Deeds are males, and words are females. 「做」是男人的事，「說」是女人的事。
Deeds, not words. 說得到，做得到。言出必行。
Do not kick against the prick. 勿以螳臂擋車。
Do not put all your eggs in one basket. 勿把全部的放進同個籃子裡。
Dogs do not eat dogs. 同類不相殘。
Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 勿打如意算盤。
Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs 別班門弄斧。
Don’t judge a book by its cover. 勿本末倒置。
Easier said than done. 說來容易做來難。
Easy come easy go. 來的快去的也快。
Every man has his taste. 人各有所好。
Experience is the extract of suffering. 經驗是由痛苦中粹取出來的。
Failure is the mother of success.
Failure teaches success. 失敗為成功之母。
Faint heart never won fair lady. 懦弱的人永遠無法贏得美人的歡心。
Far from eye, far from heart.
Out of sight, out of mind. 離眼遠，離心遠。 眼不見，心不念。
Few words are best. 少說為妙。
Fine words butter no parsnips. 花言巧語不能滋潤防風草。口惠而實不至。
Fine words dress ill deeds. 巧言藏惡行/說一套，做一套。
Fine feathers do not make fine birds. 酒肉賓朋，柴米夫妻。
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard. 得寸進尺
God's mill grinds slow but sure. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏
Good counsel has no price.
Good counsel is beyond price. 良言乃無價之寶。
Good counsel never comes amiss. 好的忠告絕不會出差錯。
Good counsel never comes too late. 好的忠告絕不會來得太晚。
Good words without deeds are rushes and reeds. 口惠而實不至。
Half a loaf is better than no bread. 聊勝於無。
Handsome is that handsome does. 心美，貌亦美。
Hard words break no bones. 惡言傷不到人心。笑罵由他笑罵。
Hard work brings success. 要拚才會贏。
Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達。
He is noble who feels and acts nobly. 顯貴的人總是思想崇高和舉止優雅。
He who has health has hope. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。
He who has hope has everything. 擁有希望的人擁有一切。
Health is better than wealth. 健康勝於財富。
Heaven helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
He who gives fair words feeds you with an empty spoon. 巧言令色鮮矣仁。
He that fears you present will hate you absent. 在你面前怕你的人，在你背後恨你。
He that stays in the valley shall never get over the hill. 固步自封。
Honesty is the best policy. 誠實為上策。
If a person is away, his right is away. [Moorish Proverb] 人若不在場，他的權利就會喪失。（摩爾諺語）
If the counsel be good, no matter who gave it. 從善如流。
Ill counsel mars all. 不好的忠告損毀一切。
If you live with a lame person you will learn to limp. 近朱者赤 近墨者黑。
If you wish good advice, consult an old man. 老馬識途。
It is arid, so we should be careful about the fire. 天乾物燥，小心火燭。
It is as well to know which way the wind blows. 識時務者為俊傑。
It is better to win the peace and to lose the war. 寧願贏得和平而輸掉戰爭 。
It is easy to be wise after the event. 經一事，長一智。
It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收。
It never rains but pours.
Misery loves company. 禍不單行。
It’s never too late to learn.
Live and learn. 活到老，學到老。
It is more blessed to give than to receive. 施比受更有福。
It takes all sorts to make a world. 一種米養百種人。
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