英文谚语500句之十二
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.能处处寻求快乐的人才是最富有的人。
Variety is the mother of enjoyment.
变化为快乐之母。
All for one, one for all.
人人为我，我为人人。
Better a frank denial than unwilling compliance.
勉强应允不如坦诚拒绝。
Man is the artificer of his own happiness.
人是自己幸福的设计者。
Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.
美色中看，美德感人。
Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
沉默是藐视最完美的表达方式。
Energy is eternal delight.
精力充沛是永恒的快乐。
Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.
要私下告诫朋友，但是要公开夸奖朋友。
What we love to do we find time to do.
我们喜欢做的事，总能找到时间去做。
A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
人到四十还愚蠢，那就真是愚蠢了。
Too much cleverness is folly.
过分聪明反而愚蠢。
A novel is a mirror walking along a main road.
一部小说犹如一面在大街上走的镜子。
A man is only as good as what he loves.
一个人要用他所爱的东西来衡量他的品格。
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
学而不思，犹如食而不化。
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
开头没开好，结尾必定遭。
A bad life, a bad end.
恶有恶报。
A bird may be known by its song.
听音识鸟。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
A courtesy is a flower.
礼貌犹如鲜花。
Credit keeps the crown of the causeway.
讲信用的人走遍天下。
Cunning is no burden.
艺多不压身。
Deeds, not words.
要行动，不要空言。
Delays are dangerous.
拖延误事。
Tall trees catch much wind.
树大招风。
Hot love is soon cold.
爱的热，冷得快。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.
真正的朋友决不阿谀奉承。
Idle young, needy old.
少时闲混，到老穷困。
It is better to trust the eye than the ear.
百闻不如一见。
It is lawful to learn even from an enemy.
即使向敌人学习也是合法的。
It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.
君子不在衣装。
Leopards never shed their spots.
江山易改，本性难移。
The danger past and God forgotten.
遇难求上帝，过后全忘记。
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