English famous quotes and Chinese translation

English famous quotes

1. Quality matters more than quantity.

2. Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

If you want to inflict a crime, why bother without words.

3. All is not at hand that helps.

Useful things are not always within reach.

4. Judge not according to the appearance.

Don’t judge people by their appearance.

5. Failure is the mother of success.

Failure is the mother of success.

6. All is flour that comes to his mill.

It can be ground into powder in his mill.

7. Fame is a magnifying glass.

Reputation is a magnifying glass.

8. Save while you may, no morning sun lasts a whole day.

Be frugal when you can, because the morning sun cannot shine all day long.

9. Old birds are not caught with new nests.

New nests cannot catch old birds.

10. Ready money is a ready medicine.

Ready money is equal to ready medicine.

11. Hasty love, soon cold.

Hasty love, soon cold.

12. Judge not a book by its cover.

People should not be judged by their appearance.

13. Learn to say before you sing.

Step by step.

14. no way is impossible to courage.

There is no impassable road to courage.

15. Although it rains, throw not away your watering pot.

Even if it rains, don’t throw away your watering pot.

16. Read not books alone, but men.

Don’t just read books, but also know people.

17. Idle folks have most labor.

Lazy guys always think they have too much work.

18. A man can not spin and reel at the same time.

One cannot do two things at once.

19. no man is content.

The human heart is dissatisfied.

20. Take the world as it is.

Take things as they come.

21. Old birds are not to be caught with shaft.

The wise will not miscalculate.

22. Every cloud has a silver lining.

There is no way out in the mountains and rivers, but there is another village with dark willows and bright flowers.

23. A man can do no more than he can.

Everything can only be done according to one's ability.

24. People do not lack strength; they lack will.

People do not lack strength, what they lack is determination.

25. Seeing is believing.

Seeing is believing.

26. Early mistakes are the seeds of future trouble.

Early mistakes can lead to future trouble.

27. Time tries truth.

Time tests truth.

28. no money, no honey.

No money, no love.

29. Happy is he that is happy in childhood.

A happy person is a happy person.

30. Time reveals all things.

Time will reveal everything.

31. Joy put heart into a man.

People feel refreshed when happy events happen.

32. Every bullet has its billet.

There is no smoke without fire.

33. care brings gray hair.

Worry makes people grow old.

34. Fair and softly go far in a day.

Be modest and steady, and have a bright future.

35. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy.

All work and no play makes a smart boy stupid; If you play all you want and don't study, a smart child will have no future.

36. Rest breeds rust.

Stop must rust.

37. Early sow, early mow.

Those who sow early will reap early.

38. Beauty is in the eye of the gazer.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

39. All is fish that comes to one"s net.

Catch the net with fish.

40. Virtue is her (or its) ) own reward.

It is the most joyful to do good.

41. You can"t make omelets (or omeletts) without breaking eggs.

There is something to lose. have to.

42. A man apt to promise is apt to forget.

A man who makes light promises is easy to forget.

43. All truths are not to be told.

The truth is not always clear.

44. You can"t eat your cake and have it.

You can't eat your cake and have it at the same time.

45. Virtue is the only true nobility.

Only virtue is truly noble.

46. You have no goats, and yet you sell kids.

Although you have no old goats, you sell kids.

47. All things will come round to him who will but wait.

As long as you are patient and willing to wait, everything will come on time.

48. Make hay while the sun shines.

Strike while the iron is hot.

49. Mills of God grind slowly but sure.

The sky is full of glory, sparse but not missing.

50. God never shuts one door but he opens another.

There is no perfect way.

51. Tall trees catch much wind.

Tall trees catch much wind.

52. A man can die but once.

There is only one death in life.

53. Always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom.

Sit back and eat nothing.

54. Give a fool rope enough and he will hang himself.

Give a fool rope enough and he will hang himself.

Give a fool rope enough and he will hang himself.

55. change lays not her hand upon truth.

The truth remains unchanged.

56. Quarrels of lovers but renew their love.

Lovers quarrel and quarrel, but they will make up.

57. make the best of a bad business (or job or bargain)

When you are at the end of your rope, try to make a bright future.

58. Laws catch flies but let hornets go free.

The French Open only catches flies, not wasps.

59. Penny wise and pound foolish.

Small things are wise but big things are foolish.

60. Virtue is fairer far than beauty.

Virtue is far more beautiful than beauty.

61. Man is a tool-using animal.

Man is a tool-using animal.

62. Bad news has wings.

Bad news spreads thousands of miles.

63. Gifts from enemies are dangerous.

Gifts from enemies are dangerous.

64. Patience is a virtue.

Patience is a virtue.

65. All the wisdom in the world is not in one head.

All the wisdom in the world cannot be concentrated in one head.

66. Money is the root of all evil.

Money is the root of all evil.

67. All the world"s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

The whole world is a stage, men and women, just actors.

68 , Teaching others teaches yourself.

Teaching teaches each other.

69. Until all is over one"s ambition never dies.

The ambition will never die until the Yellow River.

70. All men cannot be first.

It is impossible for everyone to be first.

