信什么。

  Speech is the image of actions. 语言是行动的图象。

  Two wrongs do not make a right. 两个错误,加不出一个正确. /用错误改正不了错误.