speak of the devil.
說曹操, 曹操就到。

to suffer for one’s wisdom.
聰明反被聰明誤。

newbroom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。

a miss is as good as a mile.
差之毫厘，失之千里。

enough is as good as a feast．
知足常樂。

the suPme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
生活中最大的幸福是堅信有人愛我們。

if winter comes,can spring be far behind?
冬天來了，春天還會遠嗎？

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

a borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.
借來的斗篷不暖身。

speech is silver, but silence is golden.
雄辯是銀，沉默是金。

a barking dog never bites.
會抓耗子得貓不叫。

butter to butter is no relish.
千篇一律的東西令人生厭。

better be alone than in bad company.
交損友不如無友。

believe somebody on his bare word.
人言無據(jù)，切勿輕信。

better an open enemy than a false friend.
明槍易躲，暗箭難防。

by gambling we lose both time and treasure, two things most Pcious to the life of man.
賭博使我們丟失時間和金錢，這兩樣人生最珍貴的東西。

call no man happy until he dies.
蓋棺才能定論。

better be poor than wicked.
寧可做窮人，不要做壞人。

cast not out the foul water till you bring in the clean.
清水未來，莫潑贓水。

deeds are males, and words are females.
言柔弱無能，行剛強有力。

councils of war never fight.
主戰(zhàn)者不打仗。