English proverbs 英语谚语

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Actions speak louder than words

All for one and one for all

All roads lead to Rome

All that glitters is not gold

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

All’s fair in love and war

All’s well that ends well

Any port in a storm

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

April showers bring May flowers

An army marches on its stomach

Bad news travels fast

A bad penny always turns up

The bad workman always blames his tools

[His] bark is worse than his bite

Beauty is only skin deep

Beggars can’t be choosers

The best of friends must part

The best things in life are free

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry Better late than never

Better safe than sorry

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts

The bigger they come, the harder they fall

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Birds of a feather flock together

Blood is thicker than water

Boys will be boys

Brevity is the soul of wit

The buck stops here

Business before pleasure Carpe diem

The chickens have come home to roost

Cleanliness is next to godliness

Close, but no cigar

Cold hands, warm heart

The course of true love never did run smooth Curiosity killed the cat

De gustibus non est disputandum

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose

The devil is in the details

Discretion is the better part of valor

Do not cast your pearls before swine

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

A dog is a man’s best frien d

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch

Don’t cry over spilt milk

Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face

Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes

Don’t give up the ship

Don’t hide your light under a bushel

Don’t judge a book by its cover

D on’t lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

Don’t put all your eggs in one bas ket

Don’t put the cart before the horse

Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water

The early bird catches the worm

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet

Easy come, easy go

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die

Every cloud has a silver lining

Every dog has his day

Everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes

Experience is the best teacher

Familiarity breeds contempt

Feed a cold; starve a fever

Finders keepers, losers weepers

Fish or cut bait

Fish out of water

A fool and his money are soon parted

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread

For want of a nail the kingdom was lost

Forewarned is forearmed

Frailty, thy name is woman!

A friend in need is a friend indeed

From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step

The game is not worth the candle

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration Give him enough rope and he’ll hang himself

Give the devil his due

God helps those who help themselves

Good fences make good neighbors