中西諺語不盡相同，但仍在許多不約而同的背景下，形成了相同的諺語。譬如滾石不生苔：A rolling stone gathers no moss. 光陰似箭：Times flies like an arrow.是不是很有意思呢？多背幾句，寫文章的時候可是很有用的喔！
1. 惡有惡報 A bad penny always comes back.
2. 劣工尤器 A bad workman quarrels with his tools.= A bad workman always blames his tools.= A bad shearer never had a good sickle.
3. 一鳥在手勝於二鳥在林 A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
4. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩 A burnt child dreads the fire.
5. 吉人天相 A cat has nine lives.
6. 君王卿相於我何 A cat may look at a king.
7. 知足常樂 A contented mind is a perpetual feast.
8. 急不暇擇；作最後的絕望掙扎 A drowning man will catch as a straw.
9. 肯認錯是改過的一半 A fault confessed is half redressed.
10.患難之友乃為真友 A friend in need is a friend indeed.
11.失友易，得友難A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.
12.博藝無所精；樣樣通，樣樣鬆 A Jack (=man) of all trades is master of none.
13.江山易改，本性難移 A (=The) leopard cannot change his spots.
14.一知半解最危險 A little learning is a dangerous thing.
15.小人易怒 A little pot is soon hot.
16.觀其友，知其人 A man is known by the company he keeps.
17.人之將死，其言也善 A man speaks well when his clock strikes.
18.大錯小錯終歸是錯；死裡逃生和輕易脫逃結果相同 A miss is as good as a mile.
19.新官上任三把火 A new broom sweeps clean.
20.省一文則賺一文 A penny saved is a penny earned.
21.滾石不生苔；轉業不聚財 A rolling stone gathers no moss.
22.玫瑰化做其他名稱依然芳香（本質不變） A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. (as a rose)
23.和言足以息怒；柔足以克剛 A soft answer turns away wrath.
24.健全的頭腦寓於健全的身體 A sound mind is in a sound body.
25.及時行事，事半功倍 A stitch in time saves nine.
26.心急水不沸（等待的時間特別長） A watched pot never boils.
27.一言既出，駟馬難追 A word spoken is past recalling.
28.小別勝新婚 Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
29.坐而言不如起而行 Actions speak louder than words.
30.忠言逆耳 Advice when most needed is least heeded.
31.否極泰來 After a storm comes a calm.
32.天下無不散的筵席；花無百日紅 All good things must come to an end.
33.戀愛與戰爭可不擇手段 All is fair in love and war.
34.結果佳者方佳；善終為善 All is well that ends well. (all that = what)
35.人的天性皆欲求知 All men naturally desire to know.
36.條條大路通羅馬 All roads lead to Rome.
37.人不可貌相 All that glitters is not gold.
38.忍為上策 All things come to him who waits.
39.只工作不消遣，使人遲鈍 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
40.以牙還牙，以眼還眼 An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
41.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 An idle youth, a needy age.
42.人生苦短而學術無窮 Art is long, life is short.
43.自作自受 As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
44.種瓜得瓜，重豆得豆 As you sow, so shall you reap. =As a man sows, so he shall reap.
45.壞事傳千里 Bad news travels fast.
46.外強中乾；虛有其表；虛張聲勢 Barking dogs seldom bite.
47.人不可貌相；美式膚淺的 Beauty is but (=only) skin deep.
48.情人眼裡出西施 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
49.飢者不該擇食挑剔 Beggars mustn’t be choosers.
50.家總是最美好的地方 Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.
51.寧為雞首，不為牛後 Better be the head of an ass than the tail of o horse.= Better be the head of a dog than the tail of o lion.
52.過則誤憚改，寧遲誤缺；亡羊補牢，猶未晚也 Better late than never.
53.腳踏雙凳必墜地 Between two stools you fall to the ground.
54.物以類聚 Birds of a feather flock together.
55.血濃於水；親情最重要 Blood is thicker than water.
56.言簡為貴；簡潔是機智的靈魂 Brevity is the soul of wit.
57.工作第一；公事公辦 Business is business.
58.直言不諱 Call a spade a spade.
59.憂能傷神致命 Care killed the cat.
60.對牛談情 Cast pearls before swine.
61.修身齊家博愛天下 Charity begins at home.
62.聰明反被聰明誤 Clever people often miss their mark.
