1、饭可以一日不吃，觉可以一日不睡，书不可以一日不读。——毛泽东

2、读过一本好书，像交了一个益友。——臧克家

3、阅读的最大理由是想摆脱平庸，早一天就多一份人生的精彩；迟一天就多一天平庸的困扰。——余秋雨

4、读书譬如饮食，从容咀嚼，其味必长；大嚼大咀，终不知味也。 —— 朱熹

5、三人行，必有我师也。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。——孔子

6、读书切戒在慌忙，涵泳工夫兴味长；示晓不妨权放过，切身需要急思量。——陆九渊

7、如果把生活比喻为创作的意境，那么阅读就像阳光。——池莉

8、读书如吃饭，善吃饭者长精神，不善吃饭者生疾病。 ——章学诚

9、发奋识遍天下字，立志读尽人间书。——苏轼

10、读书不独变人气质，且能养人精神，盖理义收摄故也。——曾国藩

11、读书如饭，善吃饭者长精神，不善吃者生疾病。——章学诚

12、读死书是害己，一开口就害人；但不读书也并不见得好。 ——鲁迅

13、自得读书乐，不邀为善名。 ——王永彬

14、不动笔墨不读书。 ——徐特立

15、立志宜思真品格，读书须尽苦功夫。 ——阮元

16、腹有诗书气自华，读书万卷始通神。 ——苏轼

17、早知今日读书是，悔作从前任侠非。 ——李欣

18、读书欲精不欲博，用心欲专不欲杂。 ——黄庭坚

19、读书无疑者，须教有疑，有疑者，却要无疑，到这里方是长进。 ——朱熹

20、读书之法无它，惟是笃志虚心，反复详玩，为有功耳。 ——朱熹

21、读书贵神解，无事守章句。 ——徐洪钧

22、贫寒更须读书，富贵不忘稼穑。 ——王永彬

23、一个人，如果要在事业上有所成就，需要七分学者气，三分才子气。学者气长到十分就会呆，才子气长到十分就会浮。——陈望道

24、一本好书就像是一个最好的朋友。它始终不渝，过去如此，现在仍然如此，将来也永远不变。——斯迈尔斯

25、读书是最好的学习。追随伟大人物的思想，是最富有趣味的一门科学。——普希金

26、人不光是靠他生来就拥有的一切，而是靠他从学习中所得到的一切来造就自己。——歌德

27、学习有如母亲一般慈爱，它用纯洁和温柔的欢乐来哺育孩子。——巴尔扎克

28、学习是快乐的 own reward.

为善最乐。

11、Old love will not be forgotten.

旧情永难忘。

12、A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife.

妻子浪费无度，丈夫不会出头。

13、Until all is over one's ambition never dies.

不到黄河心不死。

14、A man is as old as he feels.

老不老，自己晓。

15、Change lays not her hand upon truth.

真理不变。

16、Every bullet has its billet.

无风不起浪。

17、Hasty love is soon hot and soon cold.

草草率率谈恋爱，热得快也冷得快。

18、Time reveals all things.

时间会揭露一切。

19、Wash a dog, comb a dog, Still a dog, remains a dog.

本性难移。

20、Law makers should not be law breakers.

正人先正己。

21、A man has his hour, and a dog has his day.

人有称心时，狗有得意日。

22、Bad workmen often blame their tools.

拙匠常怪工具差。

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

只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻；尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。

24、All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.

有情人终成眷属。

25、No wisdom like silence.

智者寡言。

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

能节俭时就节俭，朝阳难照一整天。

27、Tastes differ.

众口难调。

28、All is not gain that is put in the purse.

放入钱包的钱财，并非都是应得的。

29、Beauty is in the eye of the gazer.

情人眼里出西施。

30、Give a lark to catch a kite.

得不偿失。

31、All time is no time when it is past.

光阴一去不复返。

32、No way is impossible to courage

勇敢面前没有通不过的路。

33、No man （or one） is born wise or learned.

人非生而知之者。

34、Idle folks have most labour.

懒汉总嫌活太多。

35、Kill the goose that laid the golden egg.

杀鸡取蛋。

36、A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.

少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。

37、Patience is the best remedy （or medicine）。

忍耐是最好的药物。

38、Delays are dangerous.

坐失良机必有忧患。

39、Knowledge is long, life is short.

吾生有涯，而知无涯。

40、Learn to say before you sing.

按部就班。

41、Teaching others teaches yourself.

教学相长。

42、All is not gold that glitters.

