1. A good beginning is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半。

2. Don’t put off till tomorrow what shouldbe done today.今日事，今日毕。

3. Fact speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。

4. Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。

5. A bird in the hand is worth than two inthe bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

6. Seeing is believing.眼见为实。

7. Still water run deep.静水流深。

8. Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。

9. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入乡随俗。

10. Man proposes, god disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。

11. Look before you leap.摸清情况再行动。

12. Experience must be bought.吃一堑，长一智。

13. Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。

14. He who does not advance loses ground.逆水行舟，不进则退。

15. Easier said than done.说得容易，做得难。

16. Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在。

17. All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子。

18. All things are difficult before theyare easy.凡事总是由难而易。

19. Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。

20. Every man has his faults.金无足赤，人无完人。

21. Four eyes see more than two.集思广益。

22. He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

23. It is the first step that coststroublesome.万事开头难。

24. The farthest way about is the nearestway home.抄近路反而绕远路。

25. Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。

26. Every man is the architect of his ownfortune.自己的命运自己掌握。

27. The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

28. It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收。

29. Don’t trouble trouble until troubletroubles you.不要自找麻烦。

30. Don’t try to teach your grandmother tosuck eggs.不要班门弄斧。