经典英语格言

第1篇：经典英语格言

1、Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.困难坎坷是人们的生活教科书。

2、Beware beginnings.慎始为上。

3、Doubt is the key to knowledge.怀疑是知识的钥匙。

4、Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.随遇而安。

5、The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.精神的财富是唯一的财富。

6、Burnt child dreads the fire.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

7、To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.既当演说家，又做实干家。

8、Good is good, but better carries it.精益求精，善益求善。

9、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.成功的秘诀就是四个简单的字：多一点点。

10、Better an empty purse than an empty head.宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。

11、Bind the sack before it be full.做事应适可而止。

12、By other's faults, wise men correct their own.他山之石，可以攻玉。

13、Where there is life, there is hope.有生命必有希望。

14、Birth is much, but breeding is more.出身固然重要，教养更且重要。

15、I feel strongly that I can make it.我坚信我一定能成功。

16、Blind men can judge no colours.不宜问道於盲。

17、A man is only as good as what he loves.一个人要用他所爱的东西有多好来衡量。

18、Wealth is the test of a man's character.财富是对一个人品格的试金石。

19、Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良药苦口利于病。

20、Be slow to promise and quick to perform.不轻诺，诺必果。

21、Bad times make a good man.艰难困苦出能人。

22、There is no royal road to learning.求知无坦途。

23、There is no garden without its weeds.没有不长杂草的花园。

24、Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.心之所愿，无事不成。

25、Better good neighbours near than relations far away.远亲不如近邻。

26、Clothes do not make the man.人不在衣装。

27、Nurture passes nature.教养胜过天性。

28、Be swift to hear, slow to speak.多听少说。

29、Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。

30、By falling we learn to go safely.吃一堑，长一智。

31、Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes.养虎贻患。

32、Plain living and high thinking.生活要朴素，情操要高尚。

33、Bread is the staff of life.民以食为天。

34、Business before pleasure.事业在先，享乐在后。

35、Wasting time is robbing oneself.浪费时间就是掠夺自己。

36、Brevity is the soul of wit.言以简洁为贵。

37、All things in their being are good for something.天生我材必有用。

38、Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. -- John Ruskin生活没有目标，犹如航海没有罗盘。-- 罗斯金

39、Better an open enemy than a false friend.明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

40、Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.功亏一篑。

41、Politeness costs nothing and gains everything.礼貌不用花一分钱，却能赢得一切。

42、Be just to all, but trust not all.要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。

43、Bite the hand that feeds one.恩将仇报。

44、Honesty is the best policy.诚实为上策。

45、Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。

46、Be honest rather clever.诚实比聪明更要紧。

47、Big mouthfuls ofter choke.贪多嚼不烂。

48、Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.感恩是精神高尚的标志。

49、For man is man and master of his fate.人就是人，是自己命运的主人。

50、The shortest answer is doing.最简短的回答就是行动。

51、Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。

52、You can't judge a tree by its bark.人不可貌相。

53、Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.投鼠忌器。

54、Courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue.礼貌和美貌是分不开的伴侣。

55、pain past is pleasure过去的痛苦即快乐。

56、By doing we learn.经一事，长一智。

57、Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.与其诅咒黑暗，不如燃起蜡烛。

58、Business is business.公事公办。

59、By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。

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

61、Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity. So let us seize it, not in fear, but in gladness. -- R.M. Nixon命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。因此，梦颐呛廖薹惧，满心愉悦地把握命？- 尼克松

62、Failure is the mother of success. - Thomas Paine失败乃成功之母。

63、Conceit is the quicksand of success.自负是成功的流沙。

64、Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.-- Lincoln卓越的天才不屑走旁人走过的路。他寻找迄今未开拓的地区。

65、The best hearts are always the bravest.心灵最高尚的人，也总是最勇敢的人。

66、What makes life dreary is the want of motive. George Eliot没有了目的，生活便郁闷无光。

67、None is of freedom or of life deserving unless he daily conquers it anew. -Erasmus只有每天再度战胜生活并夺取自由的人，才配享受生活的自由。

68、He that makes a good war makes a good peace.正义的战争创造持久的和平。

69、The unexamined life is not worth living. -- Socrates混混噩噩的生活不值得过。 -- 苏格拉底

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

71、There is no such thing as a great talent without great will - power. -- Balzac没有伟大的意志力，便没有雄才大略。 -- 巴尔扎克

