1000句英语格言之一（1到100）

001.An idle youth,a needy¹ age.
◎少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
002.Time flies.
◎时光易逝。
003.Time is money.
◎一寸光阴一寸金。
004.Time and tide wait for no man.
◎岁月无情；岁月易逝；岁月不待人。
005.Time tries all.
◎时间检验一切。
006.Time tries truth.
◎时间检验真理。
007.Time past cannot be called back again.
◎光阴一去不复返。
008.All time is no time when it is past.
◎光阴一去不复返。
009.No one can call back yesterday;Yesterday will not be called again.
◎昨日不复来。
010.Tomorrow comes never.
◎切莫依赖明天。
011.One today is worth two tomorrows.
◎一个今天胜似两个明天。
012.The morning sun never lasts a day.
◎好景不常；朝阳不能光照全日。
013.Christmas comes but once a year.
◎圣诞一年只一度。
014.Pleasant hours fly past.
◎快乐时光去如飞。
015.Happiness takes no account of time.
◎欢娱不惜时光逝。
016.Time tames the strongest grief.
◎时间能缓和极度的悲痛。
017.The day is short but the work is much.
◎工作多，光阴迫。
018.Never deter² till tomorrow that which you can do today.
◎今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。
019.Have you somewhat to do tomorrow,do it today.
◎明天如有事，今天就去做。
020.To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth
three.
◎事事及时做，一日胜三日。
021.To save time is to lengthen³ life.
◎节省时间就是延长生命。
022.Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
◎万物皆有时，时来不可失。
023.Take time when time cometh,lest time steal away.
◎时来必须要趁时，不然时去无声息。
024.When an opportunity is neglected,it never comes back to you.
◎机不可失，时不再来；机会一过，永不再来。
025.Make hay while the sun shines.
◎晒草要趁太阳好。
026.Strike while the iron is hot.
◎趁热打铁。
027.Work today,for you know not how much you may be hindered tomrrow.
◎今朝有事今朝做，明朝可能阻碍多。
028.Punctuality is the soul of business.
◎守时为立业之要素。
029.Procrastination⁴ is the thief of time.
◎因循拖延是时间的大敌；拖延就是浪费时间。
030.Every tide hath ist ebb⁵.
◎潮涨必有潮落时。
031.Knowledge is power.
◎知识就是力量。
032.Wisdom is more to be envied than riches.
◎知识可羡，胜于财富。
033.Wisdom is better than gold or silver.
◎知识胜过金银，
034.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
◎胸中有知识，胜于手中有钱。
035.Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.
◎为了求知识，代价虽高也值得。
036.Doubt is the key of knowledge.
◎怀疑是知识之钥。
037.If you want knowledge,you must toil⁶ for it.
◎若要求知识，须从勤苦得。
038.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
◎浅学误人。
039.A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.
◎少量的常识，当得大量的学问。
040.Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.
◎知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。
041.Learn wisdom by the follies⁷ of others.
◎从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
042.It is good to learn at another man's cost.
◎前车可鉴。
043.Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.
◎知识之于精神，一如健康之于肉体。
044.Experience is the best teacher.
◎经验是最好的教师。
045.Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
◎经验是知识之父，记忆是知识之母。
046.Dexterity⁸ comes by experience.
◎熟练来自经验。
047.Practice makes perfect.
◎熟能生巧。
048.Experience keeps a dear school,but fools learn in no other.
◎经验学校学费高，愚人旁处学不到。
049. Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.
◎有经验而无学问，胜于有学问而无经验。
050.Wit once bought is worth twice taught.
◎由经验而得的智慧，胜于学习而得的智慧；一次亲
身的体会，胜过两次的教师教导。
051.Seeing is believing.
◎百闻不如一见。
052.Business is the salt of life.
◎事业是生命之盐。
053.Business before pleasure.
◎事业在先，享乐在后。
054.Business makes a man as well as tries him.
◎事业可以考验人，也可以造就人。
055.Business neglected is business lost.
◎忽视职业便是放弃职业。
056.Never think yourself above business.
◎勿自视过高；不要眼高手低；永远不要认为自己是大才小用。
057.Business may be troublesome,but idleness is pernicious.
◎事业虽扰人，懒惰害更大。
058.He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business.
◎自命大才小用，往往眼高手低。
059.Do business,but be not a slave to it.
◎要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。
060.Everybody's business is nobody's business.
◎众人的事就是无人过问的事。
061.Work makes the workman.
◎勤工出巧匠。
062.Better master one than engage with ten.
◎会十事，不如精一事。
063.A work ill done must be twice done.
◎首次做不好，必须重新搞。
064.They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can.
◎不能如愿而行，也须尽力而为。
065.If you would have a thing well done,do it yourself.
◎想把事情来做好，就得亲自动手搞。
066.He that doth most at once doth least.
◎什么都想一次做完，结果一件也做不完；贪多嚼不烂。
067.Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.
◎照大多数人那样干，人们会把你称赞。
068.What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
◎在任何时候都可做的事情，总是在任何时候都不做的事情。
069.Better late than never.
◎迟做总比不做好。
070.Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
◎凡是值得做的事，就值得做好。
071.The shortest answer is doing the thing.
◎最简短的回答就是一个“干”字。
072.Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
◎行动是知识之佳果。
073.Finished labours are pleasant.
◎完成工作是一乐。
074.It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.
◎没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。
075.It is right to put everything in its proper use.
◎凡事都应用得其所。
076.Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.
◎按部就班，事情很快就做完。
077.All work and no play makes Jack⁹ a dull boy.
◎只工作，不玩耍，聪明小孩也变傻。
078.Work bears witness who does well.
◎工作能证明谁做的好。
079.It is not work that kills,but worry.
◎工作不会伤身，伤身乃是忧虑。
080.He that will not work shall not eat.
◎不工作者不得食。
081.Business is business.
◎公事公办。
082.Deliberate slowly,execute promptly¹⁰.
◎慢慢酌量，快快行动。
083.Put your shoulder to the wheel.
◎努力工作。
084.Never do things by halves.
◎做事不要半途而废。
085.In for a penny,in for a pound.
◎做事一开头，就要做到底；一不做，二不休。
086.Many hands make quick work.
◎人多干活快。
087.Many hands make light work.
◎众擎易举。
088.A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
◎技术拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。
089.Diligence is the mohter of success.
◎勤奋是成功之母。
090.Idleness is the root of all evil.
◎懒惰乃万恶之源。
091.Care and diligence bring luck.
◎谨慎和勤奋带来好运。
092.Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
◎勤勉是好运之母。
093.Industry is fortune's right hand,and frugality¹¹ her left.
◎勤勉是幸运的右手，世俭是幸运的左手。
094.Idleness is the key of beggary.
◎懒惰出乞丐。
095.No root,no fruit.
◎无根就无果。
096.Idle people (folks) have the most labour (take the most pains).
◎懒人做工作，越懒越费力。
097.Sloth¹² is the key of poverty.
◎惰能致贫。
098.Sloth turneth the edge of wit.
◎懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。
099.An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
◎懒汉的头脑是魔鬼的工厂。
100.The secret of wealth lieth in the letters SAVE.
◎节俭是致富的秘诀。