闪光的东西并不都是黄金。

43、All things are difficult before they are easy.

凡事都是先难后易。

44、Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together.

鹰单飞，羊群集。

45、Union is strength.

团结就是力量。

46、Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

朋比为奸。

47、Early mistakes are the seeds of future trouble.

早期的错误可以酿成日后的`麻烦。

48、Old birds are not caught with new nests.

新巢捉不到老鸟。

49、You have no goats, and yet you sell kids.

你虽无老山羊，却出卖小山羊。

50、Laugh before breakfast you'll cry before supper.

乐极生悲。

51、Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.

考虑要仔细，行动要迅速。

52、All men cannot be first.

不可能人人都得第一名。

53、All is fair in war.

兵不厌诈。

54、Idle folks lack no excuses.

懒汉辩解，何患无词。

55、Judge not a book by its cover.

人不可貌相。

56、All things are obedient to money.

有钱能使鬼推磨。

57、Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

有热情而无知识，犹如有火焰而无光芒。

58、No man is content.

人心是不满足的。

59、A man apt to promise is apt to forget.

轻诺者易忘。

60、Give a fool rope enough and he will hang himself.

授绳与愚，愚能自傅。

61、All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

整个世界是个舞台，男男女女，演员而已。

62、Waste not, want not.

俭以防匮。

63、Learn to creep before you leap.

循序渐进。

64、People do not lack strength; they lack will.

人们不缺力量，缺的是决心。

65、You can't make omelets （or omeletts） without breaking eggs.

有失才有得。

66、Second thoughts are best.

三思而行，再思可也。

67、Time tries truth.

时间考验真理。

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

一心不能二用。

69、No man loves his fetters be they made of gold.

即使脚镣黄金铸，无人爱上这刑具。

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

若者等待机会，强者创造机会。

71、Judge not according to the appearance.

不要以貌取人。

72、Take the world as it is.

随遇而安。

73、A man cannot serve two masters.

一仆不能事二主。

74、Make hay while the sun shines.

趁热打铁。

75、Virtue is the only true nobility.

唯有美德是真正高贵的。

76、Make the best of a bad business （or job or bargain）

身处山穷水尽，力争柳暗花明。

77、Time tries all.

时间检验一切。

78、Money is the sinews of war.

无钱莫打仗。

79、Old birds are not to be caught with shaft.

老谋是不会失算的。

80、Old vessels must leak.

旧船必漏。

81、Chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron.

金链锁人比铁炼更牢靠。

82、Penny wise and pound foolish.

小事聪明，大事糊涂。

83、All is flour that comes to his mill.

到他的磨里都能碾成粉。

84、God helps those who help themselves.

自助者天助之。

85、Riches do not always bring happiness.

富未必永远带幸福。

86、All is not at hand that helps.

有用的东西并不都是垂手可得的。

87、A maid that laughs is half taken.

少女露笑脸，婚事半成全。

88、All the wit in the world is not in one head.

世界上所有的智慧不可能集中于一个脑袋。

89、Fair and softly go far in a day.

谦和稳重，前程远大。

90、Happy is he that is happy in his children.

对自己孩子感到高兴的，才是幸福的人。

91、Fame is a magnifying glass.

名誉是放大镜。

92、All is fish that comes to one's net.

捉到网里都是鱼。

93、Failure is the mother of success.

失败是成功之母。

94、Deliberate before you begin, then execute with vigour.

着手前要深思熟虑，执行要果断有力。

95、You can't eat your cake and have it.

不能既要吃饼，又要把饼保存。

96、Virtue is a jewel of great price.

美德是无价之宝。

97、All good things came to an end.

天下无不散之宴席。

98、Happy is he that is happy in childhood.

童年时代快乐的人是幸福的。

99、All things will come round to him who will but wait.

只要耐心肯等待，一切都会按时来。

100、All is not lost that is in danger.

在危险中的东西未必都会损失。

101、Joy put heart into a man.

人逢喜事精神爽。

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

坐吃山空。

103、All men are mortal.

人孰无死。

104、Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth.

记得青年时所做的愚笨事的人是幸福的。

105、Quarrels of lovers but renew their love.

情人争争吵吵，自会言归于好。

106、Patience is a virtue.

忍耐是一种美德。

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

困难见友情。

108、Laws catch flies but let hornets go free.

法网只捉苍蝇，不捉黄蜂。

109、Take one thing with another.

由此及彼。

110、Tall trees catch much wind.

