The most classic English sayings

1. Doubt is the key to knowledge.

Suspicion is the key to common sense.

2. Pride hurts, modesty benefits.

Full of losses, modesty benefits.

3. Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

Being grateful is a sign of noble souls.

4. ot his conscience.

A strong person can risk his life, but not his conscience.

5. Honesty is the best policy.

Honesty is the best policy.

6. Wasting time is robbing oneself.

Wasting time is robbing oneself.

7. It is not the fine coat that makes the gentleman.

It is not the fine coat that makes the gentleman.

8. Good is good, but better carries it.

Work carefully and pursue good.

9. You cant eat your cake and have it also.

Dilemma in life.

10. Art is long, life is short.

The road of life has its limits and art is endless.

11. Little goods, little care.

Little money, no worries.

12. Nurture passes nature.

Cultivation is better than nature.

13. Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.

Those who know the current affairs are heroes, and water flows downwards.

14. No sweet without sweat.

Happiness comes from sweat.

15. A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

16. Plain living and high thinking.

Live a simple life and have a noble character.

17. Calamity is mans true touchstone.

Sharing joys and sorrows is the touchstone of man.

18. There is no garden without its weeds.

There is no garden without its weeds.

19. There is no royal road to learning.

There is no broad road to truth.

　20. Wealth is the test of a man’s character.

Wealth is the touchstone of a man’s character.

21. You can’t judge a tree by its bark.

You can’t judge a person by his appearance.

22. The fire is the test of gold; adversity is the test of a strong man.

Fire is a test for gold, and setbacks are a test for people.

23. Courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue.

Civility and appearance are inseparable lovers.

24. Bad times make a good man.

Difficulties and obstacles bring out talents.

25. To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.

To be both a speaker and a doer of ideas and actions.

26. Adversity is a good disciple.

Frustration is the best place to train people.

27. Every why has a wherefore.

Everything must have a reason.

28. The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

The highest happiness in life is the conviction that some people love us.

29. Clothes do not make the man.

People do not wear clothes.

30. Truth needs no color.

True knowledge does not require dressing up.

31. A little pot is soon hot.

A small pot is easy to boil, and a small amount makes it angry.

32. Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.

Bystanders know better.

33. You never know your luck.

You cannot control your luck.

34. No cross, no crown.

Without pain, you cannot get the crown.

35. The first step is as good as half over.

The first step is the most important step.

36. Well begun, half done.

A new beginning is half the success.

37. Constant dropping wears away a stone.

Water drops wear away a stone.

38. Variety is the spice of life.

Change is the spice of life.

39. Sharp tools make good work.

Sharpen the knife and chop wood, and the workman wants to do his job well.

40. Sow nothing, reap nothing.

No sowing in spring, no harvest in autumn.

41. Keeping is harder than winning.

It is difficult to start a business and even harder to maintain success.

42. Never do things by halves.

Don’t rush for success.

43. The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.

The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.

44. The best hearts are always the bravest.

The person with the noblest heart is always the bravest.

45. One for all, all for one.

Think of others, everyone for myself.