100 条英文名人名言
it is better to trust to valour than to luck.
*运气 不如*勇气。
ignorance is the mother of impudence.
无知是鲁莽之源。
one careless move may lose the whole game.
一步不慎,满盘皆输。
words are like bees, they have honey and a sting.
言语象蜜蜂,有蜜也有 刺。
it's only the idle will be tired.
只有闲人才会感到疲倦。
there are two tragedies in life. one is to lose your heart's desire, the other is to
gain it.
失去心中所欲的和得到心中所欲的,是人生的两大悲剧。
strong in action, gentle in method.
行动要坚强,方式要温和。
he who mistrusts most should be trusted least.
最不信任别人的人最不应该得到信任。
idleness is the root of all evils.
懒惰是万恶之源。
diligence redeems stupidity.
勤能补拙。
beware beginning.
以谨慎开始。
a friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
strike the iron while it is hot.
趁热打铁。
it takes two to make a quarrel.
一个巴掌拍不响。
when shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game.
鹬蚌相争,渔翁得 利。
a single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火,可以燎原。
one's sin will find one out.
坏事终归要败露。
a good name is better than riches.
声誉胜于财富。
haste trips over its own heels.
忙易出 错。
a watched pot never boils.
心急喝不了热粥。
the greater the man, the more restrained his anger.
人越伟大,越能克制怒火。
speech is the image of actions.
语言是行动的反映。
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
明枪易躲,暗箭难防。
each man is the architect of his own fate.
每个人都是自己命运的建筑师。
birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚,人以群分。
talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation.
天才在于勤奋,知识在于积累。
an open enemy is better than a hollow friend.
宁有公开的敌人,不要虚伪的朋友。
a still tongue makes a wise head.
沉默者有智慧。
it is but a step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
从崇高到荒谬只有一步之遥。
ordinary people think merely of how they will spend time, a man of intellect tries
to use it.
常人只想如何消磨时间,智者则努力利用时间。
anger begins with folly, and ends in repentance.
愤怒以愚蠢开始,以后悔告终。
all lay load on the willing horse.
人善被人欺,马善被人骑。
he who commences many things finishes but a few.
样样都搞,完成者少。
courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.
勇气和坚定是美德的精神与灵魂。
fish begins to stink at the head.
上梁不正下梁歪。
first come, first served.
先来先招待。
easy come, easy go.
来得容易去得快。
more haste, less speed.
欲速则不达。
no pains, no gains.
不劳无获。
nothing venture, nothing gain.
不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
once bit, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳。
out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见,心不烦。
well fed, well bred.
衣食足而后知廉耻。
in for a penny, in for a pound.
一不作,二不休。
a brave man risks his life, but not his conscience.
勇敢的人可用生命冒 险,但不以良心冒险。
it is not the fine coat that makes the gentleman.
使人成为君子的并不是讲究的衣着。
pride hurts, modesty benefits.
满招损, 谦受益。
a man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
害怕痛苦的人其实已经在承受他所害怕的痛苦了。
adversity is a good disciple.
逆境是锻炼人的最好场所。
art is long, life is short.
人 生有涯艺无涯。
well begun, half done.
好的开始是成功的一半。
you can't eat your cake and have it also.
世事两难全。
calamity is man's true touchstone.
患难是人的试金石。
who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
近墨者黑。
constant dropping wears away a stone.
滴水穿石。
the supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
生 活中最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们。
the first step is as good as half over.
第一步是最关键的一步。
you never know your luck.
命运好坏不由己。
sow nothing, reap nothing.
春不播,秋不收。
the wealth of the mind is the only wealth.
精神的财富是唯一的财富。
you can't judge a tree by its bark.
人不可貌相。
clothes do not make the man.
人不在衣装。
to be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
既当演说家,又做实 干家。
variety is the spice of life.
变化是生活的调味品。
little goods, little care.
钱财少,不烦恼。
man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.
人往高处走,水往低处流。
a little pot is soon hot.