树大招风。

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

放虎归山。

112、All things are easy that are done willingly.

做事乐意，诸事容易。

113、Take the rough with the smooth.

既能享乐也能吃苦。

114、Time tames the strongest grief.

时间可以冲淡最强烈的悲伤。

115、False with one can be false with two.

对一个人虚伪，也会对两个人虚伪。

116、Beauty is but skin-deep.

红颜易变。

117、Care killed the cat.

忧虑伤身。

118、Mills of God grind slowly but sure.

天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

119、Use a book as a bee does flowers.

读书如蜜蜂采花，吸取其中之精华。

120、Read not books alone, but men.

不要光是读书，还要识人。

121、A man can do no more than he can.

凡事只能量力而行。

122、All truths are not to be told.

真理并不都能说得清。

123、Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

欲加之罪，何患无词。

124、Gifts from enemies are dangerous.

敌人礼，藏危险。

125、All covet, all lose.

贪多必失。

126、Man is mortal.

人生谁无死。

127、Now or never.

机不可失，失不再来。

128、Virtue is fairer far than beauty.

美德远比美丽更美好。

129、Hasty love, soon cold.

匆忙的爱情冷得快。

130、God never shuts one door but he opens another.

天无绝人之路。

131、Quality matters more than quantity.

质量比数量重要。

132、Rest breeds rust.

停止须生锈。

133、Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

要多看少说。

134、Man is a tool-using animal.

人是用器之兽。

135、Care brings grey hair.

忧虑催人老。

136、No money, no honey.

没有金钱，就没有爱情。

137、Quality is better than quantity.

质重于量。

138、Care and diligence bring luck.

谨慎和勤奋，带来好运气。

139、Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

忍耐是苦痛的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。

140、Quick at meal, quick at work.

吃得快，做得快。

141、Early sow, early mow.

播种早的收获早。

142、Keep your breath to cool your porridge.

少管闲事。

143、Bad news has wings.

坏事传千里。

144、We all do fade as a leaf.

我们都要像树叶一样枯萎。

145、A man can die but once.

人生只有一次死。

1、A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.

海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

2、He would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.

千里之行始于足下。

3、Bad times make a good man.

艰难困苦出能人。

4、There is no royal road to learning.

求知无坦途。

5、Doubt is the key to knowledge.

怀疑是知识的钥匙。

6、The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

世界上对勇气的最大考验是忍受失败而不丧失信心。

7、A man's best friends are his ten fingers.

人最好的朋友是自己的十个手指。

8、Only they who fulfill their duties in everyday matters will fulfill them on great occasions.

只有在日常生活中尽责的人才会在重大时刻尽责。

9、The shortest way to do many things is to only one thing at a time.做许多事情的捷径就是一次只做一件事。

10、Sow nothing, reap nothing.

春不播，秋不收。

11、Life is real, life is earnest.

人生真实，人生诚挚。

12、Life would be too smooth if it had no rubs in it.

生活若无波折险阻，就会过于平淡无奇。

13、Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions form insufficient premises.

生活是一种艺术，要在不充足的'前提下得出充足的结论。

14、Life is fine and enjoyable, yet you must learn to enjoy your fine life.

人生是美好的，但要学会如何享用美好的生活。

15、Life is but a hard and tortuous journey.

人生即是一段艰难曲折的旅程，人生无坦途。

16、Life is a horse, and either you ride it or it rides you.

人生像一匹马，你不驾驭它，它便驾驭你。

17、Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.

人生是一幅大画布，你应该努力绘出绚丽多彩的画面。

18、Life is like music. It must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.

人生如一首乐曲，要用乐感，感情和直觉去谱写，不能只按乐律行事。

19、Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

生活是绘画，不是做算术。

20、The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.

精神的财富是唯一的财富。

21、You can't judge a tree by its bark.

人不可貌相。22、

Sharp tools make good work.

工欲善其事，必先利其器。

23、Wasting time is robbing oneself.

浪费时间就是掠夺自己。

24、Nurture passes nature.

教养胜过天性。

25、There is no garden without its weeds.

没有不长杂草的花园。

26、A man is only as good as what he loves.

一个人要用他所爱的东西有多好来衡量。

27、Wealth is the test of a man's character.

财富是对一个人品格的试金石。

28、The best hearts are always the bravest.

心灵最高尚的人，也总是最勇敢的人。

29、One never lose anything by politeness.

讲礼貌不吃亏。

30、There's only one corner of the universe you can be sure of improving, and that's your own self.

