1、閱讀英文格言1、Acontentedmindisthegreatestblessingamancanenjoyinthisworld.知足是人生在世最大的幸事。JosephAddison（美國作家艾迪生）2、Ifyouwouldknowthevalueofmoney,goandtrytoborrowsome.要想知道錢的價值，就想辦法去借錢試試。BenjaminFranklin（美國總統(tǒng)富蘭克林）3、Ifyouwishtosucceed,youshouldusepersistenceasyourgoodfriend,experienceasyourreference,prudenceasyou

2、rbrotherandhopeasyoursentry.如果你希望成功，當以恒心為良友，以經(jīng)驗為參謀，以謹慎為兄弟，以希望為哨兵。ThomasEdison（美國發(fā)明家愛迪生）4、Healthiscertainlymorevaluablethanmoney,becauseitisbyhealththatmoneyisprocured.健康當然比金錢更為重要，因為我們所賴以獲得金錢的就是健康。SamuelJohnson（英國作家約翰遜）5、Thatmanistherichestwhosepleasurearethecheapest.能處處尋求快樂的人才是最富有的人。HenryDavidThorea

3、u（美國作家梭羅）6、Sometimesonepaysmostforthethingsonegetsfornothing.有時候一個人為不花錢得到的東西付出的代價最高。AlbertEinstein（美國科學家愛因斯坦）7、Will,workandwaitarethepyramidalcornerstonesforsuccess.意志、工作和等待是成功的金字塔的基石。LouisPasteur（法國化學家巴斯勒）8、Allthesplendorintheworldisnotworthagoodfriend.人世間所有的榮華富貴不如一個好朋友。Voltaire（法國思想家伏爾泰）9、Thereisa

4、greatdifferentbetweenexposureofthemindandthatofthebody.表露思想和展露身體之間存在極大的不同。WilliamHazlitt（英國批評家散文家哈滋里特）10、Totravelhopefullyisabetterthingthantoarrive,andthetruesuccessistolabor.懷著希望去旅行比抵達目的地更愉快；而真正的成功在于工作。RobertLouisStevenson（英國作家史蒂文森）11、Thegreateramanis,themoredistastefulispraiseandflatterytohim.一個人

5、越偉大，對表揚和奉承就越反感。JohnBurroughs（美國博物學家巴勒斯）12、Imightsaythatsuccessiswonbythreethings:first,effort;second,moreeffort;third,stillmoreeffort.可以說成功要靠三件事才能贏得：努力，努力，再努力。ThomasHardy（英國詩人小說家哈代）13、Successoftendependsuponknowinghowlongitwilltaketosucceed.成功常常取決于知道需要多久才能成功。CharlesMontesquieu（法國思想家孟德斯鳩）14、Onlythose

6、whohavethepatiencetodosimplethingsperfectlyeveracquiretheskilltododifficultthingseasily.只有有耐心圓滿完成簡單工作的人，才能夠輕而易舉的完成困難的事。FriedrichSchiller（德國劇作家詩人席勒）15、Youhavetobelieveinyourself.Thatsthesecretofsuccess.你必須相信自己，這是成功的關鍵。CharlesChaplin（美國演員卓別林）16、Amancansucceedatalmostanythingforwhichhehasunlimitedenthu

7、siasm.無論何事，只要對它有無限的熱情你就能取得成功。C.M.Schwab（美國實業(yè)家施瓦布）17、Themanwhohasmadeuphismindtowinwillneversay“impossible”.凡是決心取得勝利的人是從來不說“不可能的”。BonapartNapoleon（法國皇帝拿破侖）18、Progressistheactivityoftodayandtheassuranceoftomorrow.進步是今天的活動，明天的保證。Emerson（美國思想家愛默生）20、Ourdestinyoffersnotthecupofdespair,butthechaliceofoppo

