1.speak of the devil (说曹操, 曹操就到)
2. man proposes and god disposes (谋事在人成事在天).
3. what’s done cannot be undone (覆水难收).
4. pride goes before a fall (骄者必败) .
5. if you wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the bitter. (吃得苦中苦, 方为人上人)
6. to suffer for one’s wisdom. (聪明反被聪明误)
7. While there is life, there is hope.(有生命就有希望/留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。)
8. God helps those who help themselves.(天助自助者。)
9.Two heads are better than one.(三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮。)
10.Constant dropping wears the stone.(滴水穿石。)
11. Misfortunes never come alone/single.(祸不单行。)
12. Better late than never.(迟做总比不做好;晚来总比不来好。)
13. It's never too late to mend.(过而能改,善莫大焉;亡羊补牢,犹未晚也。)
14. Actions speak louder than words.(事实胜于雄辩。)
15. A bad thing never dies.(遗臭万年)。
16. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.(吃一堑,长一智。)
17.A fox may grow gray, but never good.(江山易改,本性难移。)
18. A friend in need is a friend indeed. (患难见真情)。
19. 'After you' is good manners. (“您先请”是礼貌。 )
20. A good beginning is half done. (良好的开端是成功的一半。)
21.A good beginning makes a good ending.(善始者善终。)
22. A good medicine tastes bitter.(良药苦口。)
23. All good things come to an end.(天下没有不散的筵席。)
24. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.(一天一苹果,不用请医生。 )
25.A new broom sweeps clean.(新官上任三把火。)
26. As a man sows, so he shall reap. (种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。)
27. A snow year, a rich year.(瑞雪兆丰年。)
28. A young idler, an old beggar.(少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。 )
29.Bad news has wings.(好事不出门,坏事传千里。)
30. Beauty lies in the lover's eyes.(情人眼里出西施。)
31. Do as the Romans do.(入乡随俗。)