72、All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事必先难后易。

73、A man can't ride your back unless it is bent.你的腰不弯，别人就不能骑在你的背上。

74、Between two stools one falls to the ground.脚踏两头要落空。

75、Bite off more than one can chew.贪多咽不下。

第2篇：经典英语格言

一、Time flies.光阴似箭。

二、Time is life.时间就是生命。

三、Times change.时代在改变。

四、Time is money.时间就是金钱。

五、Life is sweet.人生是美好的。

六、Love is blind.爱情是盲目的。

七、Extremes meet.两极相通，有无相生。

八、Like knows like人识其类。

九、Let well alone.不要画蛇添足。

十、Marry thy like.结婚须找同类人。

十一、One man,no man.个人是渺小的。

十二、Hsitory is bunk.历史是一堆废话。

十三、Time marches on.岁月如流。

十四、Murder will out.恶行终会败露。

十五、Never say "die.永远不要说"完了"。

第3篇：经典英语格言

一、A bad workman always blames his tools.拙匠总怪工具差。

二、A brave man may fall, but he cannot yield. 勇者可能跌倒，但不会屈服。

三、A burnt child dreads the fire. 烧伤过的孩子怕见火。（意同：一朝被蛇咬，三年怕草绳）

四、A constant guest is never welcome. 常客招人嫌。

五、A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足长乐。

六、A cracked bell can never sound well. 破钟敲不响。

七、A drowning man will catch at a straw.人快淹死时稻草也要抓

八、A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。

九、A fox may grow grey, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。

十、A friendin need is a friendin indeed. 患难识知已

十一、A friendis easier lost than found. 失友容易，交友难。

十二、A good beginning is half the battle.良好的开端是成功一半

十三、A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 好书如挚友，情谊永不渝

十四、A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤

十五、A good name is sooner lost than won. 美名易失，不易得

十六、A good wife is a good prize.贤妻赛宝石

十七、A good winter brings a good summer. 好冬必有好夏

十八、A house divided against itself cannot stand. 家庭不睦，万事不兴

十九、A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少时懒惰，老来虱咬（意指：少壮不努力，老大徒悲伤）

二十、A little help is worth a deal of pity.一点帮助胜于一车同情。

二十一、A little is better than none. 聊胜于无

二十二、A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人

二十三、A little pot is soon hot. 壶小易热，量小易怒

二十四、A living dog is better than a dead lion. 死狮不如活狗

二十五、A man can only die once.人生只有一回死

二十六、A man is known by his friends. 视其友，知其人

二十七、A man who has friends must show himself friendly. 要想交朋友，就得有诚意

二十八、A merry heart goes all the way. 心情愉快，万事顺利

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

三十、A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火

三十一、A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一文就得一文

三十二、A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔

三十三、A secret between more than two is no secret.三人知,天下晓

三十四、A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.平静的大海不能造就出熟练的水手。

三十五、A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言为智

三十六、A stitch in time saves nine. 一针及时省九针

三十七、A straw will show which way the wind blows. 草动知风向

三十八、A tale never loses in the telling. 故事越传越长

三十九、A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. 美好的事物，回味无穷

四十、A thing you don't want is dear at any price.不需要的东西最贵

四十一、A true jest is no jest. 真笑话并非笑话

四十二、A useful trade is amine of gold. 一技在身犹如金矿在手

四十三、A willful man must have his way. 只要人有恒，万事皆可成

四十四、A woman's work is never done. 妇女的'家务事永远也做不完

四十五、A wonder lasts but nine days. 什么新奇的事，也新不了几天

四十六、A word to the wise is enough. 聪明人一点即明

四十七、A work ill done must be twice done. 马虎干活，准得返工

四十八、Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 别离情更深

四十九、Achievement is founded on diligence and wasted upon recklessness.业精于勤，荒于嬉。 Actions speak louder than words. 百说不如一干。

五十、Adversity makes a man wise,not rich.逆境增才干不增财富

五十一、After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴（意指：否极泰来）

五十二、After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile. 饭后百步，延年益寿

五十三、All are not friends that speak us fair.当面说好话的并不都是朋友。

五十四、All his geese are swans. 敝帚自珍

五十五、All is not gain that is got into the purse .装进钱包里的不一定都是收益。

五十六、All lay loads on a willing horse. 好马重负

五十七、All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马

五十八、All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的东西不一定是金子

五十九、All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事起头难

六十、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只用功，不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻 All's well thatends well. 结果好，一切都好

