All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻;尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。

　　Although it rains, throw not away your watering pot. 纵然天下雨，休把水壶丢。

　　Always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom. 坐吃山空。

　　A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. 少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。

　　A maid that laughs is half taken. 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全。

　　A man alone is either a saint or a devil. 孤身独处的人可以为圣哲，也可为恶魔。

　　A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 轻诺者易忘。

　　A man can die but once. 人生只有一次死。

　　A man can do no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行。

　　A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife. 妻子浪费无度，丈夫不会出头。

　　A man cannot serve two masters. 一仆不能事二主。

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

　　A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 一心不能二用。

　　A man has his hour, and a dog has his day. 人有称心时，狗有得意日。

　　A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。

　　A man is as old as he feels. 老不老，自己晓。

　　A man is known by the company he keeps. 察其友知其人。

　　A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable. 人并不因为生在马厩里就成了马。

　　A man is not good or bad for one action. 判断人的好坏不能凭一次行为。

　　A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。

　　A man may dig his grave with his teeth. 祸从口出。

　　A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink. 牵马到河易，强马饮水难。

　　A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge. 有宝何必人前夸。

　　A man may smile and smile and be villain. 笑里藏奸。

　　A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool. 一个人可能说话像个聪明人，而行为像个大笨蛋。