8、rtunity.命運給予我們的不是失望之酒，而是機會之杯。RichardNixon（美國總統(tǒng)尼克松）21、Miraclessometimesoccur,butonehastoworkterriblyforthem.奇跡有時候是會發(fā)生的，但是你得為之拼命的努力。C.Weizmann（愛爾蘭總統(tǒng)魏茨曼）22、Itneverwillrainroses.（名人名言）Whenwewanttohavemoreroseswemustplanttrees.天上不會掉下玫瑰來，如果想要更多的玫瑰，必須自己種植。G.Eliot（英國小說家艾略特）23、Ifyouhavegreattalents,industryw

9、illimprovethem;ifyouhavebutmoderateabilities,industrywillsupplytheirdeficiency.如果你很有天賦，勤勉會使其更加完善；如果你能力一般，勤勉會補足其缺陷。JoshuasReynolds（美國散文家雷諾茲）24、Greatworksareperformednotbystrength,butbyperseverance.完成偉大的事業(yè)不在于體力，而在于堅韌不拔的毅力。SamuelJohnson（英國作家和評論家約翰遜）25、Geniusonlymeanshard-workingalloneslife.天才只意味著終身不懈的努

10、力。Mendeleyev（俄國化學家門捷列耶夫）26、Fewthingsareimpossibleinthemselves;anditisoftenforwantofwill,ratherthanofmeans,thatmanfailstosucceed.事情很少又根本做不成的；其所以做不成，與其說是條件不夠，不如說是由于決心不夠。（LaRacheforcauld（法國作家羅切福考爾德）27、Dareandtheworldalwaysyields.Ifitbeatsyousometimes,dareitagainandagainanditwillsuccumb.大膽挑戰(zhàn)，世界總會讓步。如果有時

11、候你被它打敗了，不斷地挑戰(zhàn)，它總會屈服地。W.MThackeray（英國小說家薩克雷）28、Allthatyoudo,dowithyourmight;thingsdonebyhalvesareneverdoneright.做一切事情都應盡力而為，半途而廢永遠不行。R.H.Stoddard（美國詩人斯托達德）29、Amancanfailmanytimes,butheisntafailureuntilhebeginstoblamesomebodyelse.一個人可以失敗多次，但是只要他沒有開始責怪旁人，他還不是一個失敗者。J.Burroughs（美國博物學家巴勒斯）30、Youcantellthe

12、idealsofanationbyitsadvertisements.從一個國家的廣告可以看出這個國家的理想。NormanDouglas（英國作家道格拉斯）31、Theonlylimittoourrealizationoftomorrowwillbeourdoubtsoftoday。實現(xiàn)明天理想的唯一障礙是今天的疑慮。FranklinRoosevelt（美國總統(tǒng)羅斯福）32、Themanwithanewideaisacrankuntiltheideasucceeds.具有新想法的人在其想法實現(xiàn)之前是個怪人。MarkTwain（美國作家馬克？吐溫）33、Theimportantthinginli

13、feistohaveagreataim,andthedeterminationtoattainit.人生重要的事情是確定一個偉大的目標，并決心實現(xiàn)它。JohannWolfgangvonGoethe（德國詩人、劇作家歌德）34、Mostofthetroubleintheworldiscausedbypeoplewantingtobeimportant.人世間的大多數(shù)煩惱都是由那些想成為重要人物的人惹出來的。GeorgeEliot（英國小說家艾略特）35、Ifyoudoubtyourself,thenindeedyoustandonshakyground.如果你懷疑自己，那么你的立足點確實不穩(wěn)固了

14、。Ibsen（挪威劇作家易卜生）36、Idealisthebeacon.Withoutideal,thereisnosecuredirection;withoutdirection,thereisnolife.理想是指路明燈。沒有理想，就沒有堅定的方向；沒有方向，就沒有生活。LeoTolstory（俄國作家托爾斯泰）37、Idealarelikethestars-weneverreachthem,butlikemariners,wechartourcoursebythem.理想猶如天上的星星，我們猶如水手，雖不能達到天上，但是我們的航程可憑借它指引。CarlSchurz（美國政治家舒爾茨）38

