1. The (or A) beggar may sing before the thief (or footbad). 既是穷光蛋，何虑窃贼偷。

2. The abundance of money ruins youth. 钱多毁青年。

3. The ass wags his ears. 自鸣得意。

4. The bait hides the hook. 饵里藏钩;笑里藏刀。

5. The battle is to the strong. 强者必胜。

6. The beaten road is the safest. 踏过的路最安全。

7. The beginnings of all things are small. 万事开头小。

8. The belly has no ears. 食欲不长耳。

9. The best fish smell when they are three days old. 鱼过三天后，再鲜也变臭。

10. The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼游水底。

11. The best hearts are always the bravest. 无私者无畏。

12. The best horse needs breaking, and the aptest child needs teaching. 玉不琢不成器。

13. The best is often the enemy of the good. 要求过高，反难成功。

14. The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good. 要求过高反难成功。

15. The best is yet to come. 未来是最美好的。

16. The best man stumbles. 伟人也有犯错时。

17. The best mirror is a friend's eye. 朋友的眼睛是最好的镜子。

18. The best mirror is an old friend. 老朋友是最好的镜子。

19. The best of all governments is that which teaches us to govern ourselves. 最好的政府是教导我们管理自己。

20. The best of friends must part. 莫逆至交，终有一别。

21. The best remedy against an ill man is much ground between. 敬而远之。

22. The best smell is bread, the best savour salt, the best love that of children. 面包的气味最香，食盐的滋味最鲜，儿童的情爱最纯。

23. The best teacher one can have is necessity. 我们能得到的最好教师是“需要”。

24. The best teachers of humanity are the lives of great men. 启迪人性最好的导师是伟大人物的生活。

25. The better the day, the better the deed. 日子越美好，事业越顺当。

26. The bough that bears most, hangs lowest. 枝头结果越多，垂得越低。

27. The brave man hazards his life, but not his conscience. 英雄的人可以冒生命危险，但不冒良心危险。

28. The brightest of all things, the sun, has its spots. 金无赤足，人无完人。

29. The burden on likes is cheerfully borne. 爱挑的担子，就愉快轻松。

30. The busiest men find (or have) the most leisure (or time). 最忙的人时间最多。