Simple English proverbs

He sat uncertainly because he sat too high.

It's too cold up there.

People who don't respect others are not respected.

If you want to be respected, you must respect others first.

Keep your word.

Keep your promise. Keep your promise.

Haste makes waste.

It is easy to make mistakes in a hurry. Take your time.

Better be envied than pitied.

Better be envied than pitied.

Although the sun is shining, don't leave your coat at home.

Take preventive measures.

So the world is rocking.

This is life.

A person can't be in two places at the same time.

No one can do two things at once.

No disaster, no happiness.

Happiness lies in misfortune and misfortune lies in happiness.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

Birds of a feather flock to gather.

Appreciate each other.

The mouse with only one hole is poor.

Three caves of cunning rabbit.

Dreams are lies.

Dreams are lies.

Do not teach fish to swim.

Do not teach fish to swim.

People who are in a happy mood live longer.

Happy mood and long life. Don't worry, live to be white.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Poverty is strange to industry.

Poverty is strange to industry.

Deliberation should be prudent and action should be swift.

Think carefully and act quickly.

One sin opens the door for another. -German

Once you commit a crime, you will commit it again.

One man's food is another man's poison.

Every man has his hobbyhorse.

We didn't know the value of water until the well was dry.

Water is precious only when the well is dry.

Less is more.

Simple is beauty

An old frontiersman loses his horse—a blessing in disguise.

Benefit from misfortune

Love me, love my dog

Love me, love my dog

Everyone has his day.

Everyone has his day.

Sharpening a knife is not a mistake for a woodcutter.

Sharpen a knife and cut wood by mistake.

I'll believe that when I see it.

Seeing is believing

A good beginning is half the battle.

A good beginning is half done

Time flies, never to return.

Time flies, never to return.

Do as Romans do in Rome.

Do as Romans do in Rome.

He laughs best who laughs last.

He who laughs last laughs best.

Deal with a man as he deals with you.

Deal with a man as he deals with you.

Look before you leap.

Look before you leap.

Two heads are better than one.

Two heads are better than one.

A good beginning has a good ending.

begin/start well and end well

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.

A friend in need is a true friend.

First come, first served.

First come, first served

Where there is a will, there is a way.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

No pains, no gains.

No pains, no gains.

You may delay, but time will not.

You may delay, but time will not.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Strike while the iron is hot.

It is never too late to mend.

better late than never

There is no smoke without fire.

Where there is smoke, there is fire.

Kill two birds with one stone.

shoot two hawks with one arrow

East or west, home is the best.

Might as well walk at home.

Equal pay for equal work.

equal pay for equal work

Put the cart before the horse.

put the cart before the horse

Pride goes before a fall.

An arrogant army is doomed to failure.

Reading enriches people.

Reading makes people perfect.

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

Failure is the mother of success.

Failure is the mother of success.

Practice makes perfect.

practice makes perfect

All roads lead to Rome.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't judge a person by the clothes he wears.

Don't judge a person by the clothes he wears.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Never be too optimistic.

Learn to walk before you run.

brick by brick

It's easy to be smart afterwards.

It is easy to be wise after the fact.

When you have made the bed, you must lie in it.

Eat your own fruit-eat your own fruit

All that glitters is not gold.

All that glitters is not gold.

Many hands make light work.

there is strength in numbers

Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

Time is money.

Time is money.

Like father, like son.

Like father, like son.

Many hands make light work.

Many hands make light work.

Seize everything and lose everything.

Want everything and lose everything.

Mastering one subject is better than ten.

Ten things are not as good as one.

Silly children soon learn.

If you want your children to be good, you must educate them early.

Make haste slowly.

Take your time.

It's easier said than done.

It's easier said than done.

The first step is the hardest.

The hardest part is actually in the beginning

He who knows the most says the least.

He who knows the most says the least.

You may delay, but time will not.

You may delay, but time will not.

Don't put off till tomorrow what you should do today.

Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Diligence is the mother of success.

Failure is the mother of success.

It's never too late to study.

It is never too old to learn.

Wall has ears.

Wall has ears.

Wash your dirty linen at home.

Don't wash your dirty clothes in public

No waste, no want.

There is no shortage of thrift.

The weak things unite to become strong.

One chopstick is easy to break, and ten chopsticks are as hard as iron.

The most famous thing about wealth is

Lack can best reflect wealth.

We can't judge a person by what he says, but by what he does.

We can't judge a person by what he says, but by what he does.

We only live once, but if we live well, once is enough.

