A fault confessed is half redressed¹.承认错误，等于改正一半.

A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.口若悬河不能作为才智的证明.

A fool always comes short of his reckoning.愚人常缺算计.

A fool always rushes to the fore².傻瓜总爱强出头.

A fool and his money are soon parted.笨蛋难聚财.

A fool attempting to be witty³ is an object of profoundest pity.蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜.

A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.一愚发问，七智结舌.

A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.愚者所问，智者难答.

A fool may give a wise man counsel.愚者千虑，必有一得.

A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.一愚所失，百智难回.

A fool's bolt is soon shot.蠢人易于智穷力竭。

A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark.愚者千虑，必有一得.

A fool's heart dances on his lips.愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上.

A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性难移。

A fox may grow grey, but never good.狐狸到老也不会变好.

A friend exaggerates a man's virtue⁴, an enemy his crimes.朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过.

A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.囊中有钱，不如朝中有友.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真交.

A friend is a second self.朋友是另一个我.

A friend is best found in adversity.患难见真友.

A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。

A friend is never known till a man has need.不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友.

A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.交友慢，失友快.

A friend to all is a friend to none.滥交者无友。

A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.广交友，无深交.

A friend without faults will never be found.没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的.