408. A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance.
心中快乐，容光焕发。
人逢喜事精神爽。
409. The joy of the heart makes the face merry.
心中快乐，面带喜色。
人逢喜事精神爽。
410. A merry heart goes all the way.
心情愉快，办事顺畅。
411. Joy puts heart into a man.
人快乐时心情好。
人逢喜事精神爽。
412. Joys shared with others are more enjoyed.
与人同乐，更加快乐。
413. A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.
美好的事物永远是一种快乐。
414. Children and fools have merry lives.
孩子和傻瓜，生活乐哈哈。
415. Content is happiness.
知足常乐。
416. Follow pleasure and it will flee thee; flee pleasure and it will follow thee.
追求快乐，它逃避；逃避快乐，它跟随。
417. Joy and sorrow are next-door neighbours.
快乐和忧愁是近邻。
418. Grief often treads upon the heels of pleasure.
悲哀常常紧随快乐。
乐极生悲。
419. Pleasure has a sting in its tail.
快乐尾巴长有刺。
乐极生悲。
420. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
快乐犹如香水，你不可能洒向别人而自己不沾上几滴。
421. No pleasure without pain.
422. There is no pleasure without pain.
没有无痛苦的欢乐。
423. No joy without alloy [annoy].
424. There is no joy without alloy.
有乐就有悲。
425. Sadness and gladness succeed each other.
快乐与悲哀总是交替来。
426. It is comparison that makes men happy or miserable.
人与人相比，有悲又有喜。
427. He who talks much of his happiness summons grief.
多谈幸福的人会招致痛苦。
428. Short pleasure, long lament.
眼前片刻欢，日后长悲痛。
429. Stolen pleasures are sweet [sweetest].
偷欢最快乐。
求之不得的东西最好。
430. Stolen waters are sweet.
偷来之水特别甜。
偷欢最快乐。
431. Please one’s eye and plague one’s heart.
只图眼前快活，不顾事后烦恼。
7．事实?真理
432. Facts are stubborn (things).
事实是不可否认的。
433. One foot is better than two crutches.
一只脚胜过两条拐杖。
434. A bald head is soon shaven.
光脑袋，剃得快。
435. A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
瞎子不谢赠镜人。
436. A blind man cannot judge colours.
盲人不辨色。
437. He that never rode never fell.
不骑马不会落马。
438. The thread breaks where it is weakest.
线断常在最细处。
439. It is a long lane that has no turning.
路必有弯。
世上没有一条不转弯的路。
440. Nothing comes out of the sack but what was in it.
袋子里装什么才能倒出什么。
无中不能生有。
441. A cracked bell can never sound well.
442. A cracked bell is never sound.
破钟无好音。
443. As we sow, so shall we reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
444. A tree is known by its fruit.
445. The tree is known by its [her] fruit.
观其果便知树。
观其行知其人。
446. Soon ripe, soon rotten.
早熟早烂。
早慧早夭。
447. He that would eat the kernel must crack the nut.
要把果仁吃，就得碎果壳。
448. He will shoot higher who shoots at the moon [sun] than he who aims at a tree.
瞄准月亮才能比瞄准树木射得高。
目标高才能射得高。
449. Between two stools one goes to the ground.
脚踏两只船，早晚要落水。
450. Cut you coat according to your cloth.
量布裁衣。
451. No man can make a good coat with bad cloth.
劣布难制美装。
452. No man loves his fetters, be they made of gold.
金铸的脚镣也没人爱戴。
453. Butter to butter is no relish.
黄油加黄油不成美味。
千篇一律的东西令人生厌。
454. You cannot eat your cake and have your cake.
饼子吃下肚，当然不再有。
两者不可兼得。
455. Half a loaf is better than no bread.
半片面包总比没有好。
有胜于无。
456. There is no wheat without chaff.
没有不带壳的麦粒。
457. Something is better than nothing.
有总比没有强。
458. Everything is good for something.
万物皆有其用。
459. Nature abhors a vacuum.
自然界里无真空。
460. There is nothing permanent except change.
没有任何东西是一成不变的。
461. Two negatives make an affirmative.
否定之否定即为肯定。
462. Wonders are many, and nothing is more wonderful than man.
世上奇迹多，唯人最奇妙。
463. Honey is sweet, but the bee stings.
蜜甜蜂螫人。
464. It takes two to make a quarrel.
吵架要有两个人。
465. Every man has his liking.
人各有好。
466. So many men, so many minds.
十人十条心。
467. Every shoe fits not every foot.
一鞋难合百人足。
468. Everything must have a beginning.
凡事皆有始。
469. Everything hath an end.
万物有始必有终。
470. The darkest hour is that before the dawn.
黎明之前最黑暗。
471. Every cloud has a silver lining.
黑暗之中总有一线光明。
祸中有福。
472. Every advantage has its disadvantage.
有利必有弊。
473. Tread on a worm and it will turn.
蚯蚓被踩也会动。
被逼过甚，最温顺者也会反抗。
474. No smoke without some fire.
475. There is no smoke without fire.
无火不生烟。
不风不起浪。
476. Every why has a wherefore.
凡事皆有因。
477. Most things have two handles.
多数事物都有两种解释。
478. There are two sides to every question.
每个问题都有两个方面。
479. No living man all things can.
世上没有万能者。
480. Fire and water have no mercy.
水火无情。
481. Pouring oil on the fire is no way to quench it.
加油不是灭火法。
482. Water afar quencheth not fire.
远水救不了近火。
483. Fire and water are [may be] good servants, but bad masters.
水火是忠仆，用之不慎成灾主。
484. When the well is full, it will run over.