We only live once, but if we live well, once is enough.

What you do at night will appear during the day.

Eyes by day and ears by night.

When a person goes down the mountain, everyone will give him a push.

When a wall is about to collapse

When children stand quietly, they have done some harm.

When children stand quietly, they have done some harm.

If one person doesn't want to, two people won't quarrel.

You can't shoot it with one hand.

Poverty enters the door, but love leaves the window.

Poverty enters the door, but love flies through the window.

When the cat is away, the mouse can play.

When the cat is away, the mouse can play.

When wine sinks, words float.

When wine sinks, words float.

Where there is life, there is hope.

Stay in the green hills, don't worry about burning wood ―― there is life, there is hope.

Will is power.

Will is power.

Wise men are silent; A fool speaks.

Wise men are silent, fools speak.

A wise man changes his mind; Fools never do this.

Wise men are flexible, fools are headstrong.

Wise men love truth, while fools avoid it.

Wise men love truth, while fools avoid it.

Words are just wind, but seeing is believing.

Hearing is empty, seeing is believing. No man is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.

No man is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.

The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside him knowing you can't have him.

The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside him knowing you can't have him.

Never frown even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.

Never frown even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.

To the world, you are one person; But for someone, you are his whole world.

To the world, you are one person; But for someone, you are the world.

Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.

Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.

Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all their heart.

Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all their heart.

Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.

Don't worry, the best things come when you least expect them to.

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one. When we finally meet the right person, we should be grateful.

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one. When we finally meet the right person, we should be grateful.

Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.

Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.

Better be envied than pitied.

Better be envied than pitied.

Although the sun is shining, don't leave your coat at home.

Take preventive measures.

So the world is rocking.

This is life.

A person can't be in two places at the same time.

No one can do two things at once.

No disaster, no happiness.

Happiness lies in misfortune and misfortune lies in happiness.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

Birds of a feather flock to gather.

Appreciate each other.

The mouse with only one hole is poor.

Three caves of cunning rabbit.

Dreams are lies.

Dreams are lies.

Do not teach fish to swim.

Do not teach fish to swim.

People who are in a happy mood live longer.

Happy mood and long life. Don't worry, live to be white.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Poverty is strange to industry.

Poverty is strange to industry.

Deliberation should be prudent and action should be swift.

Think carefully and act quickly.

One sin opens the door for another. -German

Once you commit a crime, you will commit it again.

One man's food is another man's poison.

Every man has his hobbyhorse.

We didn't know the value of water until the well was dry.

Water is precious only when the well is dry.

Less is more.

Simple is beauty

An old frontiersman loses his horse—a blessing in disguise.

Benefit from misfortune

Love me, love my dog

Love me, love my dog

Everyone has his day.

Everyone has his day.

Sharpening a knife is not a mistake for a woodcutter.

Sharpen a knife and cut wood by mistake.

I'll believe that when I see it.

Seeing is believing

A good beginning is half the battle.

A good beginning is half done

Time flies, never to return.

Time flies, never to return.

Do as Romans do in Rome.

Do as Romans do in Rome.

He laughs best who laughs last.

He who laughs last laughs best.

Deal with a man as he deals with you.

Deal with a man as he deals with you.

Look before you leap.

Look before you leap.

Two heads are better than one.

Two heads are better than one.

A good beginning has a good ending.

begin/start well and end well

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.

A friend in need is a true friend.

First come, first served.

First come, first served

Where there is a will, there is a way.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

No pains, no gains.

No pains, no gains.

You may delay, but time will not.

You may delay, but time will not.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Strike while the iron is hot.

It is never too late to mend.

better late than never

There is no smoke without fire.

Where there is smoke, there is fire.

Kill two birds with one stone.

shoot two hawks with one arrow

East or west, home is the best.

Might as well walk at home.

Equal pay for equal work.

equal pay for equal work

Put the cart before the horse.

put the cart before the horse

Pride goes before a fall.

An arrogant army is doomed to failure.

Reading enriches people.

Reading makes people perfect.

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

Failure is the mother of success.

Failure is the mother of success.

Practice makes perfect.

practice makes perfect

All roads lead to Rome.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't judge a person by the clothes he wears.

Don't judge a person by the clothes he wears.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Never be too optimistic.

Learn to walk before you run.

brick by brick

It's easy to be smart afterwards.

It is easy to be wise after the fact.

When you have made the bed, you must lie in it.

Eat your own fruit-eat your own fruit

All that glitters is not gold.

All that glitters is not gold.

Many hands make light work.

there is strength in numbers

Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

Time is money.