这个宇宙中只有一个角落你肯定可以改进，那就是你自己。

31、The world is like a mirror: Frown at itand it frowns at you; smile, and it smiles too.

世界犹如一面镜子：朝它皱眉它就朝你皱眉，朝它微笑它也吵你微笑。

32、Death comes to all, but great achievements raise a monument which shall endure until the sun grows old.

死亡无人能免，但非凡的成就会树起一座纪念碑，它将一直立到太阳冷却之时。

33、The reason why a great man is great is that he resolves to be a great man.

伟人之所以伟大，是因为他立志要成为伟大的人。

34、Suffering is the most powerful teacher of life.

苦难是人生最伟大的老师。

35、To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.

既当演说家，又做实干家。

36、A common danger causes common action.

同舟共济。

37、A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast.

知足常乐。

38、A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

吃一堑，长一智。

39、A guest should suit the convenience of the host.

客随主便。

40、A letter from home is a priceless treasure.

家书抵万金。

41、All rivers run into the sea.

殊途同归。

42、All time is no time when it is past.

机不可失，时不再来。

43、An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

一日一个苹果，身体健康不求医。

44、As heroes think, so thought Bruce.

英雄所见略同。

45、A young idler, an old beggar.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

46、Behind the mountains there are people to be found.

天外有天，山外有山。

47、Bad luck often brings good luck.

塞翁失马，安知非福。

48、Business is business.

公事公办。

49、Clumsy birds have to start flying early.

笨鸟先飞。

50、Do one thing at a time, and do well.

一次只做一件事，做到最好!

51、Custom makes all things easy.

习惯成自然。

52、Desire has no rest.

人的欲望无止境。

53、Difficult the first time, easy the second.

一回生，二回熟。

54、Do not change horses in mid-stream.

别在河流中间换马。

55、Do not have too many irons in the fire.

贪多嚼不烂。

56、Do not teach fish to swim.

不要班门弄斧。

57、East or west, home is the best.

东奔西跑，还是家里好。

58、Experience is the best teacher.

实践出真知。

59、Faith can move mountains.

精诚所至，金石为开。

60、First impressions are half the battle.

先入为主。

61、Good wine needs no bush.

酒香不怕巷子深。

62、Haste makes waste.

欲速则不达。

63、He that promises too much means nothing.

轻诺者寡信。

64、He who has an art has everywhere a part.

一招鲜，吃遍天。

65、Variety is the spice of life.

变化是生活的调味品。

66、Home is where the heart is.

心在哪里，哪里就是家。

67、If you are not inside a house, you don not know about its leaking.

不在屋里，不知漏雨。(亲身经历才有体会。)

68、It is never too late to mend.

亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。

69、It six of one and half a dozen of the other.

彼此彼此。

70、Just has long arms.

天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

71、Keep something for a rainy day.

未雨绸缪。

72、Life is a span.

人生如朝露。

73、Man proposes, God disposes.

谋事在人，成事在天。

74、Meet plot with plot.

将计就计。

75、Merry meet, merry part.

好聚好散。

76、Mind acts upon mind.

心有灵犀一点通。

77、Never hit a man when he is down.

不要落井下石。

78、Never judge by appearances.

切莫以貌取人。

79、No fire without smoke.

无风不起浪。

80、Nurture passes nature.

教养胜过天性。

81、One is never too old to learn.

活到老，学到老。

82、One swallow does not make a summer.

一燕不成夏。(一花独放不是春。)

83、One who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of mere rivers.

曾经沧海难为水。

84、Out of sight, out of mind.

眼不见，心不烦。

85、Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧。

86、Poverty is stranger to industry.

勤劳之人不受穷。

87、Rome was not built in a day.

罗马不是一日建成的。(伟业非一日之功。)

88、Sense comes with age.

老马识途。

89、So many men, so many minds.

人心各不同。

90、Some thing is learned every time a book is opened.

开卷有益。

91、Strike while the iron is hot.

趁热打铁。

92、The car will find its way round the hill when it gets there.

车到山前必有路。

93、The heart is seen in wine.

酒后吐真言。

94、The worse luck now, the better another time.

风水轮流转。

95、Time tries all things.

时间检验一切。

96、Use legs and have legs.

经常用腿，健步如飞。

97、Virtue never grows old.

美德常青。

98、Walls have ears.

隔墙有耳。

99、What is done cannot be undone.

覆水难收。

100、Wine in, truth out.

酒后吐真言。