a bad beginning makes a bad ending.
    不善始者不善終。
    a bad thing never dies.
    遺臭萬年。
    a bad workman always blames his tools.
    不會撐船怪河彎。
    a bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
    一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。
    a boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
    吹牛與說謊本是同宗。
    a bully is always a coward.
    色厲內荏。
    a burden of one‘s choice is not felt.
    愛挑的擔子不嫌重。
    a candle lights others and consumes itself.
    蠟燭照亮別人，卻毀滅了自己。
    a cat has 9 lives.
    貓有九條命。
    a cat may look at a king.
    人人平等。
    a close mouth catches no flies.
    病從口入。
    a constant guest is never welcome.
    ?？土钊藚挕?BR>    actions speak louder than words.
    事實勝于雄辯。
    adversity leads to prosperity.
    窮則思變。
    adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
    逆境出人才。
    a fair death honors the whole life.
    死得其所，流芳百世。
    a faithful friend is hard to find.
    知音難覓。
    a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
    吃一塹，長一智。
    a fox may grow gray, but never good.
    江山易改，本性難移。
    a friend in need is a friend indeed.
    患難見真情。
    a friend is easier lost than found.
    得朋友難，失朋友易。
    a friend is never known till a man has need.
    需要之時方知友。
    a friend without faults will never be found.
    沒有十全十美的朋友。
    ‘after you‘ is good manners.
    “您先請”是禮貌。
    a good beginning is half done.
    良好的開端是成功的一半。
    a good beginning makes a good ending.
    善始者善終。
    a good book is a good friend.
    好書如摯友。
    a good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
    一本好書，相伴一生。
    a good conscience is a soft pillow.
    不做虧心事，不怕鬼叫門。
    a good fame is better than a good face.