Quotable Quotes

 
A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友難，失朋友易。(2008-10-10)
 
He that would know what shall be must consider what has been. 欲知未然，須思已然。(2008-10-09)
 
He who lives in glass house should not throw stones. 正人先正己。(2008-10-08)
 
A hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。(2008-10-07)
 
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一塹，長一智。(2008-10-06)
 
To teach a fish how to swim.孔子麵前賣文章。(2008-10-03)
 
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today 今日事,今日畢(2008-09-30)
 
He that will eat the nut must first crack the shell. 欲所得，必先勞。(2008-09-26)
 
He that gains time gains all things. 獲得時間就是獲得一切。(2008-09-25)
 
It is luxury to be understood. 被人理解是一種難能可貴的享受。(2008-09-24)
 
Good to begin well, better to end well. 善始好，善終更好。(2008-09-23)
 
Good counsel never comes too late. 忠言絕不嫌遲。(2008-09-22)
 
He is truly happy who makes others happy. 真正幸福的是使人幸福的人。(2008-09-19)
 
He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。(2008-09-18)
 
Health is not valued till sickness comes. 有病方知無病樂。(2008-09-17)
 
All covet, all lose.貪多必失。(2008-09-16)
 
The weak wait for opportunities and the strong make opportunities.  弱者坐待良機，強者製造良機。(2008-09-12)
 
Happiness consists in contentment. 知足常樂。(2008-09-11)
 
He that has a tongue in his head may find his way anywhere. 遇事多問，隨處可行。(2008-09-10)
 
Greatest genius often lies concealed. 大智若愚。(2008-09-09)
 
He that would command must serve. 欲做先生，先做學生。(2008-09-08)
 
A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 問心無愧，高枕無憂。(2008-09-05)
 
Happiness takes no account of time. 幸福不覺光陰過。(2008-09-04)
 
More than 80 percent of one's life may be unsatisfactory.人生不如意十之八九。(2008-09-03)
 
Grasp all, lose all. 貪多必失。(2008-09-02)
 
A man apt to promise is apt to forget.輕諾者易忘。(2008-09-01)
 
A man is known by the company he keeps.察其友知其人。(2008-08-29)
 
Bare words, no bargain.空言不能成交易。(2008-08-28)
 
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. 騎虎者難下。(2008-08-27)
 
He who stands alone has no power. 孤掌難鳴。(2008-08-26)
 
He who does not gain loses. 無所得即有所失。(2008-08-25)
 
He that knows nothing, doubts nothing. 無知者無疑。(2008-08-22)
 
He must needs go whom the devil drives. 勢在必行。(2008-08-21)
 
He knows most who speaks least. 大智者寡於言。(2008-08-20)
 
He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself. 正人先正己。(2008-08-19)
 
Grasp the shadow and let go the substance. 舍本逐末。(2008-08-18)
 
Govern your thoughts when alone, and your tongue when in company. 一人獨處慎於思，與人相處慎於言。(2008-08-15)
 
Good watch prevents misfortune. 有備無患。(2008-08-14)
 
Good fame is better than a good face. 美名勝美貌。(2008-08-13)
 
Glory is the shadow of virtue. 光榮是美德的影子。(2008-08-12)

Genius often betrays itself into great errors. 天才常被天才誤。(2008-08-11)
 
Good deeds will shine as the stars of heaven. 善行如日月經天。(2008-08-08)
 
Gather your rosebuds while you may. 有花堪折直須折。(2008-08-07)
 
Give a fool rope enough and he will hang himself. 授繩與愚，愚能自縛。(2008-08-06)
 
To be successful, you must be daring, be first and be different. 要想成功，你必須擁有魄力，敢為人先，與眾不同。(2008-08-05)
 
A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，駟馬難追。(2008-08-04)
 
If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.行平常之事，得平常之果。(2008-08-01)
 
A smile is a curved line that sets things straight.笑容是一條曲線，卻能使事情平直如弦。(2008-07-31)
 
Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which ,if you will sit down quietly, may alright upon you. ——N.Hawthorn(2008-07-30)
 
A wise man thinks all that he says, a fool says all that he thinks.智者思其所言，愚者言其所思。(2008-07-29)
 
All things are easy that are done willingly.做事樂意，諸事容易。(2008-07-28)
 
