A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 惡其始者必惡其終。

A bad bush is better than the open field. 有勝于無(wú)。

A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃虧的和解也比勝訴強(qiáng)。

A bad conscience is a snake in one''s heart. 做賊心虛。

A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 壞習(xí)慣像鮮餡餅，分食要比保存好。

A bad padlock invites a picklock. 開門揖盜。

A bad penny always turns up.

A bad thing never dies. 壞事傳千年。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀鈍)。

A bargain is a bargain. 達(dá)成的協(xié)議不可撕毀。

A beggar''s purse is bottomless. 乞丐的錢袋是無(wú)底洞。

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。

A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聞其歌知其鳥，聽其言知其人。

A bird may be known by its song. 什么鳥唱什么歌。

A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有勝于全無(wú)。

A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it''s the boundary of the world. 坐井觀天。

A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白費(fèi)癡情。

A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好書今天如此，將來(lái)也如此，永不改變。

A book that remains shut is but a block. 有書閉卷不閱讀，無(wú)異是一塊木頭。

A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借來(lái)的斗篷不暖身。

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚愛益切，離別情更深。

A burden of one''s choice is not felt. 自己選的擔(dān)子不嫌重。

A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。

A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蠟燭焚自身，光亮照別人。

A cat may look at a king. 貓也有權(quán)晉見國(guó)王。

A cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命。

Accidents will happen. 天有不測(cè)風(fēng)云。

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 鏈條的堅(jiān)固程度取決于它最薄弱的環(huán)節(jié)。

A change of work is as good as a rest. 調(diào)換一下工作是很好的休息。

A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。

A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。

A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 問心無(wú)愧，高枕無(wú)憂。

A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落，勝券在握。

A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。

A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 寧為清貧，不為濁富。

A close mouth catches no flies. 病從口入，禍從口出。

A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。

A common danger causes common action. 同仇敵愾。

A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳賓，常來(lái)不歡迎。

A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常樂。

A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 貪婪的人對(duì)別人毫無(wú)好處，對(duì)自己卻壞處更大。

A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居間人。

A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 戶樞不蠹。

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行動(dòng)是知識(shí)的巧果。

Actions speak louder than words. 事實(shí)勝于雄辯。

A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不滿足者坐無(wú)寧時(shí)。

A disease known is half cured. 病情確診斷，治病好一半。

Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公開場(chǎng)合又表?yè)P(yáng)你的朋友。