井满则水溢。
485. The last drop makes the cup run over.
已满的杯子多加一滴就会溢出。
超过限度的微小事情往往酿成重大后果。
486. Wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.
瓶中之酒不解渴。
487. Shallow streams made most din.
溪浅水声喧。
满瓶不响，半瓶叮当。
488. Union is strength.
团结就是力量。
489. Truth will prevail [conquer].
真理必胜。
490. Truth fears no colours.
真理不怕任何反驳。
真理是驳不倒的。
491. Truth shines in the dark.
真理在黑暗中闪光。
492. Truth has no answer.
真理无可抗拒。
493. Truth is a lion.
真理是一头雄狮。
494. Nothing endures but truth.
唯有真理永存。
495. The truth is always green.
496. Truth never grows old.
真理之树常青。
497. Truth is the daughter of time.
真理是时间之女。
498. Sooner or later, the truth comes to light.
499. The truth will out.
真相迟早会大白。
真理迟早会被证明。
500. Truth lies [is] at the bottom of a well.
真理深藏井底。
真理难以探求。
501. Truth will out, even if buried in a golden coffin.
即使把真理装在金棺材里埋起来，它终究也会显露出来。
502. Wisdom is only found in truth.
唯真理中才有智慧。
503. Truth hath a good face, but ill clothes.
真理面目和善，但衣衫褴褛。
504. Truth needs no colours.
真理无需粉饰。
505. Truth’s best ornament is nakedness.
不加掩饰乃是真理的最好装饰。
506. Truth and roses have thorns about them.
真理和玫瑰，身上皆有刺。
507. There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
真理与谬误只有一步只差。
508. Truth may be blamed, but shall never be shamed.
真理也许会遭受非难，但绝不会遭受羞辱。
509. Though malice may darken truth, it cannot put it out.
恶意虽然会糟蹋真理，但无法消灭真理。
510. The truths we least like to hear are those which it is most to our advantage to know.
人们最不愿倾听之事，往往是对其大有裨益之事。
511. Beauty is truth, truth beauty.
美即是真，真即是美。
8．书籍?知识
512. Books and friends should be few but good.
513. Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.
书籍如朋友，宜少须慎选。
514. Books are the ever-burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.
书籍乃累积智慧之不灭明灯。
515. A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.
好书如至友，永远不相负。
516. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
好书如挚友，友情永不渝。
517. There is no friend so faithful as a good book.
一本好书就是一位最忠实的朋友。
518. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
书是随身携带的花园。
519. A book is the same today as it was always and it will never change.
好书千载常如新。
好书永不过时。
520. A book that remains shut is but a block.
好书不去翻，犹如一木砖。
521. Old wood is best to burn, old book to read.
老柴好烧，老书宜读。
522. Judge not a book by its cover.
好书不凭封面判。
523. A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent.
坏书因其不能改正错误而更坏。
524. In books, are embalmed the greatest thoughts of all ages.
伟大思想代代有，载入史册永不朽。
525. A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.
好故事百听不厌。
526. The true university of these days is a collection of books.
当今真正的大学就是一批藏书。
527. Knowledge (itself) is power.
知识就是力量。
528. Knowledge starts with practice.
知识来源于实践。
实践出真知。
529. Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist.
无实践的知识只能使人成为半个艺术家。
530. Knowledge is a Treasure, but Practice is the key to it.
知识是宝库，而实践则是开启这座宝库的钥匙。
531. Knowledge is no burden [burthen].
知识决非负担。
艺多不压身。
532. Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud.
知识使人谦虚，无知使人傲慢。
533. If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
若要长知识，须从勤苦得。
534. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.
知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。
535. It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it.
知识的特点就在于真正渴求知识的人总能得到它。
536. Knowledge is the antidote to fear.
知识是恐惧的解毒剂。
知识可以消除恐惧。
537. A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.
少量的常识抵得上大量的知识。
538. Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.
学问使好人更好，坏人更坏。
539. Learning is a bitter root, but it bears sweet fruit.
学问是苦根结出的甜果。
540. The three foundations of learning: seeing much, suffering much, and studying much.
做学问的三个基本条件是：多观察，多吃苦、多研究。
541. Without learning, without eyes.
无学问犹如没有眼睛。
542. Doubt is the key of knowledge.
怀疑是打开知识宝库的钥匙。
543. Questioning is the door of knowledge.
疑问是通向知识之门。
544. He that knows nothing, doubts nothing.
一无所知的人对什么也不会怀疑。
无知即无疑。
545. A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation.
人无知识犹如房屋没有地基。
546. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
547. A little learning is a dangerous thing.
浅学寡识是件危险的事情。
浅学误人。
548. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
胸中知识胜于手中钱。
549. Wisdom is better than gold or silver.
知识胜于金钱。
550. Wisdom is more to be envied than riches.
知识可羡，胜于财富。
551. Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.
