"Never" is a long word. 不要轻易说“决不”。
A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终.
A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无.
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强.
A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. 做贼心虚.
A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好.
A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗.
A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年.
A bad workman always blames his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools 拙匠常怨工具差.
A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁.
A beggar's purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞.
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人.
A bird may be known by its song. 什麽鸟唱什麽歌.
A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无.
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world. 坐井观天.
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白费痴情.
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german. 吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变.
A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头.
A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身.
A bosom friend afar brings distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻.
A bully is always a coward. 色厉内荏。
A burden of one's choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重.
A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳.
A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人.
A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命；吉人天相。
A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王.
A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息.
A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事.
A clean hand wants no washing. 不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧.
A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落，胜券在握.
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊.
A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊富.
A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出.
A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大.
A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾.
A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎.
A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常乐.
A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐.
A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大.
A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居间人.
A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹.
A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时.
A disease known is half cured. 病情确诊断，治病好一半.
A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗狗不叫.
A dog's mouth emits no ivory. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙.
A fair death honors the whole life. 死得光明，终身荣耀.
A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相.
A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得.
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智.
A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之.
A fault confessed is half redressed. 承认错误，等于改正一半.
A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. 口若悬河不能作为才智的证明.
A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计.
A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头.
A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财.
A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜.
A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer. 一愚发问，七智结舌.
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. 愚者所问，智者难答.
A fool may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得.
A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. 一愚所失，百智难回.
A fool's bolt is soon shot. 蠢人易于智穷力竭。
A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千虑，必有一得.
A fool's heart dances on his lips. 愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上.
A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。
A fox may grow GREy, but never good. 狐狸到老也不会变好.
A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过.
A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 囊中有钱，不如朝中有友.
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真交.
A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我.
A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友.
A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。
A friend is never known till a man has need. 不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友.
A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢，失友快.
A friend to all is a friend to none. 滥交者无友。
A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交.
A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的.
A full belly counsels well. 衣食足而后知荣辱.
A full cup must be carried steadily. 杯满盈，须持稳.
A good anvil does not fear the hammer. 好砧不怕锤.
A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食.
A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning is half the battle. 首战告捷等于一半胜利.
A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善其终.
A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好书，莫逆之交.
