The classic English sayings include:

A day is a miniature of eternity. (Emerson)

A day is a miniature of eternity. (Emerson)

Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly for them. (C. Weizmann)

Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly for them. Work hard. (Weizmann)

It takes two to make a quarrel.

One slap cannot make a sound.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Each man is the architect of his own fate.

Each man is the architect of his own fate.

Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.

If trouble doesn't come to you, don't go looking for trouble.

A good name is better than riches.

A good name is better than riches.

Reputation is better than wealth.

Time is a bird for ever on the wing. (T. W. Robertson)

Time is a bird for ever on the wing. (Robertson)

An open enemy is better than a hollow friend.

It is better to have an open enemy than a false friend.

Speech is the image of actions.

Language is the reflection of actions.

It is always morning somewhere in the world.

There is always sunshine somewhere in the world.

If you do not learn to think when you are young, you may never learn. (Edison)

If you do not learn to think when you are young, you may never learn. (Edison)

Anger begins with folly, and ends in repentance.

Anger begins with folly, and ends in regret.

Talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation.

Talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation.

Genius comes from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation.

The greater the man, the more restrained his anger.

The greater the man, the more restrained his anger.

If there were less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world. (O. Wilde)

If there were less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world. Some trouble. (Wilde)

All lay load on the willing horse.

A good man is bullied, and a good horse is ridden.

Strike the iron while it is hot.

Strike the iron while it is hot.

When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game.

When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman wins.

Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. (L. Blum)

Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. (Bruce)

Haste trips over its own heels.

It’s easy to make mistakes when you’re busy.

A watched pot never boils.

I can’t drink hot porridge in a hurry.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Birds of a feather flock together.

He who commences many things finishes but a few.

He who commences many things finishes but a few.

He who commences many things finishes but a few.

He who commences many things finishes but a few.

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see. (Muggeridge)

There is no such thing as darkness, only a failure to see. (Muggeridge):

English is a language of the Indo-European-Germanic language family. It is composed of 26 letters. The English alphabet is derived from the Latin alphabet, the Latin alphabet is derived from the Greek alphabet, and the Greek alphabet The alphabet evolved from the Phoenician alphabet.

English is an internationally designated official language (as a mother tongue) and the most widespread first language in the world. English contains about 490,000 words, plus about 300,000 technical terms, making it the language with the largest vocabulary. It is also the official language of the European Union, many international organizations and Commonwealth countries. It has the third largest number of native speakers in the world, second only to Chinese and Spanish.

English evolved from the language spoken by the white people of the Anglo, Saxon and Jute tribes who immigrated to the British Isles in ancient times from Denmark and other Scandinavian peninsulas as well as Germany, the Netherlands and surrounding areas. British colonial activities spread throughout the world.

Due to historical contact with multiple ethnic languages, its vocabulary has changed from unigram to plural, its grammar has changed from "more inflection" to "less inflection", and its pronunciation has also undergone regular changes.

During the 19th and 20th centuries, the leadership of the United Kingdom and the United States in culture, economy, military, politics, and science made English an international language. Nowadays, English is used as a communication medium in many international situations.

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