六十一、Among the blinds the one-eyed man is king. 盲人国里，独眼称王。（意同：山中无老虎，猴子称大王）

六十二、An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一日一苹果胜过找医生

六十三、An empty sack cannot stand upright. 空袋子，立不直

六十四、An Englishman's house is his castle. 英国人的家是独立王国。（意指：非经许可，不得进入） An evil lesson is soon learned. 恶习易染

六十五、An eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙

六十六、As good lost as found .有得必有失。

六十七、Bad excuses are worse than none. 狡辩比不辩护还糟

六十八、Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠犬不咬人

六十九、Be just before you are generous. 先还债，后慷慨

七十、Beauty and folly are often companions. 美貌和愚蠢常结伴

七十一、Beauty is but skin-deep. 美丽只是外表罢了

七十二、Beggars' bags are bottomless. 乞丐不知足

七十三、Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.虽眼见亦不能全信，道听途说更不足信。 Best is cheapest. 好货最便宜

七十四、Better buy than borrow. 买比借好

七十五、Better early than late. 宁早勿晚

七十六、Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery. 宁可空而有志，不可富而失节 Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好

七十七、Better lose the saddle than the horse. 宁可丢鞍，不可失马

七十八、Better the last smile than the first laughter.宁可最后笑，不要首先狂喜。

七十九、Better to wear out than rust out. 与其锈坏，不如用坏

八十、Between two stools you fall to the ground. 脚踩两条凳，早晚要坠地（意同：脚踏两条船，两头要落空）

八十一、Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分

八十二、Birth is much, but breeding is more. 教养重于出身。

八十三、Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. 无奢望者有福，因其永不失望。

八十四、Blood is thicker than water.血比水浓（意指：亲人总比外人亲）

八十五、Books and friends should be few but good. 买书如交友应少而精（书与友，贵精不贵多） Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵

八十六、Cheats never prosper. 靠欺骗，难发财

八十七、Children and fools tell the truth. 孩子和傻子，口中无诈语

八十八、Children should be seen but not be heard. 大人在讲话，小孩别插嘴

八十九、Choose a wife by your ear rather than by your eye. 择妻靠耳，不靠眼

九十、Circumstances alter cases. 具体情况具体分析

九十一、Cleanliness is next to godliness. 整洁近于美德

九十二、Cloudy mornings give way to clear evenings. 早晨云遮日，晚上星满天

九十三、Comfort is better than pride. 舒适胜于虚荣

九十四、Coming events cast their shadows before.未来之事必有前兆

九十五、Constant dropping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石

九十六、Content is better than riches. 知足胜于财富

九十七、Correct the mistakes if you have committed them, and avoid them if you have not.有则改之，无则加勉

九十八、Courtesy costs nothing. 彬彬有礼，惠而不费

九十九、Cowards die many times before their deaths. 胆小鬼在真正断气之前要死许多次。 Custom rules the law. 风俗左右法律

一百、Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量布裁衣。（意指：量入为出）

一百〇一、Dead men tell no tales. 死人不会告密

一百〇二、Death is the great leveler. 死亡面前人人平等

一百〇三、Death pays all debts. 一死了百债

一百〇四、Delays are dangerous. 事怕延误

一百〇五、Diamond cut diamond. 棋逢对手，将遇良才

一百〇六、Diligence is the mother of good luck. 勤力佳运之母

一百〇七、Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. 鸡蛋尚未孵，别先数鸡雏（意指：不要过早打如意算盘）

一百〇八、Do not cry for the moon. 海底捞月办不到

一百〇九、Do not cry out before you are hurt. 没受伤，别乱喊

一百一十、Do not keep all the eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷

一百一十一、Do not rob Peter to pay Paul. 不要挖肉补疮

一百一十二、Do not try to teach your grandmother to such eggs.不要班门弄斧

一百一十三、Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残

一百一十四、Doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事，必干坏事

一百一十五、Don’t cut down the tree that gives you shade.遮荫之树不可砍

一百一十六、Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.不要做害人害已的事

一百一十七、Don’t quarrel with your bread and butter.不要砸自己的“饭碗”

一百一十八、Don't put the cart before the horse. 勿本末倒置

一百一十九、Dreams go by contraries. 梦与现实常相反

一百二十、Dumb dogs are dangerous. 哑巴狗最危险

一百二十一、Dying is as natural as living. 有生必有死

一百二十二、Early sow, early mow. 早种早收

一百二十三、Early to bed, early to rise, make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 睡得早，起得早，聪明、富裕、身体好

