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。
A man of gladness seldom falls into madness. 生性乐天的人极少会变成疯子。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. 讲而不做，犹如花园里长满了荒草。
A man's actions show his character. 行为可显出一个人的品性。
A man who has friend must show himself friendly. 与朋友交，必须友好相处。
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 人无笑脸，不要开店。
A man without money is a bow without an arrow. 人无钱，犹如弓无箭。
A man without reason is a beast in season. 人无理智就像是一头发情的野兽。
A match will set fire to a large building. 星星之火，可以燎原。
Ambition never dies until there is no way out. 不到黄河心不死。
A merry heart goes all the way. 生性乐天，终身受用。
A middle course is the safest. 中庸之道最保险。
A miserly father makes a prodigal son. 爱钱如命的父亲生个儿子挥金如土。
A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。
A moneyless man goes fast through the market. 一个没钱的人很快穿过市场。
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。
A mother's love never changes. 母爱永恒。
An artist lives everywhere. 艺人处处可安家。
An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden. 驴子能负重，但不堪超过力之所及。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近邻。
An empty hand is no lure for a hawk. 空手诱不来老鹰。
An empty purse frightens many friends. 曩中无分文，亲友不上门。
An empty sack cannot stand upright. 空麻袋，立不直。
An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
An evening red and a morning grey, is a sign of a fair day. 晚霞红如火，晓色青如灰，定是晴朗天。
An evil chance seldom comes alone. 祸不单行