1. Beggars must not be choosers. 要飯的哪能挑肥揀瘦。
[注] 相似的諺語是：
Never look a gift horse in the mouth. 人家送你馬，切莫看口齒。
2. Blessed is he who experts nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
不奢望得到任何東西的人最幸福，因為他永遠不會失望。
相似的諺語有：
There"s many a slip "twixt the cup and the lip. 杯到嘴邊還會失手。
漢語諺語“知足長樂”的意思與此句相似。
3. Better wear out shoes than sheets. 穿破鞋子，勝於磨破床單。
4. Care is enemy to health. 憂愁是健康之敵。
5. Care kill a cat. 憂慮傷身。
6. Cleanliness is next to godliness. 愛潔淨僅次於敬上帝。
7. Comfort is better than pride. 寧願舒適，不慕虛榮。
8. A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常樂
9. Courtesy costs nothing. 謙恭有禮，惠而不費。
[注] 這句話的另一種形式是：
There is nothing that costs less than civility. 彬彬有禮，惠而不費。
10. Don"t meet trouble half-way. 不要自尋煩惱。
11. Don"t outrun the constable. 不要揹債。
[注] 這句諺語的另一種形式是：
Don"t overrun the constable.
從前討債是英國警察的職責之一，如果你到期不付應付的款項，債權人報警，債務人就可能被逮捕入獄。
12. Eavesdropoers never hear any good of themselves.
隔牆之耳（偷聽者）永遠聽不見被人誇。
[注] 這句諺語告誡人們不要過於好奇。
相似的諺語還有：
The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait.嘴讒的魚兒早上鉤。
He who peeps through a hole may see what will vex him. 孔中窺視，只見煩惱事。
Too much curiosity lost paradise. 太強好奇心，失去伊甸園。
13. A fault confessed is half redressed. 承認錯誤等於改正了一半。
[注] 參見另一句諺語：
Open confession is good for the soul. 有錯承認，心裡安然。
與此相似的中國諺語是：知錯改錯不是錯，知錯不改錯中錯。迷途知返，得道未遠。
14. Gluttony kills more than the sword. 饕餮殺人剩餘甚於刀劍。
相近的中國諺語：狂飲傷身，暴食傷胃。
15. He is rich that has few wants. 知足者富。
漢諺“貪字近貧”與此英諺可謂中西雙壁。
16. Hew not too high lest the chips fall in thine eye.
斧子切莫舉過頭，以防木屑掉進眼。
[注] 此諺語告誡人們不要野心勃勃，要認識到自己的侷限。
與此相反的諺語：Faint heart ne"er won fair lady. 懦夫難贏美人心。
17. It takes two to make a quarrel. 兩個人才吵的起架。
18. Let not the sun go down on your wrath. 不可含怒到日落。
19. Make the best of a bad bargain. 泰然處逆境。
20. Make the best of a bad job. 隨遇而安。
Take things as they come.
21. Never trouble trouble till trouble trouble you . 麻煩沒來找你，不要自找麻煩。
22. Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. 足在何處痛，但問穿鞋人。
23. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不見，心不想。
相反的諺語：Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 難相見，倍相思。
24. Self-preservation is the first law of nature. 自我儲存乃自然第一法則。
[注] 此諺語常用來為自己的自私行為辯護。
25. What can"t be cured must be endured. 得忍且忍，得耐且耐。
1. Beggars must not be choosers. 要飯的哪能挑肥揀瘦。
[注] 相似的諺語是：
Never look a gift horse in the mouth. 人家送你馬，切莫看口齒。
2. Blessed is he who experts nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
不奢望得到任何東西的人最幸福，因為他永遠不會失望。
相似的諺語有：
There"s many a slip "twixt the cup and the lip. 杯到嘴邊還會失手。
漢語諺語“知足長樂”的意思與此句相似。
3. Better wear out shoes than sheets. 穿破鞋子，勝於磨破床單。
4. Care is enemy to health. 憂愁是健康之敵。
5. Care kill a cat. 憂慮傷身。
6. Cleanliness is next to godliness. 愛潔淨僅次於敬上帝。
7. Comfort is better than pride. 寧願舒適，不慕虛榮。
8. A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常樂
9. Courtesy costs nothing. 謙恭有禮，惠而不費。
[注] 這句話的另一種形式是：
There is nothing that costs less than civility. 彬彬有禮，惠而不費。
10. Don"t meet trouble half-way. 不要自尋煩惱。
11. Don"t outrun the constable. 不要揹債。
[注] 這句諺語的另一種形式是：
Don"t overrun the constable.
從前討債是英國警察的職責之一，如果你到期不付應付的款項，債權人報警，債務人就可能被逮捕入獄。
12. Eavesdropoers never hear any good of themselves.
隔牆之耳（偷聽者）永遠聽不見被人誇。
[注] 這句諺語告誡人們不要過於好奇。
相似的諺語還有：
The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait.嘴讒的魚兒早上鉤。
He who peeps through a hole may see what will vex him. 孔中窺視，只見煩惱事。
Too much curiosity lost paradise. 太強好奇心，失去伊甸園。
13. A fault confessed is half redressed. 承認錯誤等於改正了一半。
[注] 參見另一句諺語：
Open confession is good for the soul. 有錯承認，心裡安然。
與此相似的中國諺語是：知錯改錯不是錯，知錯不改錯中錯。迷途知返，得道未遠。
14. Gluttony kills more than the sword. 饕餮殺人剩餘甚於刀劍。
相近的中國諺語：狂飲傷身，暴食傷胃。
15. He is rich that has few wants. 知足者富。
漢諺“貪字近貧”與此英諺可謂中西雙壁。
16. Hew not too high lest the chips fall in thine eye.
斧子切莫舉過頭，以防木屑掉進眼。
[注] 此諺語告誡人們不要野心勃勃，要認識到自己的侷限。
與此相反的諺語：Faint heart ne"er won fair lady. 懦夫難贏美人心。
17. It takes two to make a quarrel. 兩個人才吵的起架。
18. Let not the sun go down on your wrath. 不可含怒到日落。
19. Make the best of a bad bargain. 泰然處逆境。
20. Make the best of a bad job. 隨遇而安。
Take things as they come.
21. Never trouble trouble till trouble trouble you . 麻煩沒來找你，不要自找麻煩。
22. Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. 足在何處痛，但問穿鞋人。
23. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不見，心不想。
相反的諺語：Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 難相見，倍相思。
24. Self-preservation is the first law of nature. 自我儲存乃自然第一法則。
[注] 此諺語常用來為自己的自私行為辯護。
25. What can"t be cured must be endured. 得忍且忍，得耐且耐。