15、、Haveanaiminlife,oryourenergieswillallbewasted.人生應該樹立目標，否則你的精神會白白浪費。R.Peters（美國法學家彼得斯）39、Dontpartwithyourxxxs,Whentheyaregoneyoumaystillexist,butyouhaveceasedtolive.不要放棄你的幻想。當幻想沒有了以后，你還可以生存，但是你雖生猶死。MarkTwain（馬克吐溫）40、Donot,foronerepulse,giveupthepurposethatyouresolvedtoeffect.不要只因一次失敗，就放棄你原來決心想要達到的目的

16、。WillianShakespeare（莎士比亞）41、Betweentheidealandthereality,Betweenthemotionandtheact,Falltheshadow.理想與現(xiàn)實之間，動機與行為之間，總有一道陰影。ThomasStearnsEliot（T.S.愛略特）42、Amanisnotoldaslongasheisseekingsomething.Amanisnotolduntilregretstaketheplaceofdreams.只要有一個人還有所追求，他就沒有老。直到后悔取代了夢想，一個人才算老。J.Barrymore（巴里穆爾）1. A bosom f

17、riend afar brings a distant land near. 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰。2. A common danger causes common action. 同舟共濟。3. A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast. 知足常樂。4. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一塹，長一智。5. A guest should suit the convenience of the host. 客隨主便。6. A letter from home is a priceles

18、s treasure. 家書抵萬金。7. All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同歸。8. All time is no time when it is past. 機不可失，時不再來。9. An applea day keeps the doctor away. 一日一個蘋果，身體健康不求醫(yī)。10. As heroesthink, so thought Bruce. 英雄所見略同。11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。12. Behind the mountains there are people to be f

19、ound. 天外有天，山外有山。13. Bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失馬，安知非福。14. Bread is the stall of life. 面包是生命的支柱。(民以食為天。)15. Business is business. 公事公辦。16. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鳥先飛。17. Courtesy costs nothing. 禮多人不怪。18. Custom makes all things easy. 習慣成自然。19. Desire has no rest. 人的欲望無止境。2

20、0. Difficult the first time, easy the second. 一回生，二回熟。21. Do not change horses in mid-stream. 別在河流中間換馬。22. Do not have too many irons in the fire. 貪多嚼不爛。23. Do not pull all your eggs in one basket. 別把所有的蛋都放在一個籃子里。(不要孤注一擲。)24. Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班門弄斧。25. East or west, home is the best. 東奔西跑

21、，還是家里好。26. Experience is the best teacher. 實踐出真知。27. Fact is stranger than fiction. 事實比虛構更離奇。(大千世界，無奇不有。)28. Faith can move mountains. 信念能移山。(精誠所至，金石為開。)29. First impressions are half the battle. 先入為主。30. Give as good as one gets. 一報還一報。(以德報德，以怨還怨。)31. Give everyone his due. 一視同仁。32. Good wine needs

22、 no bush. 酒香不怕巷子深。33. Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達。(忙中常出錯。)34. He that promises too much means nothing. 輕諾者寡信。35. He who has an art has everywhere a part. 一招鮮，吃遍天。36. He would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行始于足下。37. Home is where the heart is. 心在哪里，哪里就是家。38. If you are not inside a house

23、, you don not know about its leaking. 不在屋里，不知漏雨。(親身經(jīng)歷才有體會。)39. In peace prepare for war. 平時準備戰(zhàn)時。(居安思危。)40. It is never too late to mend. 亡羊補牢，猶未為晚。41. It six of one and half a dozen of the other. 彼此彼此。42. Just has long arms. 天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。43. Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨綢繆。44. Life is a span. 人生如朝

24、露。45. Man proposes, God disposes. 謀事在人，成事在天。46. Meet plot with plot. 將計就計。47. Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散。48. Mind acts upon mind. 心有靈犀一點通。49. Never hit a man when he is down. 不要落井下石。50. Never judge by appearances. 切莫以貌取人。51. No fire without smoke. 無風不起浪。52. Nurture passes nature. 教養(yǎng)勝過天性。53. One is