Experience is not interesting till it begins to repeat itself, in fact, till it does that ,it hardly is experience. 經驗直到自我重複時才變得有意義，事實上，直到那時才算得上經驗。(2008-07-25)
 
Ideal is the beacon. Without ideal , there is no secure direction; without direction, there is no life.理想是指路明燈。沒有理想，就沒有堅定的方向；沒有方向，就沒有生活。(2008-07-24)
 
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards. 經驗是一位先行測試然後才授課嚴厲的教師。(2008-07-23)
 
All is but lip-wisdom that wants experience. 凡是沒有實際經驗的，都隻是口頭智慧。(2008-07-22)
 
You have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success.人必須相信自己，這是成功的秘訣。(2008-07-21)
 
Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.生活隻是由一係列下決心的努力所構成。(2008-07-18)
 
Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能將它實現。(2008-07-17)
 
Cowards die many times before their deaths.懦夫在未死之前，已身曆多次死亡的恐怖了。(2008-07-16)
 
A great man is always willing to be little.偉大的人物總是願意當小人物。(2008-07-15) 
 
Victory won't come to me unless I go to it.勝利不會向我走來，我必須自己走向勝利。(2008-07-14)
 
Beggars cannot be choosers.行乞者不得有選擇。(2008-07-11)
 
There is no rose without a thorn.沒有玫瑰花是不長刺的。(2008-07-10)
 
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink.(Heywood) 一個人可以把馬帶到河邊，但他不能令它飲水。--希伍德(2008-07-09)
 
One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。(2008-07-08)
 
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.生活而無目標，猶如航海之無指南針。(2008-07-07)
 
The longest day has an end.最難過的日子也有盡頭。(2008-07-04)
 
We soon believe what we desire.(Chaucer)我們欲望中的東西，我們很快就信以為真。—— 喬叟(2008-07-03)
 
Love rules his kingdom without a sword.愛情的王國不用刀劍來統治。(2008-07-02)
 
Other men live to eat, while I eat to live.--Socrates.別人為食而生存，我為生存而食。--蘇格拉底(2008-07-01)
 
Teach others by your example.躬親示範。(2008-06-30)
 
The style is the man.字如其人。(2008-06-27)
 
Until all is over one's ambition never dies.不到黃河心不死。(2008-06-26)
 
Wash your dirty linen at home.家醜不可外揚。(2008-06-25)
 
Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。(2008-06-24)
 
Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。(2008-06-23)
 
Offense is the best defense.進攻是最好的防禦。(2008-06-20)
 
Fear always springs from ignorance.恐懼源於無知。(2008-06-19)
 
Every little helps a mickle.聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。(2008-06-18)
 
First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.初戀就是一點點笨拙外加許許多多好奇。(2008-06-17)
 
Every heart has its own sorrow.各人有各人的苦惱。(2008-06-16)
 
Every door may be shut, but death's door.人生在世，唯死難逃。(2008-06-13)
 
Friendship is like earthenware: once broken, it can be mended; love is like a mirror: once broken, that ends it. 友誼就像陶器，破了可以修補；愛情好比鏡子，一旦打破就難重圓。(2008-06-12)
 
Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家。(2008-06-11)
 
East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet. 東是東來西是西，兩者永遠要分離。(2008-06-10)
 
The eye is bigger than the belly.貪多嚼不爛。(2008-06-06)
 
One false move may lose the game.一著不慎，滿盤皆輸。
(2008-06-05)
 
Troubles never come singly.福無雙至，禍不單行(2008-06-04)
 
One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一個和尚挑水喝，兩個和尚抬水喝，三個和尚沒水喝。
(2008-06-03)
 
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋。(2008-06-02)
 
Heaven never helps the man who will not act.自己不動，叫天何用。(2008-05-30)
 
Happiness takes no account of time.歡樂不覺時光過。(2008-05-29)
 
God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。
(2008-05-28)
 
Blood will have blood. 血債血償。(2008-05-27)
 
Better late than never. 不怕慢，單怕站。(2008-05-26)
 
Things at the worst will mend.否極泰來。(2008-05-23)
 
A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言者智。(2008-05-16)
 
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up. 水能載舟，亦能覆舟。(2008-05-15)
 