63.人不可光看外表 Clothes do not make the man. (make造就)
64.人要衣裝，佛要金裝 Clothes make the man.
65.事前必有兆 Coming events cast their shadows before.
66.人比人氣死人 Comparisons are odious.
67.滴水穿石 Constant dripping wears away the stone.
68.懦夫常有無味的恐懼 Cowards die many times before their deaths.
69.船到橋頭自然直 Cross the bridge when you come to it.
70.別自找麻煩；由易處下手 Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
71.量入為出 Cut your coat according to your cloth.
72.死後萬人皆平等 Death is the great leveler.
73.一死百了 Death quits all scores.
74.行動勝於空言 Deeds, not words, are needed.
75.強中自有強中手 Diamond cut/cuts diamond.
76.勇敢貴在謹慎（膽怯者的遁詞） Discretion is the better part of valor.
77.遠親不如近鄰 Distant kinsmen mean less than close neighbors.
78.己所不欲，勿施於人 Do as you would be done by.
79.己之所欲，施於人 Do (to other) as you would have other do to you.
80.入進隨俗 Do in Rome as the Romans do.
81.勿不自量力 Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
82.陣前誤換將 Don’t change horses in mid-stream.
83.別過早樂觀得意；別打如意算盤 Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
84.勿混水摸魚 Don’t fish in the troubled waters.
85.勿操之過急；勿同時辦多件事 Don’t have too many irons in the fire.
86.人不可貌相 Don’t judge a man by his looks (=appearance).
87.勿以螳臂擋車；勿作為所謂的抵抗徒傷自己 Do not kick against the pricks.
88.勿對所受的禮物挑剔抱怨 Don’t (=Never) look a gift horse in the mouth.
89.勿小題大作；勿誇大其辭 Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.
90.勿杞人憂天 Don’t meet trouble halfway.
91.不要孤注一擲 Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
92.今日事今日畢 Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
93.勿本末倒置 Don’t put the cart before the horse.
94.勿自砸飯碗 Don’t quarrel with your bread and butter.
95.勿擺架子 Don’t ride the high horse. (Don’t put on airs.)
96.勿班門弄斧 Don’t teach your grandmother (how) to suck eggs.
97.家醜不可外揚 Don’t wash your dirty linen in public.
98.狗不咬狗；同類不相殘 Dog does not eat dog.
99.早起三光；晚起三慌 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
100. 說比做容易 Easier said than done.
101. 來的易，去的快 Easy come, easy go.
102. 好吹者不實在；半桶水響叮噹 Empty vessels make the most sound.
103. 狗急跳牆 Even a worm will turn.
104. 智者千慮，必有一失 Even Homer sometimes nods.
105. 眾人之事無人管 Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.
106. 黑暗中總有一絲光明 Every cloud has a silver lining.
107. 十年風水輪流轉；瓦片也有翻身日 Every dig has his/its day.
108. 積少成多 Every little helps.
109. 人各有所好 Every man has his taste.
110. 一切操之在我 Every man is the architect of his own fortunes.
111. 分秒必爭 Every minute counts.
112. 萬丈高樓平地起 Every thing must have a beginning.
113. 事出有因 Every why has a wherefore.
114. 身教重於言教 Example is better than precept.
115. 物極必反 Extremes meet.
116. 英雄方得美人 Faint heart never wins fair lady.
117. 熟悉易生輕蔑 Familiarity breeds contempt.
118. 鎖得牢，丟不掉 Fast bind, fast find.
119. 人要衣裝，佛要金裝 Fine feathers make fine birds. =Fine clothes make the man.
120. 光說不練無用；花言巧語不如誠心；巧言令色鮮矣仁 Fine words butter no parsnips.
121. 捷足先登 First come, first served.
122. 先入為主 First impressions are most lasting.
123. 人言可畏 Fling dirt enough and some will stick.
124. 巧言令色鮮矣仁 Flow of words is not always flow of wisdom.
125. 愚人不怕事；盲人不怕蛇 Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
126. 禁果最甜 Forbidden fruit is sweetest.
127. 有備無患；先知先做準備 Forewarned is forearmed.
128. 既往不咎 Forgive and forget.
129. 每下愈況 From the frying pan into the fire.
130. 多禮必詐 Full of courtesy and full of craft.
131. 天才是一分靈感加上九十九分流汗 Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
132. 欲加之罪；何患無辭 Give a dog a bad (=an ill) name and hang him.
