give a dog a bad name and hang him.眾口鑠金，積毀銷骨。

　　god helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。

　　gold will not buy anything.黃金并非萬能。

　　an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼還眼，以牙還牙。

　　fool‘s haste is no speed.欲速則不達。

　　forbidden fruit is sweet.禁果格外香。

　　a still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智。

　　a wise head makes a close mouth.真人不露相，露相非真人。

　　fortune favors those who use their judgement.機遇偏愛善斷之人

　　a stitch in time saves nine.小洞不補，大洞吃苦。

　　fortune knocks once at least at every man‘s gate.風水輪流轉。

　　four eyes see more than two.集思廣益。

　　a straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。

　　friends agree best at distance.朋友之間也會保持距離。

　　good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.良藥苦口利于病

　　a single flower does not make a spring.一花獨放不是春百花齊放春滿園。

　　a snow year, a rich year.瑞雪兆豐年。

　　friends are thieves of time.朋友是時間的竊賊。

　　friends must part.再好的朋友也有分手的時候。

　　genius is nothing but labor and diligence. 天才不過是勤奮而已。

　　a sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身體。