The higher up, the greater the fall.爬得高，摔得慘。(2008-05-14)
 
Many things grow in the gardens that were never sown there. 有心栽花花不開，無心插柳柳成蔭。(2008-05-13)
 
Even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea. 河流雖曆盡險阻，也能蜿蜓流入大海。(2008-05-12)
 
No cross, no crown.不經曆風雨，怎麽見彩虹(2008-05-09)
 
Even the emperor has straw-sandaled relatives. 皇帝也有穿草鞋的親戚。(2008-05-08)
 
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.腳踏兩條船，必定落空。(2008-05-07)
 
To really understand a man we must judge him in misfortune. 要真正了解一個人，需在不幸中考察他。(2008-05-06)
 
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing. 有時候一個人為不花錢得到的東西付出的代價最高。(2008-05-05)
 
Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone. 笑，讓世界與你同笑；哭，獨自去哭吧。(2008-05-04)
 
Happy is the one who is living with his hobby. 醉心於某種癖好的人是幸福的。(2008-04-30)
 
Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing. 擇友宜慎，棄之更宜慎。(2008-04-29)
 
All human wisdom is summed up in two words—wait and hope.人類所有的智慧可以歸結為兩個字：等待和希望。(2008-04-28)
 
Every new sovereign brings his own courtiers. 一朝天子一朝臣。(2008-04-25)
 
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蠟燭不能兩頭點，精力不可過分耗。(2008-04-24)
 
Envy assails the noblest, the winds howl around the highest peak. 峰高招風，位高人妒。(2008-04-23)
 
Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.智者嘴在心裏，愚者心在嘴裏。(2008-04-22)
 
Little things amuse little minds.小人無大誌。(2008-04-21)
 
Life is half spent before we know what it is.人過半生，方知天命。(2008-04-18)
 
Every man is a poet when he is in love. 每個戀愛中的人都是詩人。(2008-04-16)
 
Like knows like.惺惺相惜。(2008-04-15)
 
Like author, like book.文如其人。(2008-04-14)
 
Kings have long arms.普天之下，莫非王土。(2008-04-11)
 
Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.君王發狂，百姓遭殃。(2008-04-10)
 
Justice has long arms.天網恢恢，疏而不漏。(2008-04-09)
 
Judge not from appearances.人不可貌相。(2008-04-08)
 
Jack of all trades and master of none.門門精通，樣樣稀鬆。(2008-04-07)
 
If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you.人善被人欺，馬善被人騎。(2008-04-02)
 
It never rains but it pours.不雨則矣，一雨傾盆。(2008-04-01)
 
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本難念的經。(2008-03-31)
 
Example is better than precept. 身教勝於言教。(2008-03-28)
 
The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。(2008-03-27)
 
Every white has its black, and sweet its sour. 有白必有黑，有甜必有苦。(2008-03-26)
 
Every flow has its ebb. 潮有漲落日，人有盛衰時。(2008-03-25)
 
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you. 耳朵發燒，有人念叨。(2008-03-24)
 
Every cloud has a silver lining. 烏雲後麵有光明。(2008-03-21)
 
Every bird likes its own nest. 鳥均愛其巢，人皆愛其家。(2008-03-20)
 
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.清者自清，濁者自濁。(2008-03-19)
 
Experience is the teacher of fools. 經驗為愚人之父.  (2008-03-18)
 
Early sow, early mow. 種得早,收得早.(2008-03-17)
 
Each man is the architect of his own fate. 每個人都是自己命運的建築師。(2008-03-14)
 
Diamond cuts diamond. 強中自有強中手。(2008-03-13)
 
The unconsidered life is not worth living.不加思考的人生毫無價值。(2008-03-12)
 
Your life, you can bring it with you. 你的生活,你可以隨身攜帶。(2008-03-11)
 
Eat at pleasure, drink with measure. 隨意吃飯，適度飲酒。(2008-03-10)
 
Industry need not wish.勤奮毋需盼望。(2008-03-07)
 
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity virtue.發達令人敗德，逆境帶來美德。(2008-03-06)
 
Wherever true valor is found, true modesty will there abound.真正的勇敢，都包含謙虛。(2008-03-05)
 
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.實現明天理想的唯一障礙是今天的疑慮。(2008-03-04)
 
Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. 道德可能僅僅在於有勇氣做出抉擇。(2008-03-03)
 
Today is Yesterday's pupil.昨日事，今日師。(2008-02-29)
 
At twenty years of age the will reigns;at thirty the wit;at forty the judgement. 二十靠意誌，三十靠機智，四十靠判斷。(2008-02-28)
 
Adversity reveals genius; fortune conceals it. 苦難顯才華，好運隱天資。(2008-02-27)
 
Optimists always picture themselves accomplishing their goals.樂觀主義者總是想象自己實現了目標的情景。(2008-02-26)
 
Activity is the only road to knowledge . 行動是通往知識的唯一道路 。(2008-02-25)
 
Grief is itself a medicine.悲痛本身也是一種藥(2008-02-22)
 
A rolling stone gathers no moss.滾石不生苔，轉業不聚財。(2008-02-21)
 
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.預防為主，治療為輔。(2008-02-20)
 
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.聰明才智，不如運氣。(2008-02-19)
 
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之計在於晨。(2008-02-18)
 
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼還眼，以牙還牙。(2008-02-15)
 
A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。(2008-02-14)
 
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一蘋果，不用請醫生。(2008-02-13)
 
A mother's love never changes.母愛永恒。(2008-02-08)
 
A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千裏。(2008-02-04)
 
A man without money is no man at all. 一分錢難倒英雄漢。(2008-02-03)
 
All roads lead to Rome.條條大路通羅馬。(2008-02-02)
 
A good conscience is a soft pillow. 不做虧心事，不怕鬼叫門。(2008-02-01)
 
A friend without faults will never be found. 沒有十全十美的朋友。(2008-01-31)
 
A constant guest is never welcome.常客令人厭。(2008-01-30)
 
A bad thing never dies.遺臭萬年。(2008-01-29)
 
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.這山望著那山高。(2008-01-28)
 
All are brave when the enemy flies.敵人逃竄時，人人都成了勇士。(2008-01-25)
 
A little pot is soon hot.狗肚子盛不得四兩油。(2008-01-24)
 
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解，自欺欺人。(2008-01-23)
 
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.說謊者即使講真話也沒人相信。(2008-01-22)
 
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.戲謔不能化敵為友，隻能使人失去朋友。(2008-01-21)
 
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.光說空話不做事，猶如花園光長刺。(2008-01-18)
 
A man is known by his friends.什麽人交什麽朋友。(2008-01-17)
 
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。(2008-01-16)
 
All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.隻會用功不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。(2008-01-15)
 
All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事總是由難而易。(2008-01-14)
 
A single flower does not make a spring. 一花獨放不是春，百花齊放春滿園。(2008-01-11)
 
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗學不出新把戲。(2008-01-10)
 
A merry heart goes all the way.心曠神怡，事事順利。(2008-01-09)
 
A man can do no more than he can.凡事都應量力而行。(2008-01-08)
 
All good things come to an end.天下沒有不散的筵席。(2008-01-07)
 
A good medicine tastes bitter.良藥苦口。(2008-01-04)
 
A friend is never known till a man has need.需要之時方知友。(2008-01-03)
 
A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.江山易改，本性難移。
(2008-01-02)
 
He is a governor that governs his passions, and he is a servant that serves them.(2007-12-29)
 
A little body often harbors a great soul. 濃縮的都是精品。(2007-12-28)
 
A good book is a good friend. 好書如摯友。(2007-12-27)
 
Danger past,God forgotten. 飛鳥盡，良弓藏。(2007-12-26)
 
Cats hide their claws.知人知麵不知心。(2007-12-25)
 
Excess of sorrow laughs, excess of joy weeps.至悲是笑，至樂是哭。(2007-12-24)
 
A man becomes learned by asking questions.不恥下問才能有學問。(2007-12-21)
 
All that ends well is well.結果好，就一切都好。(2007-12-20)
 
All rivers run into sea. 海納百川。(2007-12-19)
 
A good husband makes a good wife.夫善則妻賢。(2007-12-18)
 
A light heart lives long.靜以修身。(2007-12-17)
 
A leopard cannot change its spots. 積習難改。(2007-12-14)
 
A good fame is better than a good face.美名勝過美貌。(2007-12-13)