An evil lesson is soon learned. 学坏容易。
A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
Anger is a short madness. 发火是短暂的疯狂。
Anger rests in the bosom¹ of folly². 怒火常寓于蠢人的胸中。
An honest man's word is as good as his bond. 诚实人的话像他的契约一样靠得住。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。
An idle brain is the devil's workshop. 游手好闲是万恶之源。
An idle youth, a needy³ age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
An ill workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell. 错无分大小，有错皆不好。
An nod is as good as a wink⁴ to a blind horse. 对牛弹琴。
An oak is not felled at one stroke. 万事不能一蹴而就。
An occasion lost cannot be redeemed⁵. 时机失了无法挽回。
An old dog barks not in vain. 老犬不空吠。
An old dog bites sore. 老狗咬人痛得很。
An old dog cannot alter its way of barking. 老狗难改吠声。
An old dog will learn no new tricks. 老家夥学不出新名堂。
An old physician, and a young lawyer. 医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。
An old poacher makes the best keeper. 老偷猎者是最好的看守人。
An open door may tempt⁶ a saint. 一扇开著的大门可诱惑一个圣徒。
An optimist⁷ sees an opportunity in every calamity⁸; a pessimist⁹ sees a calamity in every opportunity. 乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 预防胜于治疗。
An ox is taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue. 牛因有脚而被抓，人因有舌而遭殃。
Answer a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，还治其人之身。
An upright judge has more regard to justice than to men. 正直的法官重法胜于重人。
A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 省钱就是赚钱。
A pet lamb makes a cross ram¹⁰. 宠坏的小羊将成为脾气坏的大羊。
A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife. 穷汉娶富妻，必受老婆欺。
Apothecaries¹¹ would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter. 好药不苦不会加糖衣。
Apparel makes the man. 马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。
Appearances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
Appetite comes with eating. 食欲越吃越旺。
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 白日不做亏心事，夜半不怕鬼敲门。
A ragged¹² coat may cover an honest man. 不能以衣著取人。
Art is long, but lift is short. 人生有涯，而学无涯。
A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money. 失友都因借钱起。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 千里之行始于足下。
A rolling stone gathers no moss¹³. 滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
Art lies in concealing¹⁴ art. 隐而不露即艺术。
As a man lives so shall he die. 有生必有死。
As a man's heart is, so does he speak. 言为心声。
As a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A secret between more than two is no secret. 两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。
A servant is known by his master's absence. 主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。
A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth. 缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。
A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。
As is the workman so is the work. 什么工人出什么活。
Ask no questions and you will be told no lies. 如果你少问，谎言就难进。
A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 人要衣装，佛要金装。
A small leak will sink a great ship. 一个小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大轮船

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