useful expressions
actions speak louder than words.行动胜于雄辩。
adversity leads to prosperity.逆境通向成功。
all roads leads to rome.条条大路同向罗马。
all that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定就是金子。
art is long, life is short.人生朝露，艺业千秋。
be slow to make a promise but swift to keep it.许诺要慢，践诺要快。
be what you appear to be.表里如一。
beat around the bush.旁敲侧击。
better to do than to say well.说的好不如做的好。
a bird in hand is better than two birds in the bush. 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林。
bitter pills may h**e blessed effects.良药苦口利于病。
blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。
a bold attempt is half success.勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。
brevity is the soul of wit.言以简洁为贵。
by no art can chastity, once injured, be made whole.一失足成千古恨。
be united action we stand, by divided action we fall.团结则存，**则亡。
call a spade a spade.直言不讳。
constant dropping wears the stone.滴水穿石。
diamond cuts diamond.强中自有强中手。
diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。
doing is better than saying.说空话不如做实事。
don’t judge a person by his appearance.人不可貌相。
don’t put the cart before the horse.不可本末倒置。
easier said than done.说起来容易做起来难。
east or west, home is best.无论东方还是西方，家是最好的地方。
easy come ,easy go.易得则易失。
every dog has his day.人人皆有得益之时。
every man has a fool in his sleeve.聪明一世，糊涂一时。
every man has his defects and his virtues.金无足赤，人无完人。
every tub must stand on its own bottom.人贵自立。
example is better than precept.身教胜于言教。
experience is the mother of wisdom.经验是智慧之母。
the eyes are the windows of the soul.眼睛是心灵的窗口。
facts speaks louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。
failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。
faiths will move mountains.精诚所至，金石为开。
a fall into the pit, a gain in the wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
first impression is the most lasting.第一印象最难磨灭。
first think, then speak.先思而后言。
the force of wind tests the strength of the grass.疾风知劲草。
genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.天才是1%的灵感和99%的勤奋。
great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
haste makes waste.(more haste, less speed.)欲速则不达。
he who laughs last laughs best.谁笑在最后谁就笑得最甜。
he that gains time gains all things.谁赢得时间，谁就赢得一切。
he that tr**els far knows much.见多识广。
health is better than wealth.健康胜于财富。
idleness is the root of all evils.懒惰是万恶之源。
if you want peace, prepare for war.居安思危。
ill news come apace.坏的消息来得快。
an inch of time is an inch of gold, an inch of gold will not buy an inch of time.一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。
it is never too late to learn.活到老，学到老。
it is never too late to mend.亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
it is the first step that costs most.万事开头难。
it takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to rear people.十年树木，百年树人。
a journey of 1,000 begins with the first step.千里之行，始于足下。
keeping is harder than winning.创业容易守业难。
kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕，一举两得。
knowledge is power.知识就是力量。
knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲。
a lazy youth, a sorry old age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
learn a new language and get a new soul.学会一种新语言，得到一个新的灵魂。
learn to creep before you leap.循序渐进。
learning is the eye of the mind.学问是心灵的眼睛。
life is short and time is swift.人生苦短，岁月易逝。
life means struggle.生活就是斗争。
little chips light great fires.星星之火可以燎原。
look before you leap.三思而后行。
love me love my dog.爱屋及乌。
a man can’t whistle and drink at the same time.一心不可而用。
a man is known by the company he keeps.观其友知其人。
man is mortal.人生自古谁无死。
man lives in hope.人生活在希望之中。
many a little makes a micelle.积少成多。
many little leaks sink a ship.千里之堤，溃于蚁穴。
never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.近日事，今日毕。
no pains, no gains.不劳无获。
no great loss without some small gain.塞翁失马，安知非福。
nothing in the world is too difficult for a man with a strong wll.世上无难事，只怕有心人。
nothing sought, nothing found. 无所求，无所获。
nothing ventured, nothing gained. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
one day is not sufficient to gain to learning. 学问造诣绝非一日之功。
one should eat to live, not live to eat. 人应生而食，不应为食而生。
opportunity seldom knocks twice.机不可失，时不再来。
other times, other manners.时代不同，风尚不同。
out of sight, out of mind.离久情疏，眼不见心不烦。
patience is a virtue.忍耐是一种美德。
practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
practice you preach.言行一致。
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.防患于未然。
prevention is better than cure.预防胜于**。
pride goes before a fall.骄者必败。
reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。
reading makes a full man, confidence a ready man, and writing an exact man.读书使人充实，讨论使人机智，笔记使人准确。
a rolling stone gathers no moss. 流水不腐，户枢不蠹。
rome is not built in a day.冰冻三尺非一日之寒。
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