为求知识，在所不惜。
552. Too much knowledge makes the head bald.
过分劳心，使人谢顶。
知识太多老得快。
553. Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.
知识之于精神，犹如健康之于身体。
554. Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.
没有知识的热情，犹如脱缰之马。
555. Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
没有知识的热心，犹如有火而无光。
556. Science is organized knowledge.
科学是系统的知识。
557. Science has no enemy but the ignorant.
科学的敌人是愚昧无知。
558. Common sense is not common.
常识并不寻常。
559. Imagination is more important than knowledge.
想象比知识更重要。
560. Imagination will span the gap in our knowledge.
想象可弥补知识之不足。
561. A useful trade is a mine of gold.
有用的技艺是无价之宝。
562. Skill is no burden.
技艺决非负担。
艺多不压身。
563. An empty barrel makes more noise than a full one.
空桶比满桶发出的响声大。
一桶不响，半捅晃荡。
564. An empty bag cannot stand upright.
空袋不能直立。
没有知识武装，干什么都一事无成。
9．风俗?习惯
565. Custom is a second nature.
566. Custom is another nature.
习惯是第二天性。
567. Custom makes all the things easy.
风俗习惯使万事容易办。
形成习惯，事事好办。
568. Custom reconciles us to everything.
习惯使人安于一切。
569. Custom rules law.
风俗约束法律。
570. A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.
坏习惯像饼子，碎了比保存起来好。
571. Custom without reason is but ancient error.
荒谬的风俗只不过是古老的错误而已。
572. What youth is used to, age remembers.
少年惯为事，老时长记起。
573. So many countries, so many customs.
574. Every country has its customs.
一国有一国的风俗。
575. Do as the Romans do.
576. Do in Rome as the Romans do.
577. Do in Rome as Rome does.
578. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
579. When you are at Rome, do as Rome does.
570. When you go to Rome, do as Rome does.
在罗马要和罗马人一样行事。
入国问禁，入乡随俗。
571. Other times, other manners.
时代不同，风俗有异。
俗随时变。
572. Habit is (a) second nature.
573. Use is (a) second nature.
习惯是人的第二天性。
习惯成自然。
574. Once a use, for ever a custom.
习惯成自然。
575. Habit cures habit.
新习惯改变旧习惯。
576. Every man has his own habit.
每个人都有自己的习惯。
577. Habit is a cable: we weave a thread of it every day, and at last we cannot break it.
习惯为缆绳，日编一缕，终不了断。
578. You cannot make a crab walk straight.
谁也不能让螃蟹直着走路。
579. Old habits die hard.
陈规陋习难消除。
580. Old use and wont legs about the fire.
旧习俗总是围着火炉转。
旧习难改。
581. Once is no custom.
偶尔一次不能算数。
582. Once is no rule.
一次不成例。
10．言语?行动
583. He cannot speak well that cannot hold his tongue.
管不住嘴巴讲不好话。
越是不会讲话的人越爱讲。
584. Wealth of words is not eloquence.
多言算不上雄辩。
585. He that talks much, errs much.
说得越多，错得越多。
586. Few words, many deeds.
少说话，多做事。
587. Actions speak louder than words.
行动比言语更响亮。
百说不如一干。
588. Better to do well than to say well.
589. It is better to do well than to say well.
590. Doing is better than saying.
说得好不如做得好。
591. Not to say well, but to do well.
不要说得好，而要做得好。
说得中听不如做得出色。
592. Say well is good, but do well is better.
说得漂亮固然不错，但做得好才更好。
593. Deeds, not words.
要行动，不要空谈。
594. Don’t make any noise while you work, but use your brain.
干活不要吵，而要用头脑。
595. Easier said than done.
说起来容易，做起来难。
596. From words to deeds is a great space.
言行之间距离大。
597. There is great difference between word and deed.
言语和行动很不相同。
言行之间距离大。
598. First think, and then speak.
先思而后言。
599. Speak without thinking is shooting without aiming.
600. Speaking without thinking is shooting without taking aim.
言而无思，无的放矢。
601. Least said, soonest mended.
602. Little said is soon amended.
603. Little said, soonest mended.
话说越少，弥补越快。
少说为妙。
604. The least said the better.
少说为妙。
605. Few words are best.
话少为佳。
606. Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
敏于听而慎于言。
607. Hear much, speak little.
多听少说。
608. It is better to play with the ears than the tongue.
多用耳，少用口。
多听少说。
609. Hear twice before you speak once.
听两次，说一次。
多听少说。
610. Keep your mouth shut and your ears open.
闭上嘴巴，竖起耳朵。
多听少讲。
611. Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