71. care killed the cat.

Worry about harming the body.

72. Keep your breath to cool your porridge.

Stay nosy.

73. A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife.

A man who had a wasteful wife will never thrive.

74. Quality is better than quantity.

Quality is more important than quantity.

75. Tastes differ.

It’s hard to agree.

76. We all do fade as a leaf.

We all do fade as a leaf.

We all do fade as a leaf.

77. A man has his hour, and a dog has his day.

When a man is happy, a dog has a happy day.

78. All things are difficult before they are easy.

Everything is difficult before they are easy.

79. Delays are dangerous.

Missing an opportunity will lead to trouble.

80. All covet, all lose.

If you are greedy for too much, you will lose.

81. Idle folks lack no excuses.

Idle folks lack no excuses.

82. All is fair in war.

A soldier never tires of deceit.

83. Care and diligence bring luck.

Care and diligence bring good luck.

84. Second thoughts are best.

Think before you act.

85. Wash a dog, comb a dog, Still a dog, remain a dog.

Nature is hard to change.

86. Time tries all.

Time tests everything.

87. Riches do not always bring happiness.

Riches do not always bring happiness.

88. Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth.

Happy is he who remembers the foolish things he did in his youth.

89. Use a book as a bee does flowers.

Reading is like a bee picking flowers and absorbing the essence.

90. Learn to creep before you leap.

Step by step.

91. Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together.

Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together.

92. Old love will not be forgotten.

Old love will never be forgotten.

93. Beauty is but skin-deep.

Beauty is easy to change.

94. Money is the sinews of war.

Don’t fight if you don’t have money.

95. Take the rough with the smooth.

Can enjoy both pleasure and hardship.

96. All is not gold that glitters.

Not all glittering things are gold.

97. Virtue is a jewel of great price.

Virtue is a priceless treasure.

98. Patience is the best remedy (or medicine).

Patience is the best medicine.

99. Quick at meal, quick at work.

Eat quickly, do things quickly.

100. All is not lost that is in danger.

Not everything in danger will be lost.

101. Law makers should not be law breakers.

Rectify others first.

102. waste not, want not.

Be frugal to prevent scarcity.

103. All good things came to an end.

There is no banquet in the world that never comes to an end.

104. All things are easy that are done willingly.

105. Scratch my back and I"ll scratch yours.

106. Fall sick and you will see who is your friend and who is not.

Difficulties bring friendship.

107. All is not gain that is put in the purse.

The money put in the purse is not.

108. All is well that ends well.

109. A man is as old. as he feels.

You decide whether you are old or not.

110. Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.

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111. Laugh before breakfast you"ll cry before supper.

Extreme joy brings sorrow.

112. God helps those who help themselves.

God helps those who help themselves.

113. Give a lark to catch a kite.

The gain outweighs the loss.

114. no man (or one) is born wise or learned.

No man is born wise or learned.

115. Knowledge is long, life is short.

My life has limits, but my knowledge has no limits.

116. no wisdom like silence.

A wise man is taciturn.

117. Hasty love is soon hot and soon cold.

Hasty love is both hot and cold quickly.

118. All men are mortal.

No one can die.

119. now or never.

An opportunity cannot be missed, and it will never come back.

120. A man cannot serve two masters.

A servant cannot serve two masters.

121. Money makes the mare to go.

Money can help the gods.

122. Bad workmen often blame their tools.

Bad workmen often blame their tools.

123. Chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron.

Gold chains are stronger than chains of iron.

124. All time is no time when it is past.

Time is gone and will never come back.

125. Take one thing with another.

From here to there.

126. Happy is he that is happy in his children.

He who is happy with his children is a happy person.

127. Deliberate before you begin, then execute with vigour.

Deliberate before you begin, then execute with vigour.

128. All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.

Lovers will eventually get married.

129. All things are obedient to money.

Money can make things worse.

130. no man loves his fetters be they made of gold.

Even if the fetters are made of gold, no man loves his fetters be they made of gold.

131. Union is strength.

Unity is strength.

132. Time tames the strongest grief.

Time can dilute the strongest grief.

133. every cock crows on its own dunghill.

Yelang is arrogant.

134. Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Look more and talk less.

135. Old vessels must leak.

Old vessels must leak.

136. A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time.

One cannot do two things at once.

137. Weak men wait for opportunity, but the strong men make it.

If the men wait for opportunities, the strong men make it.

138. Kill the goose that laid the golden egg.

Kill the goose that laid the golden egg.

139. A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.

A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.

140. Man is mortal.

No one dies in life.

141. Deliberating is not delaying.

Deliberating is not delaying.

142. Save a thief from gallows and he will help hang you.

Let the tiger go back to the mountain.

143. A man alone is either a saint or a devil.

A man alone can be a sage or a devil.

144. Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

145. Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

Having enthusiasm without knowledge is like having flame without light.

146. A maid that laughs is half taken.

A maid that laughs is half taken.

A maid that laughs is half taken.

147. False with one can be false with two.

If you are hypocritical to one person, you will also be hypocritical to two people. ;