Time is money.

Like father, like son.

Like father, like son.

Many hands make light work.

Many hands make light work.

Seize everything and lose everything.

Want everything and lose everything.

Mastering one subject is better than ten.

Ten things are not as good as one.

Silly children soon learn.

If you want your children to be good, you must educate them early.

Make haste slowly.

Take your time.

It's easier said than done.

It's easier said than done.

The first step is the hardest.

The hardest part is actually in the beginning

He who knows the most says the least.

He who knows the most says the least.

You may delay, but time will not.

You may delay, but time will not.

Don't put off till tomorrow what you should do today.

Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Diligence is the mother of success.

Failure is the mother of success.

It's never too late to study.

It is never too old to learn.

Wall has ears.

Wall has ears.

Wash your dirty linen at home.

Don't wash your dirty clothes in public

No waste, no want.

There is no shortage of thrift.

The weak things unite to become strong.

One chopstick is easy to break, and ten chopsticks are as hard as iron.

Lack can best reflect wealth.

Lack can best reflect wealth.

We can't judge a person by what he says, but by what he does.

We can't judge a person by what he says, but by what he does.

We only live once, but if we live well, once is enough.

We only live once, but if we live well, once is enough.

What you do at night will appear during the day.

Eyes by day and ears by night.

When a person goes down the mountain, everyone will give him a push.

When a wall is about to collapse

When children stand quietly, they have done some harm.

When children stand quietly, they have done some harm.

If one person doesn't want to, two people won't quarrel.

You can't shoot it with one hand.

Poverty enters the door, but love leaves the window.

Poverty enters the door, but love flies through the window.

When the cat is away, the mouse can play.

When the cat is away, the mouse can play.

When wine sinks, words float.

When wine sinks, words float.

Where there is life, there is hope.

Stay in the green hills, don't worry about burning wood ―― there is life, there is hope.

Will is power.

Will is power.

Wise men are silent; A fool speaks.

Wise men are silent, fools speak.

A wise man changes his mind; Fools never do this.

Wise men are flexible, fools are headstrong.

Wise men love truth, while fools avoid it.

Wise men love truth, while fools avoid it.

Words are just wind, but seeing is believing.

What you hear may be false, but what you see is true; Seeing is believing

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Conscience is a poisonous snake in the heart.

Guilty.

The poor craftsman complained about his tools.

The poor craftsman complained about his tools.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

A bird is known by his voice, and a man by his words.

A bird is known by his voice, and a man by his words.

A blind man leaning against the wall imagined that this was the boundary of the world.

Sit in the well and look at the sky.

Parting deepens love, and being present strengthens love.

Parting deepens love, and being present strengthens love.

Burned children are afraid of fire.

Once beaten, twice shy.

Accidents will happen.

There are unexpected events in the sky.

Clean hands need not be washed.

Clean hands need not be washed.

A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

A clear conscience is a surefire policy.

A clear conscience is a surefire policy.

A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.

A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.

A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast.

A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast.

A close mouth catches no flies.

A close mouth catches no flies.

A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.

A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.

Common danger leads to common action.

Common danger leads to common action.

Satisfaction is an eternal feast.

Satisfaction is an eternal feast.

Actions speak louder than words.

Facts speak plainer than words.

Admonish your friends in private and praise them in public.

Admonish your friends in private and praise them in public.

A beautiful face may hide a dirty heart.

don't judge a person by the clothes he wears

Faithful friends are hard to find.

Faithful friends are hard to find.

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

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

It was calm after the storm.

No, it is too late.

After the dark clouds, the weather is fine.

No, it is too late.

After death, doctor.

Advice after action is like rain after harvest.

A good appetite is a good seasoning.

A hungry person is not choosy about his food.

A good example is the best sermon.

Examples speak louder than words.

A good face is a letter of recommendation.

A good face is a letter of recommendation.

A good reputation is better than a beautiful face.

A good reputation is better than good looks.

A good friend is my nearest relative.

Good friends are like close relatives.

A good shooter may miss.

No one is always smart.

Good aphorisms are never out of date.

Good aphorisms are never out of date.

Good medicine is bitter in the mouth.

Good medicine is bitter in the mouth.

Good winter brings good summer.

Good winter brings good summer.

A happy heart will make your face glow.

A happy heart will make your face glow.

A hero is known in the time of misfortune.

A hero is known in the time of misfortune.

A lazy youth, a lousy age.

A lazy youth, a lousy age.

The heart is seen in wine.