25、 never too old to learn. 活到老，學到老。54. One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。(一花獨放不是春。)55. One who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of mere rivers. 曾經(jīng)滄海難為水。56. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不見，心不煩。57. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。58. Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤勞之人不受窮。59. Rome was not built i

26、n a day. 羅馬不是一日建成的。(偉業(yè)非一日之功。)60. Sense comes with age. 老馬識途。61. So many men, so many minds. 人心各不同。62. Some thing is learned every time a book is opened. 開卷有益。63. Strike while the iron is hot. 趁熱打鐵。64. The car will find its way round the hill when it gets there. 車到山前必有路。65. The heart is seen in wine.

27、 酒后吐真言。66. The older the wiser. 人老智多。(姜還是老的辣。)67. The worse luck now, the better another time. 風水輪流轉。68. Thoughts are free from toll. 思想不用交稅。(人人都可以自由思考。)69. Time tries all things. 時間檢驗一切。70. Use legs and have legs. 經(jīng)常用腿，健步如飛。71. Virtue never grows old. 美德常青。72. Walls have ears. 隔墻有耳。73. What is done

28、 cannot be undone. 覆水難收。74. Wine in, truth out. 酒后吐真言。75. You are only young once. 青春只有一次。76. You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蠟燭不可兩頭燃。(魚和熊掌不可兼得。)77. You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有失。(事難兩全其美。)78. You never know till you have tried. 事非經(jīng)過不知難。79. Youth will be served. 青春好作樂。80. Zeal

29、without knowledge is a runaway horse. 無知的狂熱是脫韁的野馬。AA bad workman always blames his tools.拙匠總怪工具差。A brave man may fall, but he cannot yield. 勇者可能跌倒，但不會屈服。A burnt child dreads the fire. 燒傷過的孩子怕見火。（意同：一朝被蛇咬，三年怕草繩）A constant guest is never welcome. ?？驼腥讼?。A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足長樂。A cra

30、cked bell can never sound well. 破鐘敲不響。A drowning man will catch at a straw.人快淹死時稻草也要抓A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。A fox may grow grey, but never good. 江山易改，本性難移。A friend in need is a friend in indeed. 患難識知已A friend is easier lost than found. 失友容易，交友難。A good beginning is half the bat

31、tle.良好的開端是成功一半A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 好書如摯友，情誼永不渝A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善則妻賢A good name is sooner lost than won. 美名易失，不易得A good wife is a good prize.賢妻賽寶石A good winter brings a good summer. 好冬必有好夏A house divided against itself cannot stand. 家庭不睦，萬事

32、不興A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少時懶惰，老來虱咬（意指：少壯不努力，老大徒悲傷）A little help is worth a deal of pity.一點幫助勝于一車同情。A little is better than none. 聊勝于無A little learning is a dangerous thing. 淺學誤人A little pot is soon hot. 壺小易熱，量小易怒A living dog is better than a dead lion. 死獅不如活狗A man can only die once.人生只有一回死A man

33、is known by his friends. 視其友，知其人A man who has friends must show himself friendly. 要想交朋友，就得有誠意A merry heart goes all the way. 心情愉快，萬事順利A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一文就得一文A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔A secret between

34、more than two is no secret.三人知,天下曉A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.平靜的大海不能造就出熟練的水手。A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言為智A stitch in time saves nine. 一針及時省九針A straw will show which way the wind blows. 草動知風向A tale never loses in the telling. 故事越傳越長A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. 美好的事物，

35、回味無窮A thing you dont want is dear at any price.不需要的東西最貴A true jest is no jest. 真笑話并非笑話A useful trade is amine of gold. 一技在身猶如金礦在手A willful man must have his way. 只要人有恒，萬事皆可成A womans work is never done. 婦女的家務事永遠也做不完A wonder lasts but nine days. 什么新奇的事，也新不了幾天A word to the wise is enough. 聰明人一點即明A work

