The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.
黎明前的黑暗。

The darkest place is under the candlestick.
烛台底下最暗。

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation;the two keep in their downward tendency.
文学的衰落表明一个民族的衰落。这两者走下坡路的时间是齐头并进的。

The devil knows many things because he is old.
老马识途。

The devil sometimes speaks the truth.
魔鬼有时也会说真话。

The die is cast.
木已成舟。

The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

The empty vessels make the greatest sound.
满瓶不响，半瓶咣当。

The end justifies the means.
只要目的正当，可以不择手段。

The end makes all equal.
死亡面前，人人平等。

The essence of language is human activity. ( O. Jesperson )
语言的本质是人类活动。（耶斯佩森）

The eye is bigger than the belly.
贪多嚼不烂。

The failures and reverses which await men-and one after another sadden the brow of youth - add a dignity to the prospect of human life
which no Arcadian success would do.
尽管失败和挫折等待着人们，一次次地夺走青春的容颜，但却给人生的前景增添了一份尊严，这是任何顺利的成功都不能做到的。

The farthest way about is the nearest way home.
抄近路反而绕远路。

The finest diamond must be cut.
玉不琢，不成器。

The fire is the test of gold
adversity of strong man.
烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。

The first step is the only difficulty.
迈出第一步是最艰难的。

The first wealth is health.
健康是人生第一财富。

The fox knew too much
that’s how he lost his tail.
机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。

The fox preys farthest from home.
兔子不吃窝边草。

The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
坐井观天。

The golden age is before us
not behind us.
黄金时代在我们面前而不在我们背后。

The good seaman is known in bad weather.
惊涛骇浪，方显英雄本色。

The grass is greener on the other side.
这山望着那山高。

The great use of life is to spend it for something that overlasts it.(W. James)
生命的最大用处是将它用于能比生命更长久的事物上。（詹姆斯）

The greater the man, the more restrained his anger.
人越伟大，越能克制怒火。

The greatest talkers are always least doers.
语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。

The higher up
the greater the fall.
爬得高，摔得惨。

The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully 19 have been kindness, beauty and truth.
有些理想曾为我们引过道路，并不断给我新的勇气以欣然面对人生，那些理想就是--真、善、美。

The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it. (Goethe)
人生重要的在于确立一个伟大的目标，并有决心使其实现。（歌德）

The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.
妒忌者对别人是烦恼，对他们自己却是折磨。