See people in wine.

A little is better than nothing.

Talk is better than nothing.

A small leak will sink a big ship.

A bank of thousands of feet collapsed in an ant nest.

A small oversight can lead to great disaster.

A small oversight can lead to great disaster.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

Enough is enough, too much is too late.

Enough is enough, too much is too late.

All covets, all loses.

Too much greed leads to loss.

Everything is fair in the war.

Everything is fair in the war.

All that glitters is not gold.

All that glitters is not gold.

All roads lead to Rome.

All roads lead to Rome.

Everything will be fine. All shall be well, jack shall have Jill.

Everything will be fine. All shall be well, jack shall have Jill.

All the wealth on the earth can't save a lost moment.

All the wealth on the earth can't save a lost moment.

Do it willingly, everything is easy.

Do it willingly, everything is easy.

Everything is subordinate to money.

Money talks.

A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.

When a girl has many suitors, she often chooses the worst one.

People who make promises easily forget.

Those who make promises easily forget them easily.

One can't spin a yarn and a reel at the same time.

One can't spin a yarn and a reel at the same time.

One can't whistle and drink at the same time.

One can't spin a yarn and a reel at the same time.

People have two ears and one mouth in order to listen more and talk less.

People have two ears and one mouth in order to listen more and talk less.

A man knows his companion in a long journey and an inn.

A man knows his companion in a long journey and an inn.

A man can dig his grave with his teeth.

Misfortune comes from the mouth.

A man can take a horse to the river, but he can't make it drink water.

A man can take a horse to the river, but he can't make it drink water.

A person may love his house without riding on the ridge.

A person may love his house without riding on the ridge.

A match will ignite a building.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

You will never die until you are at the end of your rope.

I won't stop until I reach the Yellow River.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Cyclops among the blind is the king.

Cyclops among the blind is the king.

A good neighbour is better than a brother in the next village.

A good neighbor is better than a brother in a neighboring village.

The enemy's mouth seldom speaks well.

Don't look for musk in the kennel.

Evil opportunities rarely appear alone.

It never rains but it pours.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A new broom sweeps clean.

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

An old doctor and a young lawyer.

An old doctor and a young lawyer.

Optimists see opportunities in every disaster; A pessimist sees disaster in every opportunity.

Optimists see opportunities in every disaster; A pessimist sees disaster in every opportunity.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Prevention is better than cure.

Answer a fool according to his stupidity.

Answer a fool according to his stupidity.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Saving money is making money.

Clothes make the man.

Clothes make the man.

Appearances are deceptive.

Never judge by appearances.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

As the tree, so the fruit.

As trees are, so are fruits.

A secret of more than two people is not a secret.

A secret of more than two people is not a secret.

When the master is away, the servant is known.

When the master is away, the servant is known.

A silent tongue and a sincere heart are the most admirable things in the world.

A silent tongue and a sincere heart are the most admirable things in the world.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

A beautiful coat is a good letter of introduction.

A beautiful coat is a good letter of introduction.

A calm sea does not make a skilled sailor.

A calm sea does not make a skilled sailor.

A sow, when washed; Back to the garbage dump.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The cock crows as the old cock crows.

Like father, like son.

The touchstone can test gold, and gold can test people.

The touchstone can test gold, and gold can test people.

When a tree falls, it should lie down.

You asked for it.

As the tree, so the fruit.

As trees are, so are fruits.

A man of few words has a clever mind.

Silence is the greatest wisdom.

One stitch in time can save nine stitches.

One stitch in time can save nine stitches.

A straight foot is not afraid of crooked shoes.

Clean hands need not be washed.

A straw shows the direction of the wind.

A leaf can tell autumn.

Tripping can prevent falling.

Small punishments and big commandments.

Just as you make the bed, you must lie on it.

Take the consequences.

As you sow, you reap.

As trees are, so are fruits.

Trees attract the wind.

Trees attract the wind.

You can tell it's a tree by the fruit.

You can tell it's a tree by the fruit.

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.

Greed blinded us.

Be infatuated with money.

The more wealth, the more greed.

The richer you are, the more greedy you are.

A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination is not afraid of rain.

A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination is not afraid of rain.

A hasty pot is hard to boil.

A hasty pot is hard to boil.

A determined person will succeed.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

A word spoken is past recalling.

A word spoken is past recalling.

A word spoken is past recalling.

A word spoken is past recalling.

Bad workers often blame their tools.

The poor craftsman complained about his tools.

Beauty is superficial.

Beauty is changeable.