133. 得寸進尺 Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard.
134. 公平對待惡魔；平心而論 Give the devil his due.
135. 勤者必有天助 God gives all things to industry.
136. 天助自助者 God (=Heaven) helps those who help themselves.
137. 天無絕人之路 God never shuts one door but he opens another.
138. 法網恢恢，疏而不漏 God’s mill grinds slow but sure.
139. 良伴行，路程短 Good company on the road is the shortest cut.
140. 籬笆築的好，相鄰處得好 Good fences make good neighbors.
141. 良藥苦口 Good medicine taste bitter.
142. 有備無患 Good watch prevents misfortune.
143. 良言本無價，其貴值千金 Good words cost nothing, but are worth much.
144. 貪多失多 Grasp all, lose all.
145. 驕者敗，謙受益 Great oaks fall while reeds remain.
146. 貪多失多 Great vessels take years to produce.
147. 大器晚成 Half a loaf is better than none.
148. 心美善者始為美貌 Handsome is as handsome does.
149. 知足常樂 Happy is he who is content. =He who is content is happy.
150. 欲速則不達 Haste makes waste.
151. 健康勝於財富 Health is above (better than) wealth.
152. 智者寡言 He knows most, who speaks least.
153. 無法服從者，不能指揮 He that cannot obey cannot command.
154. 作賊心虛 He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it.
155. 低位者無患跌落 He that is down need fear no fall.
156. 近墨者黑 He that touches pitch shall be defiled.
157. 欲蓋彌彰 He who denies all confessed all.
158. 猶豫者多失 He who hesitates is lost.
159. 投鼠忌器；識時務者為俊傑 He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. =Those who live in a glass house should not throw stones.
160. 愛人者人恆愛之 He who loves other is constantly loved by them.
161. 愛之深責之切 He who loves well chastises well.
162. 不犯錯者，一事無成 He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
163. 腳踏兩條船，好事無成 He who runs after two hares will catch neither.
164. 勿過份謙沖以致隱沒才能 Hide not your light under a bushel.
165. 左右逢源；兩面討好 His bread is buttered on both sides.
166. 歷史會重演 History repeats itself.
167. 順風轉舵；見機行事 Hoist your sail when the wind is fair.
168. 誠實為上策 Honesty is the best policy.
169. 飢不擇食 Hunger is the best sauce.
170. 懶惰人才說沒空閒 Idle folk have the least leisure.
171. 凡是值得做的事，都值得好好地做 If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well.
172. 有志竟成，持之不餒 If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
173. 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 If you have tasted the bitterest of the bitter, you will become the greatest of the great.
174. 同時追兩兔，兩頭都落空 If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
175. 傻人有傻福 Ignorance is bliss.
176. 惡事傳千里 Ill news come apace.
177. 酒後吐真言 In wine there is truth.
178. 再好的馬也會有絆倒之時 It is a good horse that never stumbles.
179. 路必有彎；否極泰來 It is a long lane that has no turning.
180. 一言難盡 It is a long story.
181. 有朋自遠方來不亦樂乎 It is always a pleasure to greet a friend from afar.
182. 凡事有利有弊 It is an ill wind that blow nobody any good.
183. 冤家路窄；這世界真小 It is a small world.
184. 天下無難事，只怕有心人 It is dogged (that) does it.
185. 不經一事，不長一智 It is easy to be wise after the event.
186. 混水易摸魚 It is good fishing in troubled water.
187. 施比受更有福 It is more blessed to give than to receive.
188. 亡羊補牢，為時未晚；見兔顧犬，猶未晚也 It is never too late to mend.
189. 覆水難收 It is no use crying over spilt milk.
190. 禍不單行 It never rains but it pours.
191. 活該，罪有應得 It serves you right.
192. 世界由各種人組成的 It takes (=requires) all sorts to make a world.
193. 孤掌難鳴 It takes two to make (=pick up) a quarrel.
194. 三思而後行 Jump once but look twice.
195. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏 Justice has long arms.
196. 未雨綢繆 Keep something for a rainy day.
197. 一石二鳥；一舉兩得；一箭雙雕 Kill two birds with one stone.
198. 知識就是力量 Knowledge is power.
199. 學如逆水行舟，不進則退 Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back.
200. 學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆 Learning without thinking is vain; thinking without learning is perilous.
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