36、 ill done must be twice done. 馬虎干活，準得返工Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 別離情更深Achievement is founded on diligence and wasted upon recklessness.業(yè)精于勤，荒于嬉。Actions speak louder than words. 百說不如一干。Adversity makes a man wise,not rich.逆境增才干不增財富After a storm comes a calm. 雨過天晴（意指：否極泰來）After dinner sit a

37、while; after supper walk a mile. 飯后百步，延年益壽All are not friends that speak us fair.當面說好話的并不都是朋友。All his geese are swans. 敝帚自珍All is not gain that is got into the purse .裝進錢包里的不一定都是收益。All lay loads on a willing horse. 好馬重負All roads lead to Rome. 條條道路通羅馬All that glitters is not gold. 閃光的東西不一定是金子All thin

38、gs are difficult before they are easy. 凡事起頭難All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只用功，不玩耍，聰明的孩子也變傻Alls well that ends well. 結果好，一切都好Among the blinds the one-eyed man is king. 盲人國里，獨眼稱王。（意同：山中無老虎，猴子稱大王）An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一日一蘋果勝過找醫(yī)生An empty sack cannot stand upright. 空袋子，立不直An

39、Englishmans house is his castle. 英國人的家是獨立王國。（意指：非經(jīng)許可，不得進入）An evil lesson is soon learned. 惡習易染An eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼還眼，以牙還牙As good lost as found .有得必有失。BBad excuses are worse than none. 狡辯比不辯護還糟Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠犬不咬人Be just before you are generous. 先還債，后慷慨Beauty and foll

40、y are often companions. 美貌和愚蠢常結伴Beauty is but skin-deep. 美麗只是外表罷了Beggars bags are bottomless. 乞丐不知足Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.雖眼見亦不能全信，道聽途說更不足信。Best is cheapest. 好貨最便宜Better buy than borrow. 買比借好Better early than late. 寧早勿晚Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroide

41、ry. 寧可空而有志，不可富而失節(jié)Better late than never. 遲做總比不做好Better lose the saddle than the horse. 寧可丟鞍，不可失馬Better the last smile than the first laughter.寧可最后笑，不要首先狂喜。Better to wear out than rust out. 與其銹壞，不如用壞Between two stools you fall to the ground. 腳踩兩條凳，早晚要墜地（意同：腳踏兩條船，兩頭要落空） Birds of a feather flock togeth

42、er. 物以類聚，人以群分Birth is much, but breeding is more. 教養(yǎng)重于出身。Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. 無奢望者有福，因其永不失望。Blood is thicker than water.血比水濃（意指：親人總比外人親）Books and friends should be few but good. 買書如交友應少而精（書與友，貴精不貴多）Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以簡潔為貴CCheats never pro

43、sper. 靠欺騙，難發(fā)財Children and fools tell the truth. 孩子和傻子，口中無詐語Children should be seen but not be heard. 大人在講話，小孩別插嘴Choose a wife by your ear rather than by your eye. 擇妻靠耳，不靠眼Circumstances alter cases. 具體情況具體分析Cleanliness is next to godliness. 整潔近于美德Cloudy mornings give way to clear evenings. 早晨云遮日，晚上星滿

44、天Comfort is better than pride. 舒適勝于虛榮Coming events cast their shadows before.未來之事必有前兆Constant dropping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石Content is better than riches. 知足勝于財富Correct the mistakes if you have committed them, and avoid them if you have not.有則改之，無則加勉Courtesy costs nothing. 彬彬有禮，惠而不費Cowards die ma

45、ny times before their deaths. 膽小鬼在真正斷氣之前要死許多次。Custom rules the law. 風俗左右法律Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量布裁衣。（意指：量入為出）DDead men tell no tales. 死人不會告密Death is the great leveler. 死亡面前人人平等Death pays all debts. 一死了百債Delays are dangerous. 事怕延誤Diamond cut diamond. 棋逢對手，將遇良才Diligence is the mother

