1.They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can.不能如愿而行,也须尽力而为。

2.If you would have a thing well done,do it yourself.想把事情来做好,就得亲自动手搞。

3.He that doth most at once doth least.什么都想一次做完,结果一件也做不完;贪多嚼不烂。

4.The higher up, the greater the fall.爬得高,摔得惨。

5.The leopard cannot change its spots.本性难移。

6.The more noble, the more humble.人越高尚,越谦虚。

7.The more wit, the less courage. 初生牛犊不怕虎。

8.The outsider sees the most of the game.旁观者清。

9.The pen is mightier than the sword.笔能杀人。

10.The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。

11.There is kindness to be found everywhere.人间处处有温情。

12.There is no general rule without some exception.任何法规均有例外。

13.There is no medicine against death.没有长生不老药。

14.There is no place like home.金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。

15.The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.人言可畏。

16.There are spots in the sun.太阳也有黑点。

17.There are two sides to every question.问题皆有两面。

18.There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本难念的经。

19.It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.没有土壤,播种也是徒劳。

20.It is right to put everything in its proper use.凡事都应用得其所。