常用英语谚语100句

 
1.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 No pains, no gains. 
 
2.祸从口出 言多必失 The tongue cuts the throat. 
 
3.一箭双雕，一石二鸟   A stone  kills  two  birds. 
 
4.骄兵必败 Pride goes before a fall. 
 
5.无官一身轻 Out of office, out of danger. 

6.公事公办 Business is business. 
 
7.积少成多 Many a little makes a mickle. 
 
8.新官上任三把火 A new broom sweeps clean.  
 
9.近朱者赤，近墨者黑 He that lives with cripples learns to limp. 
 
10.班门弄斧 Teach fish to swim. 
 
11.良药苦口 A good medicine tastes bitter. 
 
12.浑水摸鱼 Fish in troubled waters. 
 
13.天网恢恢，疏而不漏 Justice has long arms. 
 
14.英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike. 
 
15.宁为玉碎，不为瓦全.  Better die with honor than live with shame. 

16.不入虎穴，焉得虎子 Nothing venture, nothing have. 
 
17.谋事在人，成事在天 Man proposes, God disposes. 
 
18.前事不忘后事之师 The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future. 
 
19.未雨绸缪 Live within your means and save for a rainy day. 
 
20.成功源于勤奋 Industry is the parent of success.  
 
21.树大招风 Names are debts. 
 
22.人急造反，狗急跳墙 Despair gives courage to a coward. 
 
23.熟能生巧 Practice makes perfect. 
 
24.心旷神怡，事事顺利 A merry heart goes all the way. 
 
25.知足常乐 Content is better than riches.
  
26.看人看年少，看天看破晓 Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day. 
 
27.和气生财 Cheek brings success. 
 
28.大智若愚，大巧若拙 Cats hide their paws. 
 
29.大事未成时，莫开庆功宴 Catch the bear before you sell his skin. 
 
30.他山之石，可以攻玉 By other's faults， wise men correct their 
own. 
 
31.塞翁失马，焉知非福 Behind bad luck comes good luck.  
 
32.机不可失，时不再来 Take time while time is, for time will be away. 
 
33.欲速则不达 More haste, less speed
 
34.以眼还眼，以牙还牙 An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 
 
35.滴水穿石 Little strokes fell great oaks. 

36.兵不厌诈 All is fair in war. 
 
37.天下无不散之宴席 All good things came to an end. 
 
38.英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike. 
 
39.祸不单行 Misfortunes never come alone. 
 
40.谋事在人，成事在天 Man proposes, god disposes.  
 
41.情人眼里出西施Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  
 
42.时不我待/岁月无情 Time and tide wait for no man.  
 
43.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 A young idler, an old beggar. 
 
44.家有万贯财，不如一身健 Health is better than wealth. 
 
45.无官一身轻 Out of office, out of danger.  

46.生命在于运动 Rest breeds rust.  
 
47.不入虎穴，焉得虎子 Nothing venture, nothing have.  
 
48.覆水难收 Things done cannot be undone.  
 
49.真金不怕火炼 True blue will never stain. 
 
50.为人不做亏心事，半夜不怕鬼敲门 A clear conscience is a sure card.
 
51.事与愿违 All your swans are geese.  
 
52.大器晚成 Late fruit keeps well.  
 
53.既来之则安之 Take things as they come. 
 
54.三个和尚没水吃 Everbody's business is nobody's business.  
 
55.小巫见大巫 The moon is not seen when the sun shines.  

56.因小失大 Penny wise and pound foolish.  
 
57.五十步笑百步 The pot calls the kettle black 
 
59.一失足成千古恨 Short pleasure, long lament 
 
60.祸兮福所倚，福兮祸所伏 Misfortune might be a blessing in disguises. 
 
61.说到曹操，曹操就到 Speak of the devil(and he will appear).  
 
62.一言既出，驷马难追 A word spoken is past recalling 
 
63.勿打草惊蛇 Let sleeping dogs lie.  
 
64.无风不起浪 There is no smoke without fire.  
 
65.胸有成竹 Have a card up one's sleeve. 

66.人靠衣装 Fine feathers make fine birds. 
 
67.挂羊头，卖狗肉 He cries wine and sells vinegar.  
 
68.青出于蓝而胜于蓝 The pupil outdoes the master.  
 
69.天涯何处无芳草 There are plenty of fish in the sea. 
 
70.强中更有强中手 Diamod cut diamod.  
 
71.人不可貌相 Judge not a book by its cover.  
 
72.殊途同归 All roads lead to rome. /All rivers run into the sea.
 
73.口蜜腹剑 Peace on the forehead and war in the mind. 
 
74.身正不怕影子歪 A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 
 
75.宁当鸡头，不当凤尾 It is better to be the head of a dog/lizard than the tail of a lion.  

76.事实胜于雄辩 Facts speak louder than words. 
 
77.寸金难买寸光阴 Money can't buy time.  
 
78.失败乃成功之母 Failure is the mother of success. 
 
79.教学相长 To teach is to learn.  
 
80.有其父必有其子 Like father, like son. 
 
81.眼不见为净 Out of sight, out of mind. /Far from eye, far from heart. 
 
82.有情人终成眷属 All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.  
 
83.天下无不散之筵席 Friends must part.  
 
84.前事不忘，后事之师/前车之覆，后车之鉴 The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future. 
 
85.行动比言语更有说服力（事实胜于雄辩） actions speak louder than words.   

86.迟做总比不做好 better late than never. 
  
87.诚实总是上策 honesty is the best policy. 
  
88.事实从来不怕调查 Truth never fears investigation.   
      
89.三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮 Two heads are better than one. 
       
90.有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 While there is life, there is hope. 
 
91.脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱 (从小灌输给孩子的坚定信念)Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.  
 
92.心之所愿，无所不成 (坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功。)Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.  
 
93.一个今天胜似两个明天 One today is worth two tomorrows. 
         
94.过去的痛苦就是快乐 (无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去，将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比)  Pain past is pleasure.    
 
95.风暴使树木深深扎根 (感激敌人，感激挫折！)  Storms make trees take deeper roots. 

96.最简单的回答就是干 The shortest answer is doing. 
 
97.患难见友情 A friend in need is a friend indeed.  
 
98.忠告是无价宝 Good advice is beyond all price.  
 
99.伟大的理想造就伟大的人 Great hopes make great man. 
   
100.有志者,事竟成败 Where there is a will,  there is a way.