46、 of good luck. 勤力佳運之母Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. 雞蛋尚未孵，別先數(shù)雞雛（意指：不要過早打如意算盤）Do not cry for the moon. 海底撈月辦不到Do not cry out before you are hurt. 沒受傷，別亂喊Do not keep all the eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一擲Do not rob Peter to pay Paul. 不要挖肉補瘡Do not try to teach your grandmother to such

47、eggs.不要班門弄斧Dog does not eat dog. 同類不相殘Doing nothing is doing ill. 無所事事，必干壞事Dont cut down the tree that gives you shade.遮蔭之樹不可砍Dont cut off your nose to spite your face.不要做害人害已的事Dont quarrel with your bread and butter.不要砸自己的“飯碗”Dont put the cart before the horse. 勿本末倒置Dreams go by contraries. 夢與現(xiàn)實常相反

48、Dumb dogs are dangerous. 啞巴狗最危險Dying is as natural as living. 有生必有死EEarly sow, early mow. 早種早收Early to bed, early to rise, make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 睡得早，起得早，聰明、富裕、身體好Easier said than done. ;說來容易，做來難East or west, home is best. 東也好，西也好，還是家最好Easy come, easy go. 來得容易去得快Eat to live, but not

49、live to eat. 人為生而食，不為食而生Empty vessels make the most noise. 滿瓶子不響,半瓶子晃蕩Envy never enriched any man. 妒忌決不會致富Even a worm will turn. 人急造反，狗急跳墻Every bean hath its black. 人孰無過Every bird likes its own nest the best. 金窩銀窩不如自己的草窩Every cook praises his own broth. 王婆賣瓜，自賣自夸Every dog has its day. 凡人皆有得意日Every l

50、ittle helps. 涓涓細流匯成河，粒粒稻菽堆滿籮Every little makes a mickle. 積少成多，滴水成流Every man hath his weak side. 人皆有弱點Every man is his won enemy. 自貽伊戚Every why has a where fore. 凡事必有因Everybodys business is nobodys business.眾人的事兒沒人管Everything comes to him who waits. 耐心等待，萬事皆成Everything is good when new, but friends w

51、hen old.物莫如新，友莫如故Example is better than precept. 身教勝過言教Experience is the best teacher. 經(jīng)驗是良師Experience is the father of wisdom. 經(jīng)驗是智慧之父Experience must be bought. 要取得經(jīng)驗，須付出代價Extremes are dangerous. 凡事走向極端是危險的FFace to face, the truth comes out. 面對面，真相白Facts speak louder than words. 事實勝于雄辯Failure teach

52、es success. 失敗是成功之母False friends are worse than bitter（open）enemies. 口蜜腹劍的朋友比不共戴天的敵人還壞。（意同：明槍易躲，暗箭難防）Far from eye, far from heart. 眼不見，心不念Far water does not put out near fire. 遠水救不了近火Fast bind, fast find. 藏得好，丟不了Fine feathers make fine birds. 佛要金裝，人要衣裝Fire and water are good servants, but bad master

53、s. 水火是忠仆，也能成災主First come, first served. 先到先招待First impressions are most lasting. 最初的印象最深刻Fools build houses and wise men live in them.愚者造房,智才租房Fools haste is no speed. 欲速則不達Forbidden fruit is sweetest. 禁果格外甜Fortune favours the brave. 天佑勇者Fortune favours those who use their judgement. 智才天助Fortune kno

54、cks once at everyones door.人人都有走運的一天Four eyes see more than two. 四只眼睛總比兩只眼睛看得清Fourtune favours fools. 傻子有傻福Friendship should not be all on one side. 友誼靠雙方GGenius only means hard-working all ones life.天才只總味著終身不懈的努力。Give him an inch and he will take a yard. 得寸進尺Give him the dose of his own medicine以其人

55、之道還治其人之身Go while the going is good. 此時不走，更待何時？God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助Gold will not buy everything. 金錢并非萬能Good advice is beyond price.忠言是無價之寶Good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳Good counsel has no price. 忠言無價Good health is above wealth. 健康勝過財富Good words are worth much and cost little. 好話不花錢，一句值千金Gras