一百二十四、Easier said than done. ;说来容易，做来难

一百二十五、East or west, home is best. 东也好，西也好，还是家最好

一百二十六、Easy come, easy go. 来得容易去得快

一百二十七、Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人为生而食，不为食而生

一百二十八、Empty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡

一百二十九、Envy never enriched any man. 妒忌决不会致富

一百三十、Even a worm will turn. 人急造反，狗急跳墙

一百三十一、Every bean hath its black. 人孰无过

一百三十二、Every bird likes its own nest the best. 金窝银窝不如自己的草窝

一百三十三、Every cook praises his own broth. 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸

一百三十四、Every dog has its day. 凡人皆有得意日

一百三十五、Every little helps. 涓涓细流汇成河，粒粒稻菽堆满箩

一百三十六、Every little makes a mickle. 积少成多，滴水成流

一百三十七、Every man hath his weak side. 人皆有弱点

一百三十八、Every man is his won enemy. 自贻伊戚

一百三十九、Every why has a where fore. 凡事必有因

一百四十、Everybody's business is nobody's business.众人的事儿没人管

一百四十一、Everything comes to him who waits. 耐心等待，万事皆成

一百四十二、Everything is good when new, but friends when old.物莫如新，友莫如故

一百四十三、Example is better than precept. 身教胜过言教

一百四十四、Experience is the best teacher. 经验是良师

一百四十五、Experience is the father of wisdom. 经验是智慧之父

一百四十六、Experience must be bought. 要取得经验，须付出代价

一百四十七、Extremes are dangerous. 凡事走向极端是危险的

一百四十八、Face to face, the truth comes out. 面对面，真相白

一百四十九、Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩

一百五十、Failure teaches success. 失败是成功之母

一百五十一、False friends are worse than bitter（open）enemies. 口蜜腹剑的朋友比不共戴天的敌人还坏。（意同：明枪易躲，暗箭难防）

一百五十二、Farfromeye, farfromheart. 眼不见，心不念

一百五十三、Far water does not put out near fire. 远水救不了近火

一百五十四、Fast bind, fast find. 藏得好，丢不了

一百五十五、Fine feathers make fine birds. 佛要金装，人要衣装

一百五十六、Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters. 水火是忠仆，也能成灾主

一百五十七、First come, first served. 先到先招待

一百五十八、First impressions are most lasting. 最初的印象最深刻

一百五十九、Fools build houses and wise men live in them.愚者造房,智才租房

一百六十、Fool's haste is no speed. 欲速则不达

一百六十一、Forbidden fruit is sweetest. 禁果格外甜

一百六十二、Fortune favours the brave. 天佑勇者

一百六十三、Fortune favours those who use their judgement. 智才天助

一百六十四、Fortune knocks once at everyone's door.人人都有走运的一天

一百六十五、Four eyes see more than two. 四只眼睛总比两只眼睛看得清

一百六十六、Fourtune favours fools. 傻子有傻福

一百六十七、Friendship should not be all on one side. 友谊靠双方

一百六十八、Genius only means hard-working all one’s life.天才只总味着终身不懈的努力。 Give him an inch and he will take a yard. 得寸进尺

一百六十九、Give him the dose of his own medicine以其人之道还治其人之身

一百七十、Go while the going is good. 此时不走，更待何时？

一百七十一、God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助

一百七十二、Gold will not buy everything. 金钱并非万能

一百七十三、Good advice is beyond price.忠言是无价之宝

一百七十四、Good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳

一百七十五、Good counsel has no price. 忠言无价

一百七十六、Good health is above wealth. 健康胜过财富

一百七十七、Good words are worth much and cost little. 好话不花钱，一句值千金 Grasp all, lose all. 欲尽得，必尽失

一百七十八、Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同

一百七十九、Great trees keep down the little ones.大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米

一百八十、Habit is second nature. 习惯是第二天性

一百八十一、Half a loaf is better than no bread半个面包总比没有好（意同：聊胜于无）. Handsome is that handsome does.以美貌亦美。

一百八十二、Harm watch, harm catch. 害人反害已

一百八十三、Haste makes waste. 忙中有错

一百八十四、He is happy that he thinks himself so.自乐者常乐

一百八十五、He is only bright that shines by himself.真正的漂亮靠自身的光彩。 He is rich that has few wants. 无欲者为富