壶小 易沸,量小易怒。
no sweet without sweat.
幸福来自汗水。
better the last smile than the first laughter.
宁可最后微笑,不要首先狂喜。
one for all, all for one.
我为人人,人人为我。
truth needs no color.
真理 不需要打扮。
every why has a wherefore.
凡事必有因。
keeping is harder than winning.
创业难,守业更难。
never do things by halves.
做事不可半途而废。
no cross, no crown.
未经苦难,得不到荣冠。
the fire is the test of gold; adversity is the test of a strong man.
火对金子是考 验,逆境对人是磨练。
bad times make a good man.
艰难困苦出能人。
there is no royal road to learning.
求知无坦途。
doubt is the key to knowledge.
怀疑是知识的钥匙。
sharp tools make good work.
工欲 善其事,必先利其器。
wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪费时间就是掠夺 自己。
nurture passes nature.
教养胜过天性。
there is no garden without its weeds.
没有不长杂草的花园。
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。
wealth is the test of a man's character.
财富是对一个人品格的试金石。
the best hearts are always the bravest.
心灵最高尚的人,也总是最勇敢的人。
courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue.
礼貌和美貌是分不开的伴侣。
plain living and high thinking.
生活要朴素,情操要高尚。
good is good, but better carries it.
精益求精,善益求善。
honesty is the best policy.
诚实为上策。
gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
感恩是精神高尚的标志。
it is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
判断自己比判断 别人要难得多。
an optimist sees the rose; a pessimist the thorn.
乐观 的人看到玫瑰,悲观的人只看到它的刺。
delays are dangerous.
因拖出危险。
let bygones be bygones.
既往宜不咎。
look on both sides of the shield.
看问题要从两面看。
you cannot burn the candle at both ends.
蜡烛不能两头点。
all men can't be first.
不可能人人得冠军。
never is a long word.
不要轻易说“决不”。
the overturned cast ahead is a warning to the carts behind.
前车之覆,后车之鉴。
spare the rod and spoil the child.
不打不成器。
too many cooks spoil the broth.
厨师 太多烧坏汤。
standers-by see more than gamesters.
旁观者清,当局者迷。
self-praise is no recommendation.
自夸不足为自荐。
they brag most who can do least.
本领最小的人最会吹牛。
the good is the enemy of the best.
过得去是精益求精的敌人。
politeness costs nothing and gains everything.
礼貌不用花一分钱,却能赢得一切。
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。
conceit is the quicksand of success.
自负是成功的流沙。
he that makes a good war makes a good peace.
正义的战争创造持久的和平。
there is no disputing about tastes.
人各有所好。
it is easy to be wise after the event.
事后诸 葛亮容易当。
patience is the ability to put up with people you'd like to put down.
能容忍你想羞辱的人,便是忍耐。
be able to be alone. lose not the advantage of solitude.
要有单独自处的能力,不要放过孤寂的好处。
great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.
伟大的思想需要起落架,也需要双翼。
fair words make fools fain.
甜言蜜语会使愚者得意忘形。
please all and you please none.
要面面俱到者,面面不到。
the noblest vengeance is to forgive.
最高尚的复仇是宽容。
a soft answer turneth away wrath.
温和的回答可以息怒。
advice when most needed is least heeded.
最容易忽 视的建议往往是最重要的。
be just before you are generous.
要慷慨必先求 公正。
make the best of a bad bargain.
已知吃亏,尽力而为。
he that makes a thing too fine, breaks it.
做事过于苛求,反把事情弄坏。
when all else is lost the future still remains.
就是失去了一切别的,也还有未来。
the world is his who enjoys it.
活着感到快乐,世界就属于你。
a little labor, much health.
适量的劳动有益于健康。
laugh and grow fat.
心宽体胖。
work won't kill but worry will.
劳动无害,忧愁伤身。
he is rich that has few wants.
寡欲者富。
every man at forty is a fool or a physician.
人到四十,如果不是傻子,就该知道保养身体。
a bow long bent grows weak.
常拉满弓无力。