A great man is always willing to be little. ( R. W. Emerson )
伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。（爱默生）

A great part to the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.
我的大部分知识都是这样获得的：在寻找某个资料时意外的发现了另上的资料。

A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight.
伟大的诗篇即是永远喷出智慧和欢欣之水的喷泉。

A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。

A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。

A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。

A leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。

A lifetime of happiness ! No man alive could bear it ; it would be hell on earth .
终身幸福！这是任何活着的人都无法忍受的，那将是人间地狱。

A light heart lives long.
豁达者长寿。
静以修身。

A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，自欺欺人。

A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。

A long dispute means that both parties are wrong.
持久的争论意味着双方都是错的。

A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。

A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。

A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to
blame somebody else. ( J. Burroughs )
一个人可以失败许多次，但是只要他没有开始责怪别人，他还不是一个失败者。（巴勒斯）

A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm. (C. M. Schwab)
只要有无限的热情，一个人几乎可以在任何事情上取得成功。（施瓦布）

A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。

A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。

A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. (J. Barrymore)
只要一个人还有追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。（巴里摩尔）

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。

A man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。

A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡，事事顺利。

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

A mother’s love never changes.
母爱永恒。

A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。

A novel is a mirror walking along a main road.
一部小说犹如一面在大街上走的镜子。

A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。

A snow year
a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。