1 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。

2 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

3 lengthen   

vt.使伸长，延长

参考例句：

• He asked the tailor to lengthen his coat.他请裁缝把他的外衣放长些。
• The teacher told her to lengthen her paper out.老师让她把论文加长。

4 procrastination   

n.拖延，耽搁

参考例句：

• Procrastination is the father of failure. 因循是失败的根源。
• Procrastination is the thief of time. 拖延就是浪费时间。

5 ebb   

vi.衰退，减退；n.处于低潮，处于衰退状态

参考例句：

• The flood and ebb tides alternates with each other.涨潮和落潮交替更迭。
• They swam till the tide began to ebb.他们一直游到开始退潮。

6 toil   

vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事

参考例句：

• The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
• Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。

7 follies   

罪恶，时事讽刺剧； 愚蠢，蠢笨，愚蠢的行为、思想或做法( folly的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He has given up youthful follies. 他不再做年轻人的荒唐事了。
• The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age. 斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人。

8 dexterity   

n.(手的)灵巧，灵活

参考例句：

• You need manual dexterity to be good at video games.玩好电子游戏手要灵巧。
• I'm your inferior in manual dexterity.论手巧，我不如你。

9 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

10 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

11 frugality   

n.节约，节俭

参考例句：

• We must build up our country with industry and frugality.我们必须勤俭建国。
• By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.凭着节俭，她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。

12 sloth   

n.[动]树懒；懒惰，懒散

参考例句：

• Absence of competition makes for sloth.没有竞争会导致懒惰。
• The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches.大部分时间里